[*BCM*] Studded Snow Tires for Bikes

[Ted White]

If somebody has already mentioned this
sorry for being redundant;

My winter riding tip is:
Get studded snow tires. Nokia (a brand from Finland)
makes a great studded mountain bike tire.
The studs are not huge sharp spikes but short, blunt, stubs.
They really help on snow and ice and you can certainly ride them on 
asphalt too.

In the winter of 2003, I used both front and rear studded tires.
Last year I only used the studded tire on the back--and that worked 
fine.
(P.S. I ordered mine from a local bike shop in Amherst, MA)

happy riding!

-Ted White




On Monday, December 12, 2005, at 04:25 PM, turtle wrote:

> Dimitri wrote:
>>
>> I would also recommend spending some time in a snowy/icy parking lot
>> to practice your bike handing, avoiding wipeouts, and gracefully 
>> bailing
>> out when your bike does decide to go south. There is some technique 
>> involved but
>> it's pretty easy to pick up and much better to do so in a safe 
>> surrounding.
>
> It just occured to me that this might be a great subject for a
> workshop/class.  MassBike could host it, or maybe one of the freeschool
> groups in the Boston area.  The workshop could cover all the important
> secrets for comfortable and safe winter commuting along with some
> on-bike skills.
>
> Hmmmmm...  If no one else picks up this idea, I might consider
> organizing it later on in the winter when everyone has cabin fever and
> wants to get outside (late February or early March, maybe).
>
> -Turtle
>
>
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