Homemade studde tyres. How?
I am sure I remember reading about peopel making homemade studde tyres by putting screws in the tyres themselves. Seriously, is this working or just a joke? How exactely is the screws put in the tyre (from the innside out or outside inn? What sort of screws?
Sounds like a puncture (or several..) to happend if you ask me, but I`d like to know. |
Yeah, I've done it. Sheet metal screws, from the inside out. Use a tire liner. Be careful for the first few miles, those suckers are sharp.:thumb:
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If you're going anywhere near a paved surface, it's a waste of time.
For strictly off-road use, homemade screw tires can vastly exceed the traction of anything available commercially, and should last a couple of seasons. |
You can get a first class Nokian winter tire for about $50 I think. How long would it take to screw in 100 screws and then glue in a liner? Sounds like a lot of work....
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It takes about half an hour per tire.
I used #6 x 3/8 screws. The screws should just penetrate the tire (slightly more than does a commercial stud). Drill the knobs from the outside using a 1/16 drill bit. Screw the screws through the holes from the inside of the tire, with the heads inside. Sacrifice an inner tube for each tire to use as a heavy-duty outer liner between the screws and the working inner tube. Your LBS may generously give you a couple if you don't have any around the house at the moment. Handle with care, because once the tire is studded, it's very ouchy-making to your hands. Two boxes of screws - $6. I already had the knobby tires and two extra inner tubes to sacrifice as the double liner between the tube and the screws. This is for a cheapo x-mart bike being converted to a winter rat. Cheap is the goal (except I splurged and bought a used Sram 7-speed IGH for about $180). Keep in mind that for some of us, the MAKE philosophy trumps the convenience of store-bought. |
Originally Posted by Loren3
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Keep in mind that for some of us, the MAKE philosophy trumps the convenience of store-bought. Guess my son would like some "monster stud" ones just for fun on a spare bike. I`we got a friend with a slim budget that need studs (car free) so I might make some for her. Think I`we got plenty of tyres and tubes lying around. Using a drill to screw them in should be fast. It is not heavy / stiff with the extra tube innside? |
Originally Posted by badmother
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It is not heavy / stiff with the extra tube innside?
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But think how in shape you will be when spring rolls around again. :)
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In the late '80's I made some by running screws from the inside, then cutting the extra off with a side cutter right at the tire tread. I put an old foldable clincher tire in as a liner.
They were a blast! Now I have Nokians for commuting. |
Originally Posted by HopliteGrad
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But think how in shape you will be when spring rolls around again. :)
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Originally Posted by Loren3
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Cheap is the goal
do decide to go the studded tire route. Thanks for the information. |
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Here are some pics I took at a race last winter.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2294/...97ac13be9f.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2302/...2262aa3ef4.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2404/...18d87e342c.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2053/...dd727b0074.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2376/...86d8dfd617.jpg |
Some of those look absolutely lethal, I'd hate to come off infront of a guy using one of those.
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