Hmm, we get a fair amount of snow and ice up here and can easily have weeks at a time where there's no thaw. I reckon I probably won't risk going out on my bike much unless the roads are clear and just use my car on snow days instead.
Winter tyre choice..top contact or studded?
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Hmm, we get a fair amount of snow and ice up here and can easily have weeks at a time where there's no thaw. I reckon I probably won't risk going out on my bike much unless the roads are clear and just use my car on snow days instead.
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
Tbh I'm not sure, I haven't even looked at them for more than a minute. I just prefer folded over wire if I have the option.
Brandane
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- Costa Clyde
You live in the south east corner of Britain then? Hardly representative of the rest of the country! Every winter up here in the west of Scotland, we get weeks on end where all the roads and cycle paths are covered in ice. With all the recent council cutbacks we're lucky if the bus routes get gritted. You wouldn't want to try and cycle on the surfaces we are faced with, without proper ice tyres. You WILL end up on your @rse, and in my case with injuries costing me £££ in time off work. Having learned my lesson, I invested in Schwalbe winter tyres with ice studs last year.
tincaman
Guru
- Location
- Chudleigh, South Devon
Here you go, mounted on 24mm rims, they come out at 33mm wide and 34mm high
I have a MTB with Ice Spikers, only used for 50 snowy miles in the past 2 years but what great fun it was
Origamist
Legendary Member
I'm going to get a pair of Marthon Winter tyres and keep them on a spare set of wheels for when the weather deteriorates. However, if the conditions are really bad, I'm not going to cycle as no amount of grip is going to help you if other road users are skidding towards you at speed on a country lane...
e-rider
Banned member
- Location
- South West
if you are riding on actual snow, then the top contacts wouldn't be that good -you would need either a heavy studded tyre, or a standard knobbly tyre, however, the top contacts are great for more general winter commuting.
e-rider
Banned member
- Location
- South West
ice spikers can be ridden with confidence on an ice rink - studded tyres are actually incredibly good in snow and ice and any fall can lead to broken bones so worth avoiding - however, many parts of this country do not get much snow so use would be very limited in these regions
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
Why would you say this? I've used marathon winters in snow and they were totally useless, the tread just fill with snow and essentially become slicks.
The conti's we have on the car are made from the same rubber as the bike tyres. The car ones are absolutely amazing and allow us to drive a heavy picasso in deep snow with no issues whatsoever.
I'm not even in the slightest bit worried about the capabilities in snow, it's just the usual slushy shite at the sides of the road, but not overly so.
MickL
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- Dudley by the Castle...
tincaman
Guru
- Location
- Chudleigh, South Devon
MickL
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- Dudley by the Castle...
Thank you very much saved me a few bob !!How about these: 18-20 euros + post
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