Bike in glowing snow…fun.
Bike in yellow snow…bad.
Moved to Nashvegas years ago. I miss snow. Real snow. None of this 2 inches shuts the city down shit, I want feet. Not sure when Jonny moved out west, but I know he remembers winter ’93 in PA. Last great snow I have seen.
I’ve run home made studded tires before. rows of 3 or 4 3/8″ flat head machine screws spaced about 2-3 inches apart.
The worked great on the ice. If it’s just snowy you would be surprised at how well you can ride in it though with just regular knobbies. As long as were talking inches and not feet.
There is Nothing cooler then a snow night ride under a full moon. You don’t even need to run your lights.
They are quite the hit once it gets icy here. As long as you are careful not to do crazy-shit, they work like a high-end male prostitute in the White house named Gannon.
Seriously, they are nice, as long as youre not trying anything too crazy. But if its just snowdrifts, then get yourself a good DHtire with massive knobbies. Works better than spikes. They work when its more icy.
You gotta have a need, though! At nearly $100 and a full kilogram at each end of the bike, these are not a “daily rider” tire! Winter touring in Alaska, anyone? Guaranteed to be epic…
Holy Moroni! I rode in snow a few times. Fun but fuck me, that weird shit is cold! Didn’t anyone tell you guys snow is a four letter word? I thought ice was for making drinks cold, you know, comes outta the fridge. Call me a pussy. I guess I am, but I’m outta here and off to Mexico for the duration…
December 12th, 2007 at 3:38 am
WTF??? Jesus… send some of that fluffy white goodness my way. Cold sucks, but snow makes the cold bearable. Fun, even.
December 12th, 2007 at 7:44 am
Bike in glowing snow…fun.
Bike in yellow snow…bad.
Moved to Nashvegas years ago. I miss snow. Real snow. None of this 2 inches shuts the city down shit, I want feet. Not sure when Jonny moved out west, but I know he remembers winter ’93 in PA. Last great snow I have seen.
December 12th, 2007 at 8:21 am
Snow would sure beat the damn Ice storm that shut down the Midwest yesterday. Glad I had a fireplace when the power went out.
December 12th, 2007 at 12:49 pm
Guys–
I want to try running studded tires. Anyone messed with this?
Mikey
December 12th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
I’ve run home made studded tires before. rows of 3 or 4 3/8″ flat head machine screws spaced about 2-3 inches apart.
The worked great on the ice. If it’s just snowy you would be surprised at how well you can ride in it though with just regular knobbies. As long as were talking inches and not feet.
There is Nothing cooler then a snow night ride under a full moon. You don’t even need to run your lights.
December 12th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
I remember the 92/93 winter in Philadelphia. It made me move back to SC!
Oh, and it was 78 here today…I had to turn on the A/C in the truck.
I’ll go fuck myself now…
December 13th, 2007 at 3:35 am
Mikey, check these…
http://www.schwalbetires.com/bike_tires/off_road/spikes
They are quite the hit once it gets icy here. As long as you are careful not to do crazy-shit, they work like a high-end male prostitute in the White house named Gannon.
Seriously, they are nice, as long as youre not trying anything too crazy. But if its just snowdrifts, then get yourself a good DHtire with massive knobbies. Works better than spikes. They work when its more icy.
December 13th, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Bikepunk–
Cool tires. I was looking at the 700x38C version:
http://www.schwalbetires.com/node/198/ok
You gotta have a need, though! At nearly $100 and a full kilogram at each end of the bike, these are not a “daily rider” tire! Winter touring in Alaska, anyone? Guaranteed to be epic…
Mikey
December 13th, 2007 at 1:53 pm
Holy Moroni! I rode in snow a few times. Fun but fuck me, that weird shit is cold! Didn’t anyone tell you guys snow is a four letter word? I thought ice was for making drinks cold, you know, comes outta the fridge. Call me a pussy. I guess I am, but I’m outta here and off to Mexico for the duration…