Local Snow Riding Pic Link

Paladin said:

Here's a short photo spread from one of our local spudhucksters (yes,
of magazine fame), who took these shots after our first real snow of
the season.

http://www.spudhucksters.com/12-1-05snowride.html

I rode last night and this a.m. in 15 to 18f, and it was great. Really
makes you serious about toe and finger warmth, too...

Mid-60s in LoSoCA today. Where ARE my arm warmers?!?

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Here's a short photo spread from one of our local spudhucksters (yes, of
magazine fame), who took these shots after our first real snow of the
season.

http://www.spudhucksters.com/12-1-05snowride.html

I rode last night and this a.m. in 15 to 18f, and it was great. Really
makes you serious about toe and finger warmth, too...

CDB

What's the traction like in the snow? Do you do anything different, tires,
pressure, etc? I'm thinking of heading into the snow myself one of these
weekends. I can handle the clothing for the cold, but I'm curious about
keeping the tires on the ground.

Tom

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Here's a short photo spread from one of our local spudhucksters (yes, of
magazine fame), who took these shots after our first real snow of the
season.

http://www.spudhucksters.com/12-1-05snowride.html

I rode last night and this a.m. in 15 to 18f, and it was great. Really
makes you serious about toe and finger warmth, too...

CDB

What's the traction like in the snow? Do you do anything different,

tires,

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pressure, etc? I'm thinking of heading into the snow myself one of these
weekends. I can handle the clothing for the cold, but I'm curious about
keeping the tires on the ground.

I've ridden 3" to 4" of powder many times which is always fun on a bike, no
changes necessary. I've also ridden foot deep snow with a strong crust on
top, only thing to do there is to keep your weight way back in case you
break through the crust.

Greg

tcmedara said:

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Quoted message said:

Here's a short photo spread from one of our local spudhucksters (yes, of
magazine fame), who took these shots after our first real snow of the
season.

http://www.spudhucksters.com/12-1-05snowride.html

I rode last night and this a.m. in 15 to 18f, and it was great. Really
makes you serious about toe and finger warmth, too...

CDB

What's the traction like in the snow? Do you do anything different, tires,
pressure, etc? I'm thinking of heading into the snow myself one of these
weekends. I can handle the clothing for the cold, but I'm curious about
keeping the tires on the ground.

Tom

I commuted with 700x23's this morning in about 1/2" of slush, pressure
probably around 100psi. If your mtb wears tires work decently in mud,
you should be fine especially if the snow's a bit wet and packed. Avoid
trails where you'll have to do hard braking especially if you're
running rim brakes. When those rims freeze up it can be some bad news.

/s

/s

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Here's a short photo spread from one of our local spudhucksters (yes, of
magazine fame), who took these shots after our first real snow of the
season.

http://www.spudhucksters.com/12-1-05snowride.html

I rode last night and this a.m. in 15 to 18f, and it was great. Really
makes you serious about toe and finger warmth, too...

CDB

What's the traction like in the snow?

Complex question, depending on how deep, how wet, how steep, etc. But well
worth a shot. Especially at night when everything's so quiet. But a
general rule of thumb is to run the fattest tires you have, at the lowest
pressures you can, and keep as even a rhythm as you can, like you would in
sand. Run flat pedals, and lower your seat. Beware of sliding out to the
sides, which I've done. I don't have studded tires, but folks that do
really love em.

Cool pictures and some snow riding advice hidden amongs all the [censored] in our
local mtbr forum:
http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?s=705b8cc42ef3f630411e37221b651366&f=103

CDB

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Scott Gordo said:

tcmedara said:

"Paladin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Here's a short photo spread from one of our local spudhucksters (yes, of
magazine fame), who took these shots after our first real snow of the
season.

http://www.spudhucksters.com/12-1-05snowride.html

I rode last night and this a.m. in 15 to 18f, and it was great. Really
makes you serious about toe and finger warmth, too...

CDB

What's the traction like in the snow? Do you do anything different, tires,
pressure, etc? I'm thinking of heading into the snow myself one of these
weekends. I can handle the clothing for the cold, but I'm curious about
keeping the tires on the ground.

Tom

I commuted with 700x23's this morning in about 1/2" of slush, pressure
probably around 100psi. If your mtb wears tires work decently in mud,
you should be fine especially if the snow's a bit wet and packed. Avoid
trails where you'll have to do hard braking especially if you're
running rim brakes. When those rims freeze up it can be some bad news.

/s

/s

Yeah, rim brakes are not ideal for snow, especially if it's wet. If it's
cold and the snow packs down (or is windblown enough) the traction is
actually pretty amazing. There's a ridge top I ride here that turns into
hard blown crusty drifts when conditions are right. It's firm enough to
stay on top of the crust most of the time (and exciting when you break
through), and the traction is probably better than on dirt. When it's
not like that I'll just XC ski it instead. Riding in deep, loose snow
isn't all that fun IMO. Skiing in that stuff is a hoot.
Last time I rode it like that, the shapes and traction made me think of
a bizzaro world moab slickrock. It was pretty fun. Breaking through was
a killer, it would sink the front wheel past the hub and it was going to
be a crash no matter how far back I was unless I had zero speed, and
that's no fun and also seemed to increase the likelihood of breaking
through the crust.
If your temps creep past the freezing point regularly, watch out for ice
forming. Hartman's can get like that where it will be snow until you hit
some glaze ice on rick where it got warm enough to melt and then
re-freeze. That's where it gets really sketchy and can make for some
nasty crashes.

Matt

Paladin said:

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"Paladin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Here's a short photo spread from one of our local spudhucksters (yes, of
magazine fame), who took these shots after our first real snow of the
season.

http://www.spudhucksters.com/12-1-05snowride.html

I rode last night and this a.m. in 15 to 18f, and it was great. Really
makes you serious about toe and finger warmth, too...

CDB

What's the traction like in the snow?

Complex question, depending on how deep, how wet, how steep, etc. But well
worth a shot. Especially at night when everything's so quiet. But a
general rule of thumb is to run the fattest tires you have, at the lowest
pressures you can, and keep as even a rhythm as you can, like you would in
sand. Run flat pedals, and lower your seat. Beware of sliding out to the
sides, which I've done. I don't have studded tires, but folks that do
really love em.

Cool pictures and some snow riding advice hidden amongs all the [censored] in our
local mtbr forum:
http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?s=705b8cc42ef3f630411e37221b651366&f=103

CDB

Let's just say that this is pretty much the ideal setup, so mimic as
closely as possible:
http://www.surlybikes.com/pugsley.html
Otherwise... who was riding that DH with the ski attachments a couple
years ago?
/s

Scott Gordo said:

who was riding that DH with the ski attachments a couple
years ago?

Darsh.

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Complex question, depending on how deep, how wet, how steep, etc. But
well worth a shot. Especially at night when everything's so quiet. But
a general rule of thumb is to run the fattest tires you have, at the
lowest pressures you can, and keep as even a rhythm as you can, like you
would in sand. Run flat pedals, and lower your seat. Beware of sliding
out to the sides, which I've done. I don't have studded tires, but folks
that do really love em.

Cool pictures and some snow riding advice hidden amongs all the [censored] in
our local mtbr forum:
http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?s=705b8cc42ef3f630411e37221b651366&f=103

CDB

I've got rim brakes, so that may prove interesting. Mebbe I'll test out the
process riding around in my back yard. It's colder than hell around here
right now (high of 11 F today) so the snow is squeaky and dry. There's
about 3-4 inches on the ground, so it will be interesting to see how the
bike reacts in this stuff.

Interesting about the tires. I saw a bike a few weeks ago in the LBS that
had 2.7's mounted. Looked almost clownish. May have been the Pugsly that
was linked above.

Tom

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Complex question, depending on how deep, how wet, how steep, etc. But
well worth a shot. Especially at night when everything's so quiet.

But

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a general rule of thumb is to run the fattest tires you have, at the
lowest pressures you can, and keep as even a rhythm as you can, like you
would in sand. Run flat pedals, and lower your seat. Beware of

sliding

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out to the sides, which I've done. I don't have studded tires, but

folks

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that do really love em.

Cool pictures and some snow riding advice hidden amongs all the [censored] in
our local mtbr forum:

http://forums.mtbr.com/forumdisplay.php?s=705b8cc42ef3f630411e37221b651366&f
=103

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CDB

I've got rim brakes, so that may prove interesting. Mebbe I'll test out

the

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process riding around in my back yard. It's colder than hell around here
right now (high of 11 F today) so the snow is squeaky and dry. There's
about 3-4 inches on the ground, so it will be interesting to see how the
bike reacts in this stuff.

3-4 inches is a blast.

Greg

G.T. said:

3-4 inches is a blast.

Not for her!

(Shaun aRe made me do it.)

Bill Sornson said:

G.T. said:

3-4 inches is a blast.

Not for her!

(Shaun aRe made me do it.)

tee hee hee....

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G.T. said:

3-4 inches is a blast.

Not for her!

(Shaun aRe made me do it.)

Gee Zeus guys! Y'all keep invoking me when I ain't even here!

Shaun aRe
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