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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:33:52 -0500, KLydesdale <[email hidden]>
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Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
Looks extremely co... co... cold!--
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:33:52 -0500, KLydesdale <[email hidden]>Quoted message said:
Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
Looks extremely co... co... cold!Let's see that was Dec 12. Temps for the day ranged between 30-36 degrees
F, actually very pleasant temps for winter riding. Once you get the right
clothing and learn to use it properly, it's really no big deal. The beauty
of the woods makes the hassle of the extra clothing well worth it. And
very so often we get a nice surprise - like the time a snowy owl flew down
the trail ahead of us right at head height. He was so close we could feel
the wash off his wings. -
On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:50:00 -0500, KLydesdale <[email hidden]>
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"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:33:52 -0500, KLydesdale <[email hidden]>Quoted message said:
Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
Looks extremely co... co... cold!Let's see that was Dec 12. Temps for the day ranged between 30-36
degrees
F, actually very pleasant temps for winter riding. Once you get the
right
clothing and learn to use it properly, it's really no big deal. The
beauty
of the woods makes the hassle of the extra clothing well worth it. And
very so often we get a nice surprise - like the time a snowy owl flew
down
the trail ahead of us right at head height. He was so close we could
feel
the wash off his wings.
That would be very cool. The closet I got to an experience like that was
nearly getting kicked in the head by a rabid deer, and stocked by a hungry
puddy cat :-p--
Slacker -
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:50:00 -0500, KLydesdale <[email hidden]>Quoted message said:
"Slacker" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:33:52 -0500, KLydesdale <[email hidden]>Quoted message said:
Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
Looks extremely co... co... cold!Let's see that was Dec 12. Temps for the day ranged between 30-36
degrees
F, actually very pleasant temps for winter riding. Once you get the
right
clothing and learn to use it properly, it's really no big deal. The
beauty
of the woods makes the hassle of the extra clothing well worth it. And
very so often we get a nice surprise - like the time a snowy owl flew
down
the trail ahead of us right at head height. He was so close we could
feel
the wash off his wings.
That would be very cool. The closet I got to an experience like that was
nearly getting kicked in the head by a rabid deer, and stocked by a hungry
puddy cat :-p--
SlackerIt's even worse when the deer congregate in the middle of a fast road.
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"KLydesdale" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
77 degrees here right now... I'm sweating just sitting down with the window
open!--
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KLydesdale said:
Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
Cool, I mean cold! The first 2 pics looked liked
b/w one 'til I had a closer look.--
- Zilla
Cary, NC
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Per KLydesdale:
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Don't you have trouble with face planting due to the front wheel washing out on
things like patches of ice or frozen-over wet tree roots?
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PeteCresswell -
Now thats a non seasonal Mtber snow. Virgin the best
way to go and just below freezing makes it even better. -
"KLydesdale" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...Quoted message said:
Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
Nice stuff. We just have rain and mud around here (Maryland). Looks like
its going to stay that way for awhile. Muddy that is.............Marty
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"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Per KLydesdale:
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Don't you have trouble with face planting due to the front wheel washing
out onQuoted message said:
things like patches of ice or frozen-over wet tree roots?
--On the day those photos were taken, there were no ice patches - only a
couple of inches of freshly fallen snow. As you can see from some of the
photos, tires are running right down to the dirt. Roots can be a bit
slippery when the snow first falls on them but after a couple of riders go
over, snow get removed and they're really not that much of a problem. If
we have several successive snowfalls, which gets packed down by riders (and
hikers and xc skiers) in between, you don't even feel the roots because the
snow evens the trail out.Ice patches are generally only a problem later in the season after a good
frost layer has formed and we have a quick warm-up/refreeze cycle where the
snow on the surface melts down, can't drain off due to the frost layer and
then re-freezes in puddles when the temps get colder. In conditions like
this, I use my studded tires for safety. With these tires, I've safely
ridden in conditions where you could have ice-skated on the flatter parts of
the trail. Luckily the climbs and descents never really get icy because
the water runs off.Riding on through a couple of inches of fresh-fallen snow or on a good
snowpack has been some of the most fun riding I've done. I've shared this
fun with several of my friends now by taking them out for their first winter
rides in these good conditions and they have all commented how amazed they
were amazed at the traction and control that they had when they expected to
be slipping and sliding all over the place. -
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:50:00 -0500, KLydesdale <[email hidden]>Quoted message said:
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:33:52 -0500, KLydesdale <[email hidden]>
wrote:And
very so often we get a nice surprise - like the time a snowy owl flew
down
the trail ahead of us right at head height. He was so close we could
feel
the wash off his wings.
That would be very cool. The closet I got to an experience like that was
nearly getting kicked in the head by a rabid deer, and stocked by a hungry
puddy cat :-pWhat was really cool was that I was with a buddy who I'd just convinced to
start riding with me in the winter. Encountering the owl just made his
first snow ride all the more memorable. -
On 1/9/05 10:54 AM, in article [email hidden],
KLydesdale said:
"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Per KLydesdale:
Quoted message said:
Don't you have trouble with face planting due to the front wheel washing
out onQuoted message said:
things like patches of ice or frozen-over wet tree roots?
--On the day those photos were taken, there were no ice patches - only a
couple of inches of freshly fallen snow. As you can see from some of the
photos, tires are running right down to the dirt. Roots can be a bit
slippery when the snow first falls on them but after a couple of riders go
over, snow get removed and they're really not that much of a problem. If
we have several successive snowfalls, which gets packed down by riders (and
hikers and xc skiers) in between, you don't even feel the roots because the
snow evens the trail out.Ice patches are generally only a problem later in the season after a good
frost layer has formed and we have a quick warm-up/refreeze cycle where the
snow on the surface melts down, can't drain off due to the frost layer and
then re-freezes in puddles when the temps get colder. In conditions like
this, I use my studded tires for safety. With these tires, I've safely
ridden in conditions where you could have ice-skated on the flatter parts of
the trail. Luckily the climbs and descents never really get icy because
the water runs off.Riding on through a couple of inches of fresh-fallen snow or on a good
snowpack has been some of the most fun riding I've done. I've shared this
fun with several of my friends now by taking them out for their first winter
rides in these good conditions and they have all commented how amazed they
were amazed at the traction and control that they had when they expected to
be slipping and sliding all over the place.Any recommendations on which studdeds to use? It's been unseasonably nice
in Maryland/Virginia, but the ice is sure to comeQuoted message said:
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On Sun, 09 Jan 2005 11:41:55 -0500, charles buki <[email hidden]>
scribbled:Quoted message said:
Any recommendations on which studdeds to use? It's been unseasonably nice
in Maryland/Virginia, but the ice is sure to comeNokians. It's just not worth toying around with other, cheaper,
alternatives. You'll save a bit, but you'll regret it later on when
your value studded tires wear to the point where the studs no longer
contact the trail. Then they become heavy XC tires. 😉-Slash
--
"Ebert Victorious"
-The Onion -
On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:33:52 -0500, "KLydesdale"
<[email hidden]> scribbled:Quoted message said:
Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
More winter antics from some riders up here in AK. I wasn't on any of
these rides, but I've done the trails a few weeks ago and they're a
blast with the right conditions (cold, with a hard base).http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=71121
-Slash
--
"Ebert Victorious"
-The Onion -
Per Slash:
Quoted message said:
Nokians. It's just not worth toying around with other, cheaper,
alternatives. You'll save a bit, but you'll regret it later on when
your value studded tires wear to the point where the studs no longer
contact the trail.Show subject to wearing are they on blacktop? I've got about a 30-minute ride
on the stuff before I get to where my trails begin.
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PeteCresswell -
Slash said:
On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:33:52 -0500, "KLydesdale"
<[email hidden]> scribbled:Quoted message said:
Not extreme but at least we're actually riding....
More winter antics from some riders up here in AK. I wasn't on any of
these rides, but I've done the trails a few weeks ago and they're a
blast with the right conditions (cold, with a hard base).http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?t=71121
-Slash
--
"Ebert Victorious"
-The OnionOk, those pictures just made my testicles run & hide inside my body,
pretending to be ovaries.--
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"(Pete Cresswell)" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Per Slash:
Quoted message said:
Nokians. It's just not worth toying around with other, cheaper,
alternatives. You'll save a bit, but you'll regret it later on when
your value studded tires wear to the point where the studs no longer
contact the trail.Show subject to wearing are they on blacktop? I've got about a 30-minute
rideQuoted message said:
on the stuff before I get to where my trails begin.
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PeteCresswellMy Nokian Mount and Ground tires, which have 160 carbide tipped studs each,
are going on their sixth winter and the studs are still in very good shape.
I bought this tires mainly for the riding I do on dirt and paved roads and
bike paths around my house during the winter so they've seen quite a bit of
use on pavement. They're not as good as my Nokian Extremes for trail use
but they do a pretty good job on the stuff like shown in the Pontiac Lake
photos. I 'd much rather push the Mount and Grounds on the 8 miles of
pavement between my house and Pontiac Lake.
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