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Biking on icy roads
On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 4:00:33 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 11:39:16 AM UTC-6, Joerg wrote: On 2018-01-17 08:49, Andy wrote: Decided to see how cycling on icy roads would be. Not too bad using a mountain bike. Try it on a fat bike. More fun. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ Sounds like you two were not on icy roads. Maybe you were on snowy roads. Icy roads mean ice is on the road. Slick ice. Rubber tires cannot work on ice roads. You have to use studded tires on ice roads. We know what ice looks like. :-) Of course rubber tires work on icy roads. Traction is severely reduced. Andy |
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On 18/01/2018 9:07 AM, AMuzi wrote:
On 1/17/2018 7:14 PM, Mark J. wrote: On 1/17/2018 4:48 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 5:00:33 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 11:39:16 AM UTC-6, Joerg wrote: On 2018-01-17 08:49, Andy wrote: Decided to see how cycling on icy roads would be. Not too bad using a mountain bike. Try it on a fat bike. More fun. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ Sounds like you two were not on icy roads.Â* Maybe you were on snowy roads.Â* Icy roads mean ice is on the road. Slick ice.Â* Rubber tires cannot work on ice roads.Â* You have to use studded tires on ice roads. That is ismply not true. Every winter I ride my MTB withvregular big knobs 2.125" tires (26" wheels) on ice even on black ice. WIth the air pressure in the tires reduced a lot the rubberr on my tires does allow me to ride safely on ice. Like I said in my other thread, I've even ridden my MTB on a black ice teporary outdoor skating rink that the city builds in the winter. I mostly agree; ice that is dry (not "dry ice"), e.g. when it is much colder than 32 degrees F (0 degrees C), has some grip to it.Â* Not much, but some.Â* I saw plenty of this in Colorado. Ice that is wet, i.e. residual ice when ambient temp is above freezing, and it's raining - I wouldn't try that without studs.Â* This is more typical in Oregon.Â* I have a studded front wheel I can swap in quickly. You stay off the front brake and you watch your speed. Yeah, when it works, that's how to do it.Â* Use a bigger gear so you can't apply much torque to the rear wheel and break it free. -Mark J. Not so much in Louisiana: http://www.wdsu.com/article/icy-cond...siana/15328353 People in Louisiana have no concept of cold and aren't prepared for it. They can tell you how to drive/ride etc. in wet though. My family came to Québec for the Christmas holidays to see real snow. Unfortunately, we had high temps of ~ -25C most of the time they were here. They kept texting people pictures of the thermometers... |
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Biking on icy roads
"Mark J." wrote in message news On 1/17/2018 4:48 PM, Sir Ridesalot wrote: On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 5:00:33 PM UTC-5, wrote: On Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 11:39:16 AM UTC-6, Joerg wrote: On 2018-01-17 08:49, Andy wrote: Decided to see how cycling on icy roads would be. Not too bad using a mountain bike. Try it on a fat bike. More fun. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ Sounds like you two were not on icy roads. Maybe you were on snowy roads. Icy roads mean ice is on the road. Slick ice. Rubber tires cannot work on ice roads. You have to use studded tires on ice roads. That is ismply not true. Every winter I ride my MTB withvregular big knobs 2.125" tires (26" wheels) on ice even on black ice. WIth the air pressure in the tires reduced a lot the rubberr on my tires does allow me to ride safely on ice. Like I said in my other thread, I've even ridden my MTB on a black ice teporary outdoor skating rink that the city builds in the winter. I mostly agree; ice that is dry (not "dry ice"), e.g. when it is much colder than 32 degrees F (0 degrees C), has some grip to it. Not much, but some. I saw plenty of this in Colorado. Ice that is wet, i.e. residual ice when ambient temp is above freezing, and it's raining - I wouldn't try that without studs. This is more typical in Oregon. I have a studded front wheel I can swap in quickly. My part of the UK had snow a few weeks ago - it was just hard work till it started raining. |
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Biking on icy roads
On 2018-01-17 19:30, Tim McNamara wrote:
On Wed, 17 Jan 2018 09:39:18 -0800, Joerg wrote: On 2018-01-17 08:49, Andy wrote: Decided to see how cycling on icy roads would be. Not too bad using a mountain bike. Try it on a fat bike. More fun. Having ridden a few fat bikes, I don't get the attraction for general riding on the streets, etc. Those things are chick magnets :-) Though on streets they are hard to ride, lots of wasted energy because the fat tires can't take more than 30psi or so of pressure. On trails they aren't so great either because such tires are vulnerable. ... But there are circumstances in which they excel and riding on icy snowy roads would be one. Oh yeah, it sure is. Downhill it is sometimes necessary to lock up the front wheel for a few seconds and, if not balanced well enough, have both feet out. That helps accumulating a little snow pile in front of the wheel which improves whatever wee brake forces there can be. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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How to Prevent Falls https://nyti.ms/2En9fmG
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