Originally Posted by
Daniel4
A while back we had a sunny weekend of above freezing which melted some snow and created some runoff. Then we had a night of sub freezing temperature. When we got up Monday morning, my driveway was all iced up. Not thick, not white, just a very thin layer of ice that you can't see and that was impossible to walk on without taking very small steps.
But riding was no problem at all just as long as you anticipate ahead to make sure you are braking moderately.
You are talking about re-freeze. I'm talking about the ice that forms from the auto exhaust in sub-zero (F) temps. See my YouTube clip back on
page 3, that was refreeze, not black ice. All forms of ice have the same effect on road surfaces (refreeze or black ice or ice ice), it make is slippery.
You can ride icy conditions with good tires (studded). I have years of experience riding through the winter in Minneapolis, I see tons of ice, snow, cold, etc. I'm happy to help and share my experience, but sorry, I need to be done with this endless conversation about which kinda ice is which ice. It's pointless and tiresome.