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02-16-09, 06:44 PM
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the 23's cut down to the road. they track great, but there is very little warning before they break loose. so you are either in control or not, there is very little middle ground.
where as the 52c's floated, which meant most of the ride was me drifting back and forth. a buddy caught up to me on his road bike while we were riding (there was about 10cm of snow, lightly packed) and his line was dead straight, and mine looked like a drunken snake. But with the big wheels loosing control never happened, because you were never truly in control. so it meant when something un expected happened (streetcar tracks) i just kinda took it in stride and kept rolling, where as with the narrow tires the exact same thing happened 2 weeks later, and i ate the road doing 30km/h.
i love the 23c's and i rode brakeless most of the winter (smashed the brake hitting the road at 30km/h).
just to give you an idea, i love mountain biking, and am very comfortable on that bike. So it wasn't as if i wasn't use to the bike, or didn't know how to handle it. if anything i know it better then my iro.
02-17-09, 11:24 AM
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Yeah but under snow there is ice, even worse. Maybe I need to refine my skills.
02-25-09, 06:24 PM
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Is anyone out there rocking the vest in winter weather?
What do you wear as an under-layer to stay warm?
(picture stolen from here)
What do you wear as an under-layer to stay warm?
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02-25-09, 07:05 PM
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Wool or synthetic (capilene, etc) base layers, with a slightly heavier mid layer (wool or fleece). Check out the winter biking forum - great info on there! 
02-26-09, 12:43 AM
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My lovely Raleigh Rush Hour. Park it in clear skies, come back 3 hours later from class and it's covered in icy snow.
By the way, the red flashing light is a Planet Bike SuperFlash, which I wholeheartedly recommend - but get the red/white one, and not the black one. I had to return two black ones directly to Planet Bike, but they're super responsive about that kind of thing.
By the way, the red flashing light is a Planet Bike SuperFlash, which I wholeheartedly recommend - but get the red/white one, and not the black one. I had to return two black ones directly to Planet Bike, but they're super responsive about that kind of thing.
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03-02-09, 11:39 AM
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Took my 1st brakeless snow ride because I was always wondering how folks do it. It's definitely doable, but me no likey too much, but it was still fun
10-30-09, 01:17 PM
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10-30-09, 01:21 PM
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Eh, I bend it to my will.
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10-30-09, 01:21 PM
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They are not Fixies but they see enough snow that they are worth posting.
mid 80's Bridgestone MB4
06 FCR3
mid 80's Bridgestone MB4
06 FCR3
10-30-09, 01:29 PM
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whAT do better in the snow between mountain bikes and road bikes with beefy tires? my guess would be mtn bikes.
I rode a hard rock last year...boy its coming up soon
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10-30-09, 01:36 PM
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10-30-09, 01:36 PM
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Some footage from last year, warm day, trail got soft, riding was slow, but fun. Hopefully we will get some better footage this winter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXif6IwPcc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EXif6IwPcc
10-30-09, 02:25 PM
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Out in the 12" of snow yesterday.
This is from the day before with only 5" accumulated:
Its my single speed Trek 820.
It was quite slushy, so I got a lot of crap thrown onto the bike. Fenders only helped so much:
This is from the day before with only 5" accumulated:
Its my single speed Trek 820.
It was quite slushy, so I got a lot of crap thrown onto the bike. Fenders only helped so much:
10-30-09, 03:15 PM
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10-30-09, 06:31 PM
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I can't wait! it's going to be a great season, I can feel it.
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01-28-11, 03:54 PM
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gyeswho, i think i am following in your steps. haha here is my IRO. I just picked up a surly steamroller in like new condition for $300.
my IRO is very similar to your setup that started this all.
haha, I heard NYC has been getting pound by snow too lately. must be loads of fun.
my IRO is very similar to your setup that started this all.
haha, I heard NYC has been getting pound by snow too lately. must be loads of fun.