And I’m hoping to use mine in South Lake Tahoe, on snowy roads and steep frozen driveways. Tell me about your studded Nokians: happy with them? Would you recommend them to others?

I really don’t need a Stokemonkey, but I really, really want one:-)

Your customer service rocks.

The hill in the first video is a 15% grade, and I’m climbing it with ease. Typically it’s a short painful ordeal.

Hmmm, 50 degrees and rainy? That ain’t winter. We’re experiencing spring-like conditions here 30-40F. I’m almost thinking about taking off the Nokian’s.

If you listen carefully, you can hear the Monkey growl on the third clip also. I like the amount of sound the motor produces. It’s just loud enough to be informative about its status, and quiet enough to not interfere with the quietly rural ;-) ambience that can be found in the Madison WI (US) area.

I mean really, what kind of CEO is going to hop on a plane and fly half way across the country to make sure 1 customer is happy, when that 1 customer’s purchase costs a tad less than a nuclear reactor? I’m impressed!

I like the fact than in the first video of the 12 MPH climb, for just a moment, and just over the sound of rural air being, well, quietly rural, I can hear the familiar light growl of the the Monkey doing its stoking thing. I felt true kinship across the broadband!

Man, it sure looks cold there! I guess I can’t complain about riding in the 50 deg. San Francisco rain!