winter riding anyone???

[nambo-trev]

hey guys just thought id start a thread to see how many of us winter ride? up here in canada its equally as fun(in my opinion )and ads a huge advantage when spring summer rolls along for stamina and balance! i blew threw my trelleborgs last year(got 2 years outta them) and just picked up a brand new set today hence the itch to start this thread.heres a few pics

[nambo-trev]

heres pics of the new trelles!!!!

[HuskyDude]

Only in Canada you say.
Although I haven't been out on my Gaser yet here's a few from my Husky days.
Made em myself.




Here's a short vid...SnowRide

[nambo-trev]

thats great huskydude, howd the tires hold up? ive tried many styles of tires and studs but i couldnt really find anything that stood up to abuse better than the original trelle! actually last year one of my buddies(WTEC) on the forum started a small studding business and we tried multiple tires to see what held up the best. We kind of settled on the michelin ac-10 as it resisted chunking in the cold the best and holds a carbide stud the best. his tires are really good and there under half of what real trelleborgs cost.

[roostafish]

We ride all year here in Oregon. Winter is when I get most of my miles on because we're not camping and doing family fun stuff as much. I pefer the cooler temperatures too. We don't get much snow here in the Western part of the state, so spiked tires are not really needed. Though I have studded tires in the past.

[nambo-trev]

Hey mike you say not much snow down there? That might be worth a trip down for me and the boys, not to crazy of a drive for a weekend, what kind of riding up there? Tight single track? Rocky?

[iancp5]

As someone who never winter rides because if we get that much snow in the south of the UK we go into panic mode! I'd like to ask; what happens if you fall off? Those tyres look like they'd shred your leg if you ran over yourself or someone else?

[nambo-trev]

i used to wonder how dangeroeus it could be too but after years of winter riding ive only had a little scathing of my pants. i mean there definetly is potential but falling off the bike has never produced any serious injury amoung any of my friends, you just fall in the snow! its actually alot less painful id say moving the bike or loading the bike is more dangerous because your hands occasionally get scuffed up but thats about it.

[HuskyDude]

Never tried it but Ice Racing in the interior of BC is a big hit in winter too.

Different tires also.



Stake Lake near Kamloops BC

[nambo-trev]

ya ice racing is super cool but that is pretty dangerous! my buddies dad took a fall in an ice race and got run over and was pretty badly injured you really gotta know what your doing to me because real ice tires are way more gnarly than anything pictured here!