Winter tires?

[BarelyAWake]

Hey all, it's gettin' to be that time of year again and I'd like to ask yer advice.

I'm gonna ride till I freeze, till I just can't take it anymore. I know full well that living in Maine - it's damn unlikely I'll be riding the whole winter long. Some winters... sure it'd be fine, others not so much.

So my question for you is, what tires do you recommend? Studded, unstudded? I'd assume a soft, aggressive dirt tire for the snow and ice - but does anyone have a favorite? Links?

Any suggestions would be much appreciated! I used to ride motorcycles year round, although a bit further south lol and the right tires make ALL the difference in such conditions

[FileStyle]

check this out!BikePortland.org Blog Archive Ziptie your tire for better traction

[UncleKudzu]

here ya go:


(as seen at underground velo.)

[Dave31]

http://motorbicycling.com/f3/studded...them-3373.html

http://motorbicycling.com/f3/made-my...ires-5439.html

[markeatmark]

Originally Posted by UncleKudzu

here ya go:


(as seen at underground velo.)

them tires are crazy. where can i get some?

[Blakenstein]

Originally Posted by BarelyAWake

Hey all, it's gettin' to be that time of year again and I'd like to ask yer advice.

I'm gonna ride till I freeze, till I just can't take it anymore. I know full well that living in Maine - it's damn unlikely I'll be riding the whole winter long. Some winters... sure it'd be fine, others not so much.

So my question for you is, what tires do you recommend? Studded, unstudded? I'd assume a soft, aggressive dirt tire for the snow and ice - but does anyone have a favorite? Links?

Any suggestions would be much appreciated! I used to ride motorcycles year round, although a bit further south lol and the right tires make ALL the difference in such conditions

ooooooyezaaaaa.if its one thing i know its winter tires-for once i can finnally help you.I have big time winter ridding experience.dont really need studded tires if you kow what ur doing.for the back;-Tioga/phsyco2 or Panaracer pyro tm suspention x c .....for the front;german Continental Premolar 1.aand reverse the grip direction for front.these tires are the best.

[the_edge150]

that zip tie idea is cool! gonna add that to my reasons why to always have some zip ties with you

[BarelyAWake]

Thanks guys - this is awesome info!

filestyle - Cool link, but as I'm more worried about glare ice I dunno... and at the speeds our MBs go I bet they'd be prone to the probs the one negative reviewer bemoaned. Thanks tho - as I always have a pack of zips in my pack if I run into drifts I'll know what to do

UncleKudzu - those ARE great tires... I'm far too lazy to build a bike for 'em tho lol

fairracing - I shoulda done a forum search first lol - ofc this topic has been covered before v.v but thanks for diggin' up those great threads!

Blakenstein - I googled those tires and I'm diggin' the Panaracer Pyros a LOT Panaracer Pyro and Panaracer tires
but I haven't found pics for the Continental Premolar (hail Blakenstein lol)

edge150 - If ya read down the comments on that zip tie article there's one guy who tried it and hated them, either he was jus cranky - or he was the only one who actually tried it o_O Ya mebbe wanna give it a read *shrug* He made sense to me...

Yeah... I dunno about studs. The jury seems to out on that one, I figure they gotta help some with glare ice (my biggest worry) but ofc they don't help with snow. I don't think snow will be much of a prob, not deep stuff anyway as I'll be riding "plowed" roads.

The "do-it-yerself" technique seems... drastic and I wonder about longevity. However given they want $80 a tire or thereabouts for factory studded I don't think I'll be buyin' those lol

[Blakenstein]

you saw that?lol. here we call that black ice wether it's black or not and is everyones worst nightmare,in the relm of road transport. studded tires are great and i saw some one whom made his own by running sheetmetal screws up from the inside out and using rubber to protect inner tube.they were great.I'm thinking of cleating mine like old school snow mobile tracks [steel cleats] .will be alot of work but will be worth it.

[Dave31]

Originally Posted by BarelyAWake

fairracing - I shoulda done a forum search first lol - ofc this topic has been covered before v.v but thanks for diggin' up those great threads!

No problem, thats what I am here for. There was many more but what can I say?...I got lazy.