RSSTue 8 Jan 2008
Here’s an article on winter bicycling (be sure to watch the video) from Minneapolis. These folks are well acquainted with bone-chilling cold, snow and ice, so consider it sage advice.
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January 18th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
I have a cross bike (jake the snake) that I use all winter for doing homeless outreach (jobbyjob). Recently I switched up my tires from small consistent nubbs (WTB All-Terrainasaurus 700X35) to a more aggressive and varied tread (Kenda Kross Supreme 700X35). I’m not so sure that was a good idea. I laid the bike out twice on the first day. I carry two or four panniers full of homeless-outreach-fixins each night and the weight of the bike slid on me on patches of hard ice. The more I thought about it the more I blamed the tires (not myself…no need for false modesty). The tread continues to be -great- on snow and slush and the messy stuff, but seems to falter more than the “slicker” rubbers (no pun, people. stop snickering) on hard sheens of ice…much like running in baseball cleats on pavement–catching the edge of the tread pattern lands you under the back end of a UPS truck.
So that’s what I’ve learned this year about winter riding. Thought I’d pass it on. If you’re looking for some tires for icing with freewheeling hubs (fixed is still the best way to go for control) don’t let your intuition tell you to get the most outrageous tread out there.
Go Denver.