My winter commuting with my old XO-2 was convincing that 700c was better. I felt like the rutted snow and ice grabbed the front wheel easier. My subsequent, purpose-built, 700c commuter did better in winter travel on equitable tires (had room for up to 2.2") although I had't made the studded tire leap yet.
My second generation all-season commuter, a 700c Disc Trucker, has room for 700x40 studded tires under fenders and it's been fabulous so far. My main route has the homebound lane closed for a mile and a half, detouring me to an alleyway that varies between belgian block, bombed out asphalt, red brick, yellow brick and concrete, none of which is on a salt or plow route and I've felt confident along the way in snow ice and rain. Andy Cheatham Pittsburgh. On Tuesday, December 10, 2013 11:44:43 PM UTC-5, Tony DeFilippo wrote: > > As I get ready for bed tonight realizing I probably don't have a safe set > of this to ride in tomorrow's icy conditions in DC I'm shopping for winter > tires... > > I'm curious about those who live in an area that does not have consistent > snow or ice conditions but gets it enough to want the capability to ride in > them. Do you set up a'snow bike' dedicated to the winter tires, put the > tires on your primary commuter and leave them all season, swap them out as > each storm or threat of storm comes through...? Some other solution... > > My personal decision is whether to get 700c tires to outfit the Atlantis, > or to go 26" for either the MB-5 or XO-3. In leaning towards the XO-3 and > making it the dedicated snow and ice bike through the winter. > > As always I'm curious what the group thinks... > > Tony > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
