Snow Tires On!
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Snow Tires On!
I put on my snow tires for the season. I have two other bikes so I really only take this one when it snows. Managed to knock my front V-Brake out of alignment, and on the next day's commute I couldn't shift the front derailler onto the large cog. I sorted everything out today.
I haven't named any of my bikes, but after hearing the studs against the pavement I'm thinking "Cracklin' Rosie".
I haven't named any of my bikes, but after hearing the studs against the pavement I'm thinking "Cracklin' Rosie".
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Damn, snow tires already?
It's still in the nineties here. Supposed to have a cold front coming through with highs in the sixties next week though.
It's still in the nineties here. Supposed to have a cold front coming through with highs in the sixties next week though.
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Although...it's not so much the snow, as the ice. I take a lot of shady side streets which don't get plowed. Sometimes I encounter ice from curb to curb.
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I want to say it's way too soon, but I almost needed studs 2 days last week and there's about 2 inches of new snow here this morning.
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Yea...snowy winter wonderland here. Busted out the Lake boots for the first time in anger today.
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Mine's going on this week. Light snow here last night but didn't stick. Still need to get some cleats or other studded footwear!
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Cleats or studded footwear are on my radar.
Before my first winter with studded tires I still was unsure about them, as I had no experience with them. I had mounted them and waited for icy conditions. The first Saturday with icy roads I rode the first half of one of my commute routes, gaining confidence with every new icy street.
After a long, steep icy climb I was sold except for stopping down-hill. As I stood astride my bike facing a steep downhill I was hoping, praying that I could come to a full stop on a steep icy downhill. I let my bike build a little speed and gingerly applied the brakes, slowing to a crawl. Then I released the brakes, building a little more speed and slowing again, confidence building back up.
With bated (and frosty) breath, I allowed the bike to build up speed again, even faster, and came to a perfectly drama-free full-stop on a steep icy downhill! I was elated! And then I put my foot down...
I didn't fall, but almost, as my foot slid on ice like a Zamboni before I lifted back onto a pedal and pulled up next to the curb.
I am now, careful not to place too much weight on my foot when stopped on an icy hill, but the smart thing would be to figure on some cramp-ons or something.
Before my first winter with studded tires I still was unsure about them, as I had no experience with them. I had mounted them and waited for icy conditions. The first Saturday with icy roads I rode the first half of one of my commute routes, gaining confidence with every new icy street.
After a long, steep icy climb I was sold except for stopping down-hill. As I stood astride my bike facing a steep downhill I was hoping, praying that I could come to a full stop on a steep icy downhill. I let my bike build a little speed and gingerly applied the brakes, slowing to a crawl. Then I released the brakes, building a little more speed and slowing again, confidence building back up.
With bated (and frosty) breath, I allowed the bike to build up speed again, even faster, and came to a perfectly drama-free full-stop on a steep icy downhill! I was elated! And then I put my foot down...
I didn't fall, but almost, as my foot slid on ice like a Zamboni before I lifted back onto a pedal and pulled up next to the curb.
I am now, careful not to place too much weight on my foot when stopped on an icy hill, but the smart thing would be to figure on some cramp-ons or something.
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i don't have snow tires but I am also in NC. I am wondering if it would be worth putting my Nano on my Journeyman if it is calling for snow. 27.5 x 2.1" might just work okay.