tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post2771713983701052627..comments2024-02-24T06:21:30.987+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Snow. What tyres to make it safe ?David Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-84788477200381924412012-12-08T13:55:45.673+01:002012-12-08T13:55:45.673+01:00Rim brakes are not very good in deep snow and icin...Rim brakes are not very good in deep snow and icing conditions. And same with the bottle dynamo. Ice and snow on the rims makes them rather useless.<br /><br />I remember making DIY snow chains of steel wire and baling wire for my bike when I was a kid. I guess they didn't work very well, because I stopped using them. I rode with regular tyres for decades, until I bought a studded tyre last timooohzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002022623367890801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-35190212160111385132012-12-08T13:23:41.889+01:002012-12-08T13:23:41.889+01:00I bought a mountain bike as my dedicated winter bi...I bought a mountain bike as my dedicated winter bike last year and fitted it with a front wheel Marathon Winter studded tyre. Unfortuneatly ;-) it was a winter with only little snow and ice. <br /><br />Now I rode the first trips with snow and ice again and it feels very safe. seiklmeiklhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17153138853126372218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-34151525383364352782012-12-07T20:21:40.711+01:002012-12-07T20:21:40.711+01:00Colibri: It only takes five minutes to swap tyres....Colibri: It only takes five minutes to swap tyres. Two of the bikes I've done this week (Judy's above and my own) have roller brakes. You loosen the tyre, undo the wheel nuts and then the tyre can be taken off the wheel and swapped without having to touch the cable. No problem.<br /><br />Call me old-fashioned and boring, but I'm still more impressed with good products which work as David Hembrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-17817332008652268892012-12-07T18:43:59.318+01:002012-12-07T18:43:59.318+01:00@Colibri: another mention of the Bike Spikes:
http...@Colibri: another mention of the Bike Spikes:<br />http://www.bikerumor.com/2012/11/18/bike-spikes-by-cesar-van-rongen-look-to-add-snow-chains-studs-to-your-ride/<br />Frits Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11399632570565541892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-30713709931414001152012-12-07T17:55:14.108+01:002012-12-07T17:55:14.108+01:00I plan to buy such a tyre, just in case of a winte...I plan to buy such a tyre, just in case of a winter with "bad" weather.<br />Around here, it rarely snows. Yet, on these occasions, I do want to keep on using my bike. <br />However I find it not very practical to have to swap for a specific tyre.<br />Prefitting a spare wheel with a winter tyre is not really an option either : my front wheel is equipped with a hub dynamo and roller Colibrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05632588162383623031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-80396861742439298262012-12-07T13:20:38.189+01:002012-12-07T13:20:38.189+01:00I lost studs on the rear wheel of my Mango velomob...I lost studs on the rear wheel of my Mango velomobile. I do also have studded tires on the front wheels because I want to be able to brake and turn well.Jon Bendtsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609068169023944989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-67809935204207049652012-12-07T12:34:41.109+01:002012-12-07T12:34:41.109+01:00This winter is my first on a citybike in Yekaterin...This winter is my first on a citybike in Yekaterinburg, Russia and I chose this exact model - Schwalbe Marathon Winter. I was a bit concerned since I saw several reviews where folks said that studs tend to come off these tyres. But so far so good - no lost studs for 1,5 months. I put them on both wheels and they hold very well both on ice and compacted snow, almost as good as Nokian Extreme whichVladimir Zlokazovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391093746090273789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-15905227459983154702012-12-07T09:14:43.184+01:002012-12-07T09:14:43.184+01:00due to my own mistake, I have been forced to cycle...due to my own mistake, I have been forced to cycle my 2 wheeler, and while I do take it slow and safe, I did slip the other day, such that I once again bended my handlebar :-( If I need to ride my 2 wheeled bike for much longer, I will buy a studded tire.Jon Bendtsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609068169023944989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-16537046906363039712012-12-07T00:35:48.715+01:002012-12-07T00:35:48.715+01:00Thanks for the post and the insights into riding i...Thanks for the post and the insights into riding in snow and the concept of utility cycling. Down here we are heading into summer and temperatures which will at times reach 40 C +. Quite a different world :)Aushikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11678753367840875710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-34197860112972789572012-12-06T20:05:58.900+01:002012-12-06T20:05:58.900+01:00I've cycled through winter with and without st...I've cycled through winter with and without studded tyres and I think the best safety device is to take your time. When the conditions warrant studded tyres, they can be very convenient.<br /><br />As is often explained on this blog, the feeling of safety is a very important issue to cycling. It's also easy to overestimate the protective effect of gear and infrastructure. It's not theErik Sandblomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14411108063216855210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-45102634809219678752012-12-06T13:19:23.553+01:002012-12-06T13:19:23.553+01:00Good idea to do only the front tyre. Only last wee...Good idea to do only the front tyre. Only last week I took my son's bike to the bike shop. A new rear tyre had to be fitted, but these modern bikes are made so damn complicated that I could fix it myself anymore, and the gear hub was so intricate that I couldn't adjust it without a special tool either. I used to be able to do it myself on my older bikes. Just the front tyre shouldn'tKoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409336272282919407noreply@blogger.com