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http://tinyurl.com/ydpv73 -- pdc "What doesn't kill you strengthens you, what kills you strengthens your mother" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pdc's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/8160 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 |
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Just for the curious, I use a cheapo studded Nashbar.com tire. I think it is 700x35. It's like a studded pizza cutter, quite skinny and almost gets lost in the rim. I must say I don't like it for anything but the studs. You definitely have to be careful to keep the uni vertical -- any tilting reduces the stud contact leading to UPDs. -- CrazyChrisVT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CrazyChrisVT's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12606 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 |
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Thanks for the link, PDC. That thread mentions this link http://www.icebike.org/Equipment/tires.htm which if you scroll down to the Nashbar section, you'll see some good pix of the 700x35 as well as the 26x1.95s that I use on one of my MTBs. I paid $25 USD for the 700x35, and I think $35 USD for the 26x1.95s. Both are fairly good quality, rebadged Kendas. The rubber compound is fairly hard. This is the 2nd year of use and - granted I don't ride alot in winter - the tires show almost no wear. -- CrazyChrisVT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CrazyChrisVT's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/12606 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 |
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martin.phillips wrote: -Please- tell us more about the chains. The chains i made used approximately 7m of #4 tenso chain (that kind twisted wire kind with two loops per link), the chain crosses the tire 40 times in a criss cross manner using 6 links per cross. The end of the chain was opened and closed around the first link with two pares of pliers. On both sides at the end of each V a thin rope goes thrue the end link. These ropes were tied in loops as tightly as possible then i used a third rope to tension the rope loops further by weaving back and forth inside the rim. This all cost me about $12 and took a couple hours to get right. The chains work well and look impressive but I prefer a studded tire. In my experience screws designed for going through sheet metal with a rounded head work quite well, get a length that just barely stick out of your tread (1-3mm) as long studs do not work nearly as well. You want the studs short enough that they will allow the rubber of the tire to contact pavement when not on ice as this will give you better grip in a variety of situations and limit the amount of unnecessary drag when going through hard-pack snow. Put he screw into the tire from the inside and try to center them on a lug because if they are off to the side they may rip your tread when forces are put on them, I use a awl to punch a hole from the outside for the screw to follow. Cover the screw heads with duct tape or an old inner tube to protect your inner tube. Wider screws are also better than thinner screws as they hold better in the tread and wear less quickly. I’m going to be gone for a couple weeks but when I get back I will try to post some pics of my tires. -- saskatchewanian “Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” - Dr. Seuss ------------------------------------------------------------------------ saskatchewanian's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/14180 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 |
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Hmmm... maybe it's just me but putting studs or chains on sounds like taking the fun out of it. Maybe I'll have to try it one day to be sure, but I find Ice to be fine just with my 24x3. The pond/skating rink is okay to ride on, but I prefer the mini-mall down town where the sidewalks freeze over for about half the width... it's interesting trying to set up for a stair climb on a really slick surface. The best parts though are where the ice is mounded up from drips off the building... trecherous. You pretty much have to love ice if you ride where I do... there's just no escaping it. -- madmattunipro Unicycle For Christ www.bedfordunicycles.ca http://www.norco.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ madmattunipro's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10763 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 |
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Just thought I'd resurrect this thread to post a pic of what my friend in Portland, Oregon is doing to ride in the snow. Pretty simple solution. It might not work well in ice. Side slippage perhaps? I haven't tried it out since I live 300 miles south. He says: I took some galvanized cable and just wrapped it around the wheel. Clamped the two ends with a cable clamp and Voila. works great, no slipping. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ |Filename: Unicycle chain.jpg | |Download: http://www.unicyclist.com/attachment/30363 | +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- naturequack monocycle monstrosity ------------------------------------------------------------------------ naturequack's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16649 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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CrazyChrisVT;732064 wrote: Anybody else out there enjoy riding on ice? yes; http://www.unicyclist.org/cont/ice.cfm http://www.unicyclist.org/blog/show.cfm?serial=00891 naturequack;1157095 wrote: I took some galvanized cable and just wrapped it around the wheel. Clamped the two ends with a cable clamp and Voila. Adventually you can place this "steal sponges" in between, those that painters use to use (in stead of sandpaper). -- leo *+1 866-UNI-CYCL 'www.unicycle.net' (http://www.unicycle.net/) 'www.unicyclist.org' (http://www.unicyclist.org/)* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/224 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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saskatchewanian;732293 wrote: My first successful ride was on ice, I bought my first uni in October last year while I was living up north, the frozen lake was the only smooth surface around so that is where I learnt to ride, I have found that 98 3/8" #8 Robinson screws in a Luna make a decent ice tire. After Christmas I moved into Saskatoon and again the only flat clear areas around were the skating rinks. All this riding on ice made me very good at riding very gently with slow turns but the slightest bumps would throw me off. I now ride a 26" MUni with a 3" Gazz and home made tire chains, the chains work well on most surfaces but the Luna with screws is better on glare ice. OFF TOPIC: Hey I now know what a saskwatch is...I found the mystery of your name yayayayayay You look just like one. -- Unisykolist Perfected...360 Unispins - Hop up 3 pallets Going to UniNats 2009 www.unisykolist.piczo.com -Style of riding:- Street and Trials ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unisykolist's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16930 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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His name has Saskatchewan in it and you thing sasquatch is the correct answer? Sasquatch is an adaptation of the First Nations name for what some would call bigfoot. Saskatchewan is something slightly different. The cable would probably work great in the snow... but it does look kinda helter-skelter. I wouldn't suspect it would ride very evenly, and it looks more like he happened to ride through a tangle of wire than something that was planned. -- madmattunipro Unicycle For Christ www.bedfordunicycles.ca http://www.norco.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ madmattunipro's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10763 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Unisykolist;1157407 wrote: OFF TOPIC: Hey I now know what a saskwatch is...I found the mystery of your name yayayayayay You look just like one. Im pretty sure his name is a province in Canada. And that he probably lives in there. -- Jerrick '*Bought it!*' (http://tinyurl.com/6ywusa) *Press Alt+F4 to fix post stretch.*[SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC][SIGPIC]JC~ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jerrick's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11632 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/58269 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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