Re: [RBW] Winter bike trails in northern Virginia

2011-10-24 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Sun, 2011-10-23 at 19:01 -0700, dweendaddy wrote: > Studded tires. What you lose in rolling resistance you gain x10 in > safety and stability. Trouble is, there are only a few days each winter when they'll be of any value, and only a few places. -- You received this message because you are

Re: [RBW] Winter bike trails in northern Virginia

2011-10-23 Thread dweendaddy
Studded tires. What you lose in rolling resistance you gain x10 in safety and stability. Edwin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/n

Re: [RBW] Winter bike trails in northern Virginia

2011-10-23 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Sun, 2011-10-23 at 14:50 -0600, PATRICK MOORE wrote: > See, Steve, that's when you need a trike. > > > Old timers in England speak of tying sections of rope at intervals > around the driving wheel for "ribs" for traction in snow. When it gets difficult it's been a long time since it was "sno

Re: [RBW] Winter bike trails in northern Virginia

2011-10-23 Thread PATRICK MOORE
See, Steve, that's when you need a trike. Old timers in England speak of tying sections of rope at intervals around the driving wheel for "ribs" for traction in snow. Me, I hope we get some snow this year -- the last two or three have been very dry. I want to see if the trike is as good a bad weat

Re: [RBW] Winter bike trails in northern Virginia

2011-10-23 Thread Steve Palincsar
On Sun, 2011-10-23 at 09:46 -0700, kevin lindsey wrote: > A question for those few fellow Rivendellers in northern Virginia: > I'm currently commuting from Mount Vernon to Tyson's Corner on the > Mount Vernon and W&OD bike trails. Is it possible to continue doing > so all winter? Do the trails be

[RBW] Winter bike trails in northern Virginia

2011-10-23 Thread kevin lindsey
A question for those few fellow Rivendellers in northern Virginia: I'm currently commuting from Mount Vernon to Tyson's Corner on the Mount Vernon and W&OD bike trails. Is it possible to continue doing so all winter? Do the trails become icy and unmanageable? If so, when? Are they ever cleared