winter tires
10-24-06, 06:59 PM
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winter tires
looking for a good tire to use this winter, would like to keep the price down but am open to ideas
10-24-06, 07:05 PM
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Use your tires from this year, get some finishing screws, and silicone, and tape.
1:Carefully drill holes into the knobs on the tires.
2:Insert Screws into tires from the inside.
3:Spray inside of tire with silicone, when dry put a layer of electrical tape over the silicone.
4: Grind down the pointy end of the screws to around where the length of the exposed part of the screw is around an 1/8th to 1/4 quarter of an inch above the knobs on the tire. Also when the points are ground down make sure they are still pointy.
With that you have a pair of studded tires for $25.
1:Carefully drill holes into the knobs on the tires.
2:Insert Screws into tires from the inside.
3:Spray inside of tire with silicone, when dry put a layer of electrical tape over the silicone.
4: Grind down the pointy end of the screws to around where the length of the exposed part of the screw is around an 1/8th to 1/4 quarter of an inch above the knobs on the tire. Also when the points are ground down make sure they are still pointy.
With that you have a pair of studded tires for $25.
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10-25-06, 06:52 AM
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^ not from my experience. In snow, I use big wide tires 2.5 timberwolfs up front. good if they will fit in your fork. In the rear, I seem to run whatever I have around that has some knobs.
Keep in mind though, where there is snow, inevitably there will eventually be ice if enough people use the trail.
When the trails get too icy I start trail running anyway. Easier to stay upright
Keep in mind though, where there is snow, inevitably there will eventually be ice if enough people use the trail.
When the trails get too icy I start trail running anyway. Easier to stay upright
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10-25-06, 07:42 AM
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There are an ungodly amount of threads on tires in the winter riding forums. You'll have to metally filter out all of the road-types insisting that skinny tires "cut through the snow better" though. 
10-25-06, 03:12 PM
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were i ride the only person you'l see is hunters or xc skier (the ski trails run right along what used to be enduro track for dirt bikes, till they got kicked out)
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In deep snow, the biggest tires with the biggest lugs do the best. For ice, your best option are Nokian studded tires, but there are a few others out there that will work well. For ice on pavement ... Nokian is the only effective option.
The Nokian studs are aluminum carriers with carbide tips. Your homemade stuff (along with many competitors models) will be ground into nothing by pavement.
The Nokian studs are aluminum carriers with carbide tips. Your homemade stuff (along with many competitors models) will be ground into nothing by pavement.
