Originally Posted by
FBinNY
If Hakkapeliitta bike tires are half as good as their auto counterparts, I'll run out and get a pair.
The only limitation was fresh snow more than 6" deep, on which the car would ski up and get stranded with wheels of the ground.
When in doubt, I go with experience. The Finns know their snow and ice.
As for 6" deep, this is another case where bikes are better than cars.
I can clear almost 8" before I'm dragging the lower RD pulley, and 10 or 11" before I'm dragging the BB through the snow. At that point it does overwhelm the motor output, so I just hop off and cyclocross carry the thing.
Try that with a Miata!
Of course, a fat tired MTB would float over the snow. But if it's that deep, they've closed work so I can stay home.