Originally Posted by
1989Pre
I don't want to invest in studded tires, so I am researching 26" tires that will keep me (usually) upright on the snow, slush and ice this coming stormy season. I have a couple of questions: 1.) are the 2.35-2.4 width tires any more stable than 2.1 on these kinds of surfaces, and 2.) should I deflate my tires from the 60 psi I usually run my mtb tires at?
I actually just bought some 2.1" Hutchinson Toros, but that's cause I couldn't find the 2.4's in clincher.
I ride a long wheel based recumbent in the winter because I have no car and it's my work horse, getting me where I need to go and hauling what I need to haul. I am close to the ground so falling is not a big concern for me.
I mostly ride on the sidewalks after they have been cleared because to ride on the streets is really a death wish because cars have a hard enough time seeing you on a bike without high snowbanks. They do take pretty good care in clearing the MUPs here and since they are blacktop the snow and ice melts fast when the sun hits it.
But I am fortunate in being retired and so can ride when I can and postpone a trip if conditions are too bad.