no snow tires; no zip ties.
12-13-07, 02:44 PM
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no snow tires; no zip ties.
what do y'all do? search isn't working for me. boston's gettin' lots o' snow. i wanna ride.
does deflating the tires a bit work? it seems like it would. deflate both? front? back? none? won't you help a brotha' out?
does deflating the tires a bit work? it seems like it would. deflate both? front? back? none? won't you help a brotha' out?
12-13-07, 02:49 PM
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12-13-07, 06:38 PM
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when it snowed here last week i didn't do anything about my tires... 125psi gatorskins (23mm).
it was exhilerating.
it was exhilerating.
12-14-07, 12:21 AM
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+1 if its the first snowfall, get out there and ride its a blast, But once the ice and refozen slush and start happening, things get tricky not to mention when it snows over the ice and other unpleasantries, Then you can not see where they are, and you are in a world of suck,
but dude swing by the hardware store a pack of 1000 zipties is 10$, and there great for Everything
pranks especially
but dude swing by the hardware store a pack of 1000 zipties is 10$, and there great for Everything
pranks especially
12-14-07, 06:54 AM
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+1 if its the first snowfall, get out there and ride its a blast, But once the ice and refozen slush and start happening, things get tricky not to mention when it snows over the ice and other unpleasantries, Then you can not see where they are, and you are in a world of suck,
but dude swing by the hardware store a pack of 1000 zipties is 10$, and there great for Everything
pranks especially
but dude swing by the hardware store a pack of 1000 zipties is 10$, and there great for Everything
pranks especially
i like to know what width zip ties you reccomend?
how are they installed?
how many per wheeel?
any diff. bet. front & rear wheel?
12-14-07, 09:02 AM
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Find a crap department store mountain bike (junk piles, whatever), make sure the brakes work and then ride it into the ground. I don't think there is much to do that is going to make 23s handle snow and ice well.
12-14-07, 10:38 AM
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Thought I'd throw it out there: Maxxis Fuse tires have been really good to me this winter. Ordinarily, the Fuse is a sh*t tire, but the tread pattern seems to work really well over ice, snow, and slush. They ought to be dirt cheap, too.
I can vouch that Rubinos == no yuo during the winter.
I can vouch that Rubinos == no yuo during the winter.
