traction devices (im iced in!)

Since I'm taking this semester off, I got myself a job. I've
worked at this place before for a summer job when I was in
high school, so I already have a pretty good idea what
things are looking like for me. This job involves having
access to many different materials and equipment that could
possibly be used for something like tire chains for a uni
tire. I'm allowed to use their stuff for my own fun after
hours (I know the people that own the place really well), so
long as I supply (or pay for) the materials that I use. I'll
keep my eyes open, and if I find something that looks like
it would work well, I'll check it out. I'll let you know if
I come up with something relatively cheap. I might even be
able to powdercoat it for an extra $5.

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The internet god that is Google gave me this site:
tinyurl.com2mxg8Open ↗

Of course, I have never tried it myself.

Daniel

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there ain't enough body armor in the country for me to try that. -- Ken
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daino149 said:

*tinyurl.com2mxg8Open ↗ *

thanx Daino,i wonder who that dude is? did you notice that
all that chain wirk was done to a uni with lolly pop bearing
holders....?

its funny,i was going to thank you last night but then
suddenly the power went out and it just came back on now at
8:00 PM (PST) over 20 hours of internet free life. :eek:

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jagur said:

*its funny,i was going to thank you last night but then
suddenly the power went out and it just came back on
now at 8:00 PM (PST) over 20 hours of internet free
life. :eek: *

Oh no! Life without Internet? That has got to be weird...

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Sounds exactly like an orthodic support for shoes, only different. Would
this be called a butt-thodic support? or glutethodic?
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paco said:

* Oh no! Life without Internet? That has got to be
weird... *

dude,it was crazy..i had to start a fire and
stuff...........then there was the Oak trees falling on the
children,,,,just kidding.thank god that hasnt happened but
the whole park next to the school is taped off...limbs are
falling like rain.

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'This' (ramsays-ramsays-Open ↗
online.com/treadonline/chains.html) was on a link on the
page you started - it looks pretty good. The other version
(all chain) would be pretty heavy.

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i sure do like those Kool Stop cleats [image:
"]http://users.rcn.com/icebike/images/icechains1.jpg] they
look better than chains.

i was thinking how fun it would be to make some out of
parashoot cord and bottle caps.

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I don't ride in snow much anymore, but I figure a Gazzalodi
would be pretty good traction in soft snow. On packed snow
and ice, it's kind of fun to not have any traction. Okay,
maybe not if you're on a steep hill with rocks & things.

I haven't ridden on snow in a while, so I can't speak for
how a Gazz performs. But we used to have tons of fun back in
the days, with our regular 24" unis and street tires.

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"jfoss" at "unicycling.com"
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"I went to the Liberace Museum and the Elvis-A-Rama Museum on the same
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johnfoss said:

*I don't ride in snow much anymore, but I figure a
Gazzalodi would be pretty good traction in soft snow. On
packed snow and ice, it's kind of fun to not have any
traction. Okay, maybe not if you're on a steep hill with
rocks & things.*

Gazza gives quite good grip on soft snow, but it still
slips. And slipping is something I don't like. Except when
you can find a really steep hill with a lot of snow. There
you can lock the wheel and slide down. Some kids were using
a sledge on a small hill (maybe 3 meters high) and I went
down it with my uni. On more rocky terrain it isn't fun.
I've spent a lot of time sliding on my stomach after an UPD
to a slight downhill.

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Don't click the link. It makes your head hurt.

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What about cokers? I was thinking of going to the hardware
store and getting some cable and things. Then making some
chains for my coker. There is about a foot or so of snow on
the sidewalks so I think it would be worth it. Has anyone
else tried it?

Alex

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When I was mountain biking in the snow, I found that using
very low tire pressure helped me to float over deeper snow
and to get better traction. I did one mtb ride where I
dropped the tire pressure to about 12 psi. Snow was fairly
deep and at around 40 psi the ride was very squirrelly. I
just kept on letting out air until it handled better. It
didn't make a lot of difference until the tore pressure was
really low. When on dry pavement, the tires were almost
looking flat. I had to pump them back up to ride back home.

Of course, you are more likely to get a pinch flat if you
hit a hard edge like a curb or a rock. I was amazed at
the difference it made on the bike. I haven't tried it on
the uni yet.

Excuse me for spelling out bike. Is there a forum rule that
says you can't spell it out?

Bill

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