Ice Riding

[12boy]

Peter White Cycles has a nice primer on studded tires from commuters to some serious ones for gnarly conditions.
We used to have road races round here with people coming in from all over to race in the Casper Classic. Now the races are mountain and gravel. In those hoary days of yore, some of the lads went with homemade studs made from 3/4 inch sheet metal screws and went racing down frozen creeks in sub zero F conditions. Better men than I.

 

[Johnno260]

I won't risk it on ice, I want too ride but also don't want extended time out the saddle with an injury that could've been avoided.

 

[cyberknight]

Some club riders did a mtb ride off road and one guy fell and broke his leg , on a rock

 

[Arjimlad]

I put these on yesterday even though it's only a couple of days of ice forecast in the mornings. I have a spare front wheel with one on it, and swap out the back wheel. No way would I now venture out on the Spatzguy's roads without them !

 

[rogerzilla]

3/8" screws work better than 3/4"!

I made my own and rode down a flight of steps covered in sheet ice, hard black ice, you name it. They are incredibly effective, just horribly noisy when you hit tarmac again.

 

[Pale Rider]

I put these on yesterday even though it's only a couple of days of ice forecast in the mornings. I have a spare front wheel with one on it, and swap out the back wheel. No way would I now venture out on the Spatzguy's roads without them !

Looks like you are missing a few studs.

 

[Arjimlad]

Looks like you are missing a few studs.

It looks like that, but these are the cheaper version with fewer studs ... still effective though.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

It looks like that, but these are the cheaper version with fewer studs ... still effective though.

If you contact Swalbe they'll send you a load of spares for free, quite easy to install once you get the hang of it.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

If you contact Swalbe they'll send you a load of spares for free, quite easy to install once you get the hang of it.

Yes: slide the spare studs in the fully inflated tyre with the aid of a dollop of washing up liquid and a pair of pliers.
I was given this tip by @potsy, a long, long time ago when he still used to ride bikes

 

[fossyant]

It looks like that, but these are the cheaper version with fewer studs ... still effective though.

Call that studded..... got 400 per tyre on mine (willy waving). PS you can easily upgrade those if you feel the need with spare studs and the little tool that pops them in.

 

[rogerzilla]

I have a pair of Nokian* (unspellable Finnish word) W160 winter tyres. They include the number of studs in the model name, which is nice. Called Suomi** now that they've been spun off from the car tyre company, but I think the tyres are the same.

*"from Nokia"
** "Finland"

 

[Arjimlad]

Call that studded..... got 400 per tyre on mine (willy waving). PS you can easily upgrade those if you feel the need with spare studs and the little tool that pops them in.

Interesting...so far I haven't felt the need...even in the snow