Originally Posted by
salty road
How many of you kids ride in the rain? It seems far too easy to eat **** in the rain on a fixed wheel. Tonight I was biking at a moderate pace on flat ground going down broad (for all you philly kids) and out of no where i slipped out! Luckily the car behind me had time to slam on the brakes and was able to avoid running me over. Can this be avoided with proper treds? I ride a conti race in the front and some random markdown tire in the back. I mean if the guy in mash can hammer **** in the rain why can't I? And yes I can handle my bike haha.
i refuse to read old threads, but my two cents:
just ride slow, esp. on icy days like today (personally, i stuck to the El. not afraid to admit it).
when you're talking about weather that german engineered NHTSA regulated machines slide in, it's best to assume that a brakeless track bike is going to have problems. lack of speed is your friend.
treads aren't necessarily going to help much; i'd just keep it down a notch. a few friends actually drop their chain rings down a few teeth when it's bad out; keep a spare chain for quick switches.
maybe also go from 23mm to 28mm tires.