Got it; thanks. Meanwhile I'm going to avoid the bosque roads and trails
until the snow melts; too bad, but the crud buildup was just too much even
on this short ride. Have talked to my brother about a (real) beater 26er
mtb to build up as the occasional use snow bike.
Too bad, because I do enjoy
Why 25mm tires? Simple, that's the widest my knock-around SS would fit under
fenders... My workplace only had outdoor, uncovered bike racks, so this bike
spent 50-ish hours a week out in the full elements. All of my other bikes were
too nice, except the aforementioned fatbike, but it was subst
Rereading that, I should have clarified that I feel like there wasn't anything
on the tire for the snow to bite into, due to the lack of tread...
Also, on the clipless pedals: I had a pair of Crank Brothers Eggbeater pedals
before, and the design seems like it would be very clog-resistant, mud o
Adam, thanks, very interesting. Smooth 25s: why these rather than either
fatter, or knobbier, or bothier? I can see narrower than 60; say 40; but 25
and smooth? Pray, why? Me, I think of 60 mm, 18 psi, and wide, deep knobs.
Tend to agree about ss, fixed or free. On my snow rides, such as they are,
Well, here's my experience from commuting year-round in Indiana... I've since
changed jobs (self-employed home-service oriented) so don't have a commute
anymore. But here we go:
I rode 25mm wide smooth tires under fenders, and never had a snow-pack issue.
I don't remember my clearance, but it
I expect that you answered the "clean" question: Don't expect a clean bike
if you ride in slushy snow. The rest of the reply is much as I'd
anticipated; thanks.
It struck me after initially posting that I am making a lot of noise about
snow riding for someone who rides in snow about 2X per year, i
Right. Well, I’m not your guy for any clean bike questions. I really shouldn’t
pay any attention to what color my bike(s) are because once I ride them they
will be CR21 colored. Grin. Same with my bags. So I’ll ignore the clean bike
questions. My drive train gets dirty, it dries, dirt falls off
*One* more. On the return, mostly dry pavement, everything went back to
normal -- indeed, not even disc rub. This statement in case it is a datum
helpful for advice.
On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 3:44 PM Patrick Moore wrote:
> Sheesh! One more note: Since I took the photo of the Matthews, I've added
>
Sheesh! One more note: Since I took the photo of the Matthews, I've added a
10" long flap; certainly extending well below bb area.
I have to say that the bike, and I, were much dryer and cleaner than had I
no fenders, or only "moto" style fenders; this despite my complaining.
On Fri, Jan 4, 2019
"Nother note: riding thru the still dry powder, even the nominal tread on
the BO front picked it up and flung it forward, where it blew back over me
and the bike, and coated my shins and shoes. At least this stuff was clean
snow.
On Fri, Jan 4, 2019 at 3:40 PM Patrick Moore wrote:
> My part of t
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