You’re ready to explore the winter trails on your new fat tire bike only to discover that everyone’s advice is you need studded tires and your bike, like most, did not come with them.
Now with stories of epic wipeouts and sometimes more than a bruised ego you concern yourself with the threat of unseen ice looming around every shadowed corner. So what if you can make that new ride faster AND shred any fear of ice ridden corners? Enter the Terrene Cake Eater, the fastest and lightest studded tire available and what if you could outfit your bike with these on a budget?
So What Makes This Tire Great?
Firstly, they are made of the highest quality rubber and 120 tpi casing, making them both light and grippy. They are one of the few tires warrantied to run at lower pressures, even below 8 psi, which is commonly used in softer snow conditions. Terrene developed this tire to offer the best grip with the lowest rolling resistance—it's like having your cake and eating it too. Lastly, they come in 4 sizes to fit every bike and riding style, from traditional 26×4.0 and larger 4.6, to the ultrafast 27.5 x 4.0 and enormous 27.5 x 4.5.
Each Cake Eater tire is ready with 180 pockets per tire to insert the studs of your choice. While a pre-studded version is offered with triple crown studs, we find these to be low profile and less durable or grippy than self-studding options.
How do these fare when it comes to your budget? Note that you’re comparing the Cake Eater with the best studded tires on the market, specifically the Dillinger 4 and 5 from 45NRTH, which are also produced in the same factory as Terrene and made from the same compound and casing.
The 120tpi concave studded version of the Dillingers can set you back $600, but here’s the advantage of the Cake Eater: by self-studding, you get a lighter, faster, and grippier set of tires for much less from Fat Bikes Canada.
We offer 4 tire size options in non-studded and 2 stud kit options. Choose a pair from 26×4.0, 26×4.6, 27.5×4.0, or 27.5×4.5 for $285 per pair. Add one of two stud kits with an installation tool.
Available here: Fat Bikes Canada
