A couple of hours ago I took a spill on the Capital City Trail near Olin Park, with studded tires. Repeating advice earlier in this thread, don't turn too sharply without slowing w a y down.
--- On Tue, 2/19/13, Grant Foster <[email protected]> wrote: From: Grant Foster <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Bikies] Slippery bike paths -- any hope for improvement? To: "STRAWSER, Charles" <[email protected]> Cc: "Bikies" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2013, 2:00 PM I'm a big fan of the Marathon Winters (240 count for 700x35) and I've never had any issue with too many studs or dangerous cornering on pavement. I've ridden them quite a bit on dry pavement, glare ice and rutted ice and they really perform great in all conditions. The benefit to the higher stud count is that they really do hold on ice better when cornering and especially on rutted ice (due to having a second row of studs on the sides). They also handle snow (less than 3" or so) pretty well for a skinny tire. I've found them to be a great all-around winter tire. Sure they crackle a little on pavement, but to me it's just one of the sounds of winter. This is a good resource for those who aren't familiar with it: http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp Grant On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:45 PM, STRAWSER, Charles <[email protected]> wrote: Jeff said "I think others have in the past noted that it's good practice to ride them cautiously on stretches of bare pavement - slow down when turning to avoid or minimize leaning your bike." I was one of those folks who noted that in the past - it's one of the reason I use the 160 stud count version (on my mountain bike, and a 106 count version on my 700c touring bike) instead of the 240-300 stud versions. I think 100-160 studs is plenty to get over the ice, and, since the studs are more or less centered in the tread, minimizes the tendency (of the higher stud count tires) to lose their grip on dry pavement when turning. chuck -----Original Message----- From: Schimpff, Jeff A - DNR [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 12:41 PM To: STRAWSER, Charles; Bikies Subject: RE: [Bikies] Slippery bike paths -- any hope for improvement? These are also available with the Suomi brand embossed on them. I got a pair with 240 studs last year from Erik's. I think others have in the past noted that it's good practice to ride them cautiously on stretches of bare pavement - slow down when turning to avoid or minimize leaning your bike. They are also surprisingly squirrely in more than about 2" of slush, as I discovered riding in during the big snowfall of December 20 (?) this season. Campus Drive Path was moderately salted this morning with lots of non-studded tire tracks. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of STRAWSER, Charles Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 10:59 AM To: Bikies Subject: Re: [Bikies] Slippery bike paths -- any hope for improvement? 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 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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