Originally Posted by
TransitBiker
My biggest concern about black ice, which is a few days a year phenomenon here, is what if i judge wrong and go out with only slightly knobby tires only to crash 10 minutes into my ride? That is probably the biggest single factor in my decision to get a dedicated bike for these rides which can also be used year round with normal tread tires. I understand some people have a "winter bike" and their dry ride bike is not used in rain or snow etc, but i cant justify sidelining my uptown (a really, really wonderful thing to ride and have) all winter. So enter my winter plan: second year round/winter storm bike, and some minor changes to the uptown to make it better in plain snow.
Anyone else buy a bike just to handle black icy days, or do what i'm planning to do?
- Andy
I have 2 dedicated winter commuters, studded tires stay on all year. The rockhopper has 26 x1.95 nokian mount and grounds for really nasty conditions. Like slush, lots of snow and rutted, icy MUP's. This also has a front sus fork and disc brakes, awesome in the New England Tundra. The Fuji has 700 x 35 mm nokian with drop bars and a 1x8 drivetrain for less severe conditions.