[mike]

'n so.

I was talking to a silver haired friend of mine who told me that on the farm in the winter, they used to wrap wire around their wheels/tires for traction on the ice and snow.

...and I thought. Why the heck not?! Farmers are so often the mothers of invention. That sure sounds workable. No more $40 knobbies. No more do-it-yourself suicide roofing screw tires.

This could be the sheeet, man. He said you just take some wire and wrap it around your tires/rims and in-between the spokes. Why didn't I think of that? I wonder if you could package spools of wire and call it bicycle traction wire and sell it for ten times the going rate of regular wire.

I could be RICH. No wait, I just told everybody on the forums. OK. let's keep this OUR secret and we can all be MILLIONAIRES (me first)!

[The BikeForums Team]

This is an archived thread, you can find the full version of this thread, with images, links and more content here.

Ready to buy? Check out these two online bike stores:
- http://www.nashbar.com (you can find the latest bike nashbar coupons in this thread)
- http://www.performancebike.com (you can find the latest performance bike coupons in this thread)

Cya on the forums,
- The BikeForums Team
- http://www.bikeforums.net

[Intheloonybin]

Great, as long as you don't have rim brakes. And I think that people who bought a bike with hub style brakes are going to ante up the money for studded tires.

$40 knobbies?? Sheesh, I paid $90 for Nokians :D.

Sorry! I hope I didn't shatter your millionare dreams!! :o ;)

Hey!! They added new smileys! LOL

[mike]

Great, as long as you don't have rim brakes. And I think that people who bought a bike with hub style brakes are going to ante up the money for studded tires.

$40 knobbies?? Sheesh, I paid $90 for Nokians :D.

Sorry! I hope I didn't shatter your millionare dreams!! :o ;)

Hey!! They added new smileys! LOL


Ooohhh ya. The brakes.

Well..... I am thinking that the wire will help quick braking performance!

[Closed Office]

No more $40 knobbies. No more do-it-yourself suicide roofing screw tires.

First impressions are that this guy has a colorful life. !roofing screw tires!

I don't use knobbies. Haven't tried them but can't imagine them helping with traction on ice. On cars winter grip tires on the drive wheels of course are a good idea but getting stuck on a bike because my rear tire is spinning is the least of my worries.

The studded tires would be a help on ice but a nuisance anywhere else. I suppose it's possible studded tire makers will someday get a buck off of me, but hopefully only if they pry it out of my cold dead hands. (A few more details in sig winter biking article.)

best wishes, lloyd