Is there a favorite winter road tire for Minneapolis?
11-07-07, 10:54 PM
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Is there a favorite winter road tire for Minneapolis?
Is there a favorite winter road tire for Minneapolis? I have a Giant OCR 1
11-07-07, 11:51 PM
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I have a Scott CR1 mounted to a Kenda. Zipp Hubs on a Denali FrameSet. I have a aero bar on the top tube as well. Its;' good for winter som. sometimes. wgfwt
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you like in minneapolis? sell your bike build you own and join black label. thats what i would do.
black label doesnt care about tires.
black label doesnt care about tires.
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Try mounting Ice Hammers to the rim. That might do it.
oh...and start drinking. I hear that's MN's favorite winter pastime. Must have learned it from those cheesy nextdoor neighbors.
oh...and start drinking. I hear that's MN's favorite winter pastime. Must have learned it from those cheesy nextdoor neighbors.
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11-08-07, 11:31 AM
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As for tire recommendations, I got nothing -- I ride my cyclocross bike in the winter with 700-32 Conti Twisters. I still fall down (probably due to the drinking
)You might have better luck checking the winter cycling forum.
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The fatter and knobbier the better. I don't usually do studded tires.
I actually wouldn't ride your nice bike during the winter and try to find something old and used. The nice stuff goes into hibernation now.
I actually wouldn't ride your nice bike during the winter and try to find something old and used. The nice stuff goes into hibernation now.
11-08-07, 02:44 PM
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Young Nickel calls it. Except for Studs. Nokian studs rule. My CX bike gets studs and becomes my road bike while the salt/sand is on the roads. The nice road bikes are garage ornaments until March-ish.
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A lot of people feel this way but it doesn't make any sense to me. Fat and knobby tires are for rough terrain, in winter the roads are usually much smoother, to the point they they're very slippery. A skinnier tire will cut through snow to make contact with the road while a knobby tire will sit on top and spin.
I don't have any recommendations though, last year I used cheap tires, this year I'm going to try out the vittoria paves.
I don't have any recommendations though, last year I used cheap tires, this year I'm going to try out the vittoria paves.
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I'd say find a real narrow cyclocross tire.
I have some old 27mm wide Vittorias that clear my track bike's frame and front caliper brake. There is a bit of tread on them, and they are narrow enough that you sink through the snow rather than float on top of it.
I have some old 27mm wide Vittorias that clear my track bike's frame and front caliper brake. There is a bit of tread on them, and they are narrow enough that you sink through the snow rather than float on top of it.
11-09-07, 03:21 PM
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Correct. Sometimes a road bike is not the right bike for the job. Not saying it can't be done, but I don't think it's a good idea IMHO.
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A lot of people feel this way but it doesn't make any sense to me. Fat and knobby tires are for rough terrain, in winter the roads are usually much smoother, to the point they they're very slippery. A skinnier tire will cut through snow to make contact with the road while a knobby tire will sit on top and spin.
I don't have any recommendations though, last year I used cheap tires, this year I'm going to try out the vittoria paves.
I don't have any recommendations though, last year I used cheap tires, this year I'm going to try out the vittoria paves.
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It'll be fun... Nokian Hakka W106 35C vs. Specialized Houfflized 32C vs. Michelin P2R 23C
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Thanks, good thing i was already onto the beer drinking strategy. I will do some homework on these strategies!
