Originally Posted by
GriddleCakes
When there's just enough snow to pull your studs off of the ice, falls can happen. In ten years of riding heavily studded tires, I've fallen three times. Light, cold snow on top of smooth ice can be treacherous, and while experience and balance will usually carry you through, sometimes **** happens. Still, any crash that you walk away from...
That's what happened this morning to me. I was riding my bike in my driveway in 4" deep snow before I shoveled just it to see how it would handle. I was turning right and lost the front wheel on ice underneath the snow. The snow bank on the side broke my fall, so no big deal.