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I will be cycling tomorrow on slicks (well Marathon Pluses) I expect the
roads will still be icy, is it a good idea to let a lot of the air out. ISTR reading something like that before. (Well I will be walking parts of it). Martin. |
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Martin wrote:
I will be cycling tomorrow on slicks (well Marathon Pluses) I expect the roads will still be icy, is it a good idea to let a lot of the air out. ISTR reading something like that before. (Well I will be walking parts of it). I dont reckon it will make so much difference because of the smart guard on those. If it's any help I cycle a lot in icy conditions on M+s and 'They cannae take it Cap'n", so take it easy. |
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On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:32:39 +0000, Tosspot
said in : 'They cannae take it Cap'n" Ah, the genius of Hollywood - casting an Irish Canadian as a Scotsman (well, it's an /accent/ isn't it?). Only Sean Connery's Scottish Russian submarine captain or his Scottish Irishman in The Untouchables beats that, really. Guy -- May contain traces of irony. Contents liable to settle after posting. http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk 85% of helmet statistics are made up, 69% of them at CHS, Puget Sound GPG sig #3FA3BCDE http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk/pgp-public-key.txt |
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On Sat, 7 Feb 2009, Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:32:39 +0000, Tosspot said in : 'They cannae take it Cap'n" Ah, the genius of Hollywood - casting an Irish Canadian as a Scotsman (well, it's an /accent/ isn't it?). Only Sean Connery's Scottish Russian submarine captain or his Scottish Irishman in The Untouchables beats that, really. Or his Scottish Egyptian in Highlander. "Haggis? What is haggis?". tom -- YOU CANT TAKE AWAY HATGUYS HAT. THEN HE IS JUST GUY -- The_Toad |
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"Martin" wrote in message ... I will be cycling tomorrow on slicks (well Marathon Pluses) I expect the roads will still be icy, is it a good idea to let a lot of the air out. ISTR reading something like that before. (Well I will be walking parts of it). Martin. They will slip on ice. I reckon they are "semi slicks" but even so they will slip. I don't want to teach grandma to suck eggs ............ but 1. Ride in as high a gear as your can manage. A lower gear increases the "slip factor" ( the "torque"). I find even on wet edges of paths, where I hit damp grass, my rear wheel will slip under climbing gear, pressure! 2. it gets difficult for cyclists as the side roads become more patchy -- beware running into a patch of black ( or even white) ice 3 With SPD type pedals I keep my "favourite foot" unclipped; so that I can drop a stabilising extra support. 4. Just be sensible cos all these suddenly polite car drivers are now over their scare and they are driving normally ---- and all the roads are distinctly not yet "normal". -- Trevor A Panther In South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk |
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Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:32:39 +0000, Tosspot said in : 'They cannae take it Cap'n" Ah, the genius of Hollywood - casting an Irish Canadian as a Scotsman (well, it's an /accent/ isn't it?). They did manage to repeat the error a few year later when they cast an "unknown British Shakespearean actor" (Yorkshire) as a Frenchman from East France. Only Sean Connery's Scottish Russian submarine captain or his Scottish Irishman in The Untouchables beats that, really. Guy |
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Martin wrote:
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote: On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 08:32:39 +0000, Tosspot said in : 'They cannae take it Cap'n" Ah, the genius of Hollywood - casting an Irish Canadian as a Scotsman (well, it's an /accent/ isn't it?). They did manage to repeat the error a few year later when they cast an "unknown British Shakespearean actor" (Yorkshire) as a Frenchman from East France. The Royal Shakespeare Company does something similar every time they do "Henry V". |
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Tosspot wrote:
Martin wrote: I will be cycling tomorrow on slicks (well Marathon Pluses) I expect the roads will still be icy, is it a good idea to let a lot of the air out. ISTR reading something like that before. (Well I will be walking parts of it). I dont reckon it will make so much difference because of the smart guard on those. If it's any help I cycle a lot in icy conditions on M+s and 'They cannae take it Cap'n", so take it easy. I tried it today, letting most of the air out, and it made quite a noticeable bit of difference. Although I think I was in danger of a snakebite visit a couple of times. Martin. |
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Martin wrote:
I will be cycling tomorrow on slicks (well Marathon Pluses) I expect the roads will still be icy, is it a good idea to let a lot of the air out. ISTR reading something like that before. (Well I will be walking parts of it). Martin. Made a *huge* difference on Monday for me - we had about four inches of snow with the merest hint of slushiness underneath, and what felt like ice somewhere in the mix. At normal pressures my M+s were going through to the slippery layer, and skating all over the place. With most of the air let out (when I pumped them up again, they were down to about 15 or 20psi), they were much more secure. No fun when I got back to tarmac though ... usable, but so, so slow -- John |
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On 08/02/2009 15:50, jsabine wrote:
Made a *huge* difference on Monday for me - we had about four inches of snow with the merest hint of slushiness underneath, and what felt like ice somewhere in the mix. At normal pressures my M+s were going through to the slippery layer, and skating all over the place. With most of the air let out (when I pumped them up again, they were down to about 15 or 20psi), they were much more secure. No fun when I got back to tarmac though ... usable, but so, so slow YMMV. I had about 1.5" of snow on Thursday morning, with occasional patches of ice underneath, and had absolutely no problems with my M+s at 100psi (well, probably more like 90psi since I hadn't topped them up for a couple of weeks). -- Danny Colyer http://www.redpedals.co.uk Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often "The plural of anecdote is not data" - Frank Kotsonis |
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