I use studded tires front and back and wouldn't have it any other way with the hills I have had to climb on my commutes over the years. I agree with John on the necessity of a rear studded tire for cornering; I would have been down hard many times without a rear studded tire. For Chuck, how do you get your tires to last 15 years? I only get 7 years out of my Nokian Mount & Grounds and then the sidewalls start to disintegrate.
Mark On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 5:37 PM, John Rider <[email protected]> wrote: > For a year I only had studs on the front tire. Then one day I went to > turn an icy corner, and when I pushed on the pedals, the non-studded rear > tire slid out and I went down hard. Studs front and rear for me from now > on. I just remember that when the studded tires are on, the studs can > slide on really hard surfaces, so as long as the studs are on, I need to > steer gently. I have had the same set of Nokian tires for probably 8 or 9 > years now and they are still going strong. They are a little expensive up > front, but are a great value for the added safety and their long life. > > Thanks, > John Rider > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *tim wong > *Sent:* Friday, December 20, 2013 4:18 PM > *To:* Grant Foster > *Cc:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Bikies] How was your commute today? > > just out of curiosity, how many people use studs on both tires and how > many on just the front? I'm a "just the front" guy and have felt myself > sliding about three times in the seven years or so I've had them. > > > On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:04 PM, Grant Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Agree on the studded tires front. It's just not worth it. Conditions were >> pretty decent this morning compared to last night. Last night things were >> pretty much glare ice on the sidewalks and paths. I was fine on my bike, >> but had a heck of a time staying up when I tried walking. >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 10:26 AM, STRAWSER, Charles < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I rode in from the near east side to the west side of campus with no >>> problems at all. >>> I do have studded ice tires (so I didn't plan on taking the bus in >>> either direction), but it probably could have been ridden without them. >>> >>> I'm just unwilling these days to take the chance that I *probably* won't >>> go down on some ice, so I used studded tires from the first snow until >>> March, usually. >>> I don't really understand why most people who ride in the winter or want >>> to ride in the winter don't use them (ok, as far as I know nobody makes >>> studded tires to fit your 40 year old British bike, Mitch, but for most >>> people there are tires to fit their bikes). And, yes, the tires are quite >>> expensive (for bike tires anyway) initially, but since I've used one pair >>> through more than 15 winters, I'd say they're pretty reasonable in the long >>> run. I'd recommend spending $50 or less on the bike you're going to ride >>> through winter - and then spending twice that on tires (which will probably >>> outlive the rest of the components on a winter bike). >>> c >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Mitchell Nussbaum >>> Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 10:17 AM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Bikies] How was your commute today? >>> >>> Based on the news reports, I expected bike riding to be sheer hell this >>> morning. I figured that the roads would be rideable on the way home, so I >>> got out my bike and planned to put it on the bus for the ride to work. >>> >>> But when I got outside, I found that conditions weren't all that bad. >>> The residential streets in my neighborhood were icy, but the ice had a lot >>> of texture and my unstudded tires had plenty of traction. And the major >>> streets were fine -- wet and occasionally slushy -- and the bike paths were >>> OK. >>> >>> So my commute from the near west side was pretty good. How were things >>> in other parts of the city? >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> >> > > > -- > "If we continue to consume the world until there's no more to consume, > then there's going to come a day, sure as hell, when our children or their > children or their children's children are going to look back on us--on you > and me--and say to themselves, 'My God, what kind of monsters were these > people?'" > > --Daniel Quinn > > > _______________________________________________ > Bikies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org > >
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