You forgot to add that Python's handle just as well in the snow and you can ride them all year long!!
-Jim.
Well, I wouldn't go that far. The Pythons were adequate this evening at 6-mile. The Nokians would have certainly been better.
Even at a deep discount, the studded tires cost a lot for only a handful of uses each year. Conditions have to be just right and those conditions never last long.
FWIW, I've owned three sets of studded tires but currently have none. Even at $60 for the Nokian, I never considered it