Sir Ridesalot wrote:
Just wondering if when it's known that there
can be black ice on the roads if anyone here
wears a helmet or other protection (such as
elbow pads) that they'd not normally wear
when the roads are clear. Do you?
I have 56 width tires (2.20 or 2 inches) even
tho it isn't a MTB, and the tires have
drive/direction and an aggressive tread.
When I put them on, I thought, "great, now
I don't need studded tires anymore in the
winter", but this has proved incorrect.
But I only slipped once (this winter), and that
was when jumping on the bike and turning at the
same time. The back wagon loosed touch and
slided for half a meter or so. An unpleasant
moment of mini-panic, for sure, until
I regain control.
However when riding down the small slopes and
valleys we do (don't) have here, I feel the
grip isn't 100 as it is with studded tires, and
I feel a little less bold. I think about it
then, but the only time it could actually loose
touch is when turning, for example in
roundabouts, and that was exactly the case with
44-622s as well.
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