My Spiked Tire MUni

Looks really nice. Have you ridden with it yet? Can you get away with
not having anything solid (and not too flexible) between the tube and
screws? I'd have thought they'd tend to push through.

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nah the thick casing of the tire will hold them in pretty good. if
anything they will lean over to the side. ive done this before too.
putting a junk bike tube inside the tire between the good tube and the
pin heads will help prevent flats. they might push through if your
riding on something like rocks with the small screws. the screws i used
were wood screws that i cut down after installing. sorry no pics of it
tho. you can take the pins out in the spring and use the tire still.
my gazz on the bike was studded 2-3 yrs ago and still goes fine

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I've made them for my bike before as well as this year. I had one on my
muni for a day this year, but I needed the tire for my bike so I took it
off for now. I used a 26x2.5 Panaracer Megablaster tire and the same
screws you used. Only I place my screws through the middle of the nobs
on the tire for more support. I slice up an old tube and use it between
the tire and good tube to protect it from the screw heads. We had a
really wicked ice storm here last month that I needed the tire for.
Maybe I'll get a picture of the tire today.

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I think it is better if you place the studds on the knobbs, that way the
studds tutches the ground first, and provied better grip, and that they
have more rubber to hold on to, preventing them to be pushed back in the
tyre...

That's how i did it anyway.

Edit: Couple of laywers of duct tape on the inside of the tire works
good, but, i use both 2 layyers of ducti and a old tube.

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Here's mine. 72 screws, on the knobs -- #10 half-inch.

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OK, here's the pic of the tire I studded for my muni, even though it's
on my bike at the moment. I only studded the side nobs, thinking it
would be enough. It wasn't too bad until going down a hill when the tire
would slide out from under me. I should take it off and stud the center
of it too.

Mojoe

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Today I rode at Copper ski resort, one time down from the top of the
Super Bee lift. My girlfriend took pics and video clips. I will post
them tomorrow or the next day. The studs worked pretty good, best on
the icier snow. I was even able to ride up the hill a bit, till I got
tired.

I'll give a more elaborite post later when I have mroe time.

catboy: Yeah, it would have been better to put the studs through the
lugs, but it was easier to "find" the point of the screw through the
thinner part of the tire. To do it right would have taken more time,
and I only had one night before the trip. Maybe I'll redo it right next
year. Thanks for the idea and pics.

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Ed Hansen said:

*Today I rode at Copper ski resort, one time down from the top of the
Super Bee lift. My girlfriend took pics and video clips. I will post
them tomorrow or the next day. The studs worked pretty good, best on
the icier snow. I was even able to ride up the hill a bit, till I got
tired.

I'll give a more elaborite post later when I have mroe time.

catboy: Yeah, it would have been better to put the studs through the
lugs, but it was easier to "find" the point of the screw through the
thinner part of the tire. To do it right would have taken more time,
and I only had one night before the trip. Maybe I'll redo it right
next year. Thanks for the idea and pics. *

If you drill a small hole (smaller than the screw body) from the
outside, trough the knobb, if won't be hard to put the screw in place
from the inside.

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I studded both tires on my winter b*ke last winter and also studded my
old unicycle’s tire. I used aprox. 60 screws sticking out at a 45 angle
from the side lugs. I used some of the tips off this site: 'Ice Biking'
(http://icebike.org/Equipment/tires.htm) At the bottom if the page
there are detailed instructions and tips on how to stud a tire. I found
pre-drilling the holes unnecessary. With the studded tire on the
unicycle I found it close to impossible to slip or slide on ice or hard
packed snow. However, I could still spin out in loose snow. Here’s a
close-up photo of one of the studs after a season’s riding with
occasional rides on pavement.

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I don't have any experience with studded tires, and I don't plan on
doing any ice riding, but I was wondering if the screws needed to be
pointed outward. Would it work if you used some self-tapping sheetmetal
screws with hex heads screwed in from the outside, then used a tubeless
conversion kit to prevent air leakage?
If the head is able to grip the ice well enough, it seems that having
the heads on the outside would have several advantages:
The screw would be forced in rather then out when in contact with the
ground
There would be much less metal sticking out from the tire
It’s easier to screw on the nubs on the outside

So, do you think it would work?

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daino149 said:

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If the head is able to grip the ice well enough, it seems that having
the heads on the outside would have several advantages:
The screw would be forced in rather then out when in contact with the
ground
There would be much less metal sticking out from the tire
It’s easier to screw on the nubs on the outside

So, do you think it would work? *

For me, the studs need the sharp points outward so they dig into the
ice. Besides for that the idea sounds good🙂

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

After getting a KH242005 the other day, I had that old MUni in jeopardy
of collecting dust. So today I spiked it. I'll be up at Copper Ski
resort for the next two days, (so I won't be online until Monday night
or Tuesday morning.) I used just under 200 Pan head - phillips sheet
metal screws, size #6 x 3.8 inch. I posted the pics: 'HERE'
(http://community.webshots.com/album/257444951ySrOJf)

Wot? no off piste?

Nao ;-)