Thanks guys. I've ridden studs when I used to commute in town, but now
that I live rural (with a much longer commute), the roads seem to have way
less glaze ice. So I think it's worth the foray into supple knobbies
instead of jumping right to studs. Enjoy the brisk weather no doubt coming
la
Hey Mat! Will nailed it. Studs are the way to go for significant glazed
snow pack and smooth ice, but at quite a price. For my winter riding where
I live glaze and sheet ice are largely avoidable via picking a different
line, walking a section, taking a less traveled route, or simply waiting
fo
Dear Matt,
Studded snows are the only effective answer to glare or black sheet ice. They
are heavy tires with stiff casings to support the studs, and are horrible to
ride on clear pavement as a result. I hate to ride them until I desperately
need them.
For other snowbound conditions (slush, lo
Thanks Patrick,
Have you (or any others) had any experience with studded tires and how
supple knobbies may compare on particularly slick surfaces?
Mat
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My rule for tires, year round, is supple knobbies as wide as reasonably
fits and still clears mud/snow, detritus. If Rene Herse made wider tires
I'd ride their knobbies on all my bikes. As it is:
Quickbeam: 38mm Steilacooms (Rene Herse)
Hunqapillar: 2.1" Racing Ralph liteskin
Gus Boots Willsen:
Don't forget the power of acclimating to the cold! Early season 35 degrees
often feels colder than mid-late season 5 degrees... It helps
intentionally under-dressing (safely of course) a couple times early on,
kick-starting the body to get used to the cold.
Any recommendations for winter tire
Thank you for your list,
Around where I live, it gets into the 30's, sometimes the 20's, but don't
snow much. However, using some of your tips, got me started riding in
colder weather, where I used to only ride if it were 60* or above. I found
that if dressed properly (your comment "there is
DP, will update on the Brynje once I have a chance to use them. As for
what's going on between your lugs, there must be enough for you to get out
and enjoy life, no matter the time of year.
JohnS
On Saturday, December 21, 2019 at 3:31:11 PM UTC-5, Deacon Patrick wrote:
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> Hey John, enjoy the B
Hey John, enjoy the Brynje stuff! Let me know how the non-mesh stuff works
... I've only used their mesh and love it, but it works completely
differently than standard "solid" thermals. Aye, I'm greatly benefited by
the fact there's no activity between me lugs! Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
On S
Hello DP,
Thank you for the Brynje suggestion. I just ordered the wool blend base
layer bottoms, the thermo shocks and the zip polo top which was 50% off.
I've been thinking of buying some sort of base layer to wear under my MUSA
pants for my bike commute. I think the Brynje's will do the job n
Snow accumulation at temps near freezing can be melted from below as
pavement accumulates energy from sunlight passing through the snow. This is
what happens on roofs that ice dam; the melted liquid runs down the heated
by sun roof, insulated from the below freezing temperature by the snow
dept
When I lived in Kebek City, and discovered the anguish of trying to
exercise indoors, I switched to running outdoors during all weathers.
When it was really cold -- below 10*F/-15*C or so -- the packed snow
actually gave good traction; it was at higher temps that it got
slippery. In fact, running o
Riffing off Andy's last two:
- The grip issue of champaign powder is greatly aided by shifting weight
back and off the front wheel, giving the drive wheel "dig" and the steer
wheel float. This is greatly aided by having handlebars high and upright.
- Snow builds up in strata, and then ages base
Learn how well the fallen snow is connected to the underlying surface.
Like the sound of snow crunching under the wheel will tell the temperature,
the adhesion of the precipitation to the road or trail varies by the
temperature at the time of snowfall and soon after.
Nearer 32° the snow is pre
On Monday, December 16, 2019 at 5:24:20 PM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote:
> By way of encouragement to the weather timid, and tip sharing to the
> intrepid, I thought we could compile a simple, growing bullet list of tips
> for cold weather riding. Here are some of mine:
>
>
> - ride slower
> - n
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