Originally Posted by swifferman
oh god Juniper, the ice spots kill you. I haven't fallen on my bike like even a minor crash in about 2 years. The other day I took my bike out for a winter spin. In 30 seconds, I had already fallen right on the driveway. On ice, you can't turn if you don't have studded tires. I than proceeded to fall twice more during a 20 minute ride. If there's any ice at all, and you want to seriously ride, studded tires are almost a must. Unless you like falling.
Falling on ice does suck. Doesn't seem to be any such thing as a 'minor fall' on ice.
I ride almost solely on singletrack with packed snow in the winter; they haven't been a problem. I've been thinking about studded tires. Any suggestions?