Like Chuck, I have studded tires on my commuter and managed to ride in on the Oak Leaf Trail in Milwaukee even though it was solid ice.
I commute by bike no matter what since I don't have a car or viable transit option, but I am sick of freezing rain! http://bfw.org/2013/02/19/who-else-is-sick-of-freezing-rain/ On Feb 19, 2013, at 10:59 AM, STRAWSER, Charles wrote: > Mitch said "A little bit of grit would make a lot of difference." > > So would these: http://www.suomityres.com/winter.html > (sold in this country under the name "Nokian") > Like Mitch, I encountered solid sheets of smooth ice on parts of my commute > today, and had no problem with the Nokian commuting tires I had mounted > ("Mount & Ground" 160 stud count 26"x1.95) > > Unfortunately for Mitch, I don't think Nokian makes tires to fit 40-year-old > British 3-speeds. > > Chuck Strawser > Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Planner > Commuter Solutions > Transportation Services > UW-Madison > Room 124 WARF > 610 Walnut St > Madison WI 53726 > 608-263-2969 > www.wisc.edu/trans > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mitchell Nussbaum > Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:39 AM > To: Bikies > Subject: [Bikies] Slippery bike paths -- any hope for improvement? > > I came downtown this morning on the Brittingham Park Path and the Capital > City Trail, and both were pretty slippery. > > I could see a lot of sand on the paths, but it was all *under* the ice -- > applied before last night's weather. Is there any hope that the city might > put down some more sand today? A little bit of grit would make a lot of > difference. > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
