Last MTB ride w/o studs this year
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Last MTB ride w/o studs this year
been riding w/ studs on a hybrid but today I was having fun with my studless MTB tires before a mid January snow. but the glare ice got me. don't know what I was thinking. maybe it was seeing bike tire tracks on the surface. & I had been checking other ice & riding w/ discretion. watching it a cpl times I may have turned the wheel. if I just stayed straight, I might have made it across. the fall was good tho. I can't take any credit for that tho. it happened so fast. I stayed with the bike the whole way down. didn't stick out any limbs. just rode it to the ground. landed on the whole right side, shoulder, thigh, ankle. at the end I relaxed & took note if my head hit. think it did & I felt a good neck stretch. fell to the right. hahaha stayed down as my bike slid away to consider the damage. took my time getting up but everything was fine. so carry on!
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At least you did not get hurt, You are during the kind of rides I would like to do. Where were you riding?
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Ouch! Good to know it wasn't major, nice job riding it out. Did that only once last year! This year I have yet to ride on snow, choosing to jog instead.
Ugh watched the video, look how far your bike slid
Ugh watched the video, look how far your bike slid
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Glad to didn't get real hurt, get those studs on.
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Yikes! Glad you're okay. We had a lot of snow and ice in November, and they have stuck around in the shade and shadow for longer than usual. Just the other day I was riding home from work and there was a street-wide patch of ice. At the last moment I remembered I was on the bike without studded tires and walked the bike across the ice.
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Sorry to hear that, @rumrunn6! I hope it was just a "bruised ego" and nothing more! I hope you continue riding this winter, and posting your rides!
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Wow, I’d have rode around that. Glad you weren’t injured and in good humor. Keep riding!
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I feel the pain
Then there's this
Then there's this
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I was running 45NRTH studded Dillinger 4s - 240 studs per tire
I was running higher pressure in the tires to get the studs to bite into the ice, but when we got to the snow drifts between islands, too much pressure made deep snow difficult. At least I fell in the deep snow for a soft landing
To add to the fun, the high temp for the day was 0F.
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OK, kicking, screaming & falling reluctantly into winter, I've mounted a 2nd set of studded tires. no more falls, right?
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This was a couple inches of fresh/fluffy snow on an ice-base marsh trail.
You're OP trail might be pushing the limits, but honestly, the only falls I've taken are going to the limits of good judgement.
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"No more falls ... ??" Depends on how much you challenge your studs
This was a couple inches of fresh/fluffy snow on an ice-base marsh trail.
You're OP trail might be pushing the limits, but honestly, the only falls I've taken are going to the limits of good judgement.
This was a couple inches of fresh/fluffy snow on an ice-base marsh trail.
You're OP trail might be pushing the limits, but honestly, the only falls I've taken are going to the limits of good judgement.
ice under water, no problemo
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went back with studs, 2 cameras, bars & helmet & a chip on my shoulder. kinda disappointed the "glare" ice was gone but there was enough other fun stuff to help shake off the fall
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while I got in several rides w/ the hybrid, on studs this year, so far, just this one "revenge" ride with studs on the MTB. gonna be 60 in Boston today & last week I took the winter tires off the car. Wifey went for a walk in the woods w/ her friend & experienced lots of ice, so good cause to keep the MTB studs on for now. however, with commitments the next few weeks, I think it would be funny if the regular tires go back on before I ride the MTB again ...
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on they go. a bit earlier this year
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Since moving to a home office in 2016, I've bike to Eden Scary Center once or twice. Such a hateful area to ride a bike!
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That's the one! This was on my daily commuting route for many years. I'd ride McGinty to Mtka Blvd/Dr to connect to Baker Rd and ride Baker into Eden Prairie ... I worked a few different offices in the Eden Scary Center area for nearly 20 years.
Since moving to a home office in 2016, I've bike to Eden Scary Center once or twice. Such a hateful area to ride a bike!
Since moving to a home office in 2016, I've bike to Eden Scary Center once or twice. Such a hateful area to ride a bike!
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