@xtaran asks:
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@eq @ascentale @xtaran @bikenite I thought oh studded tires I can make that with little wood screws and some duct tape and a tire liner to cover the heads.
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@the5thColumnist That looks like it could actually work, especially on slightly loose packed snowy roads
Wonder how long they stay on though, seems to be missing one already.
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@eq @ascentale @xtaran @bikenite I thought oh studded tires I can make that with little wood screws and some duct tape and a tire liner to cover the heads.
This was a terrible mistake. That thing ate tubes like whoah. -
@the5thColumnist That looks like it could actually work, especially on slightly loose packed snowy roads
Wonder how long they stay on though, seems to be missing one already.
It was for a race on a frozen pond and it didn't work.
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@the5thColumnist @smellsofbikes @eq @ascentale @bikenite: Those spokes look odd, too.
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@cpm @ascentale @xtaran @bikenite Yeah, he had a bad batch of pinion gears. The HPV forums had a couple of other people with the problem. But 'normal' people were fine, it was folk like me, and tandem riders, that broke them.
I still wonder whether he just under-specced them and discovered that 1% of users were stronger than expected.
@moz @cpm @ascentale @bikenite: Funny that SchumpfDrives come up in this thread. Got one, too, and it's still working fine. It's though a rather new, Kwiggle built one. Florian still builds one type himself: Those for unicycles. Met him at last year's SPEZI (special bike fair in Germany).
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@the5thColumnist @eq @ascentale @xtaran @bikenite This is close to what I did.
FWIW Schwalbe has a studded snow tire for under $60 (each) and unless you're really strapped for funds I think that's a better deal than a DIY. I particularly think Nokians with carbide studs, even though they're more expensive than my car's tires, are worth every penny. They last forever and don't wreck your tubes.
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@the5thColumnist @smellsofbikes @eq @ascentale @bikenite: Those spokes look odd, too.
@xtaran @the5thColumnist @eq @ascentale @bikenite Spokes are a fancy wrap job: halfway out, twist around adjacent spoke, then back to a different hole than where they'd usually go. These fail quickly in use in my experience but they sure look cool. (Tie-and-solder spokes are *good* but a pita to replace when you break one.)
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@the5thColumnist @eq @ascentale @xtaran @bikenite This is close to what I did.
FWIW Schwalbe has a studded snow tire for under $60 (each) and unless you're really strapped for funds I think that's a better deal than a DIY. I particularly think Nokians with carbide studs, even though they're more expensive than my car's tires, are worth every penny. They last forever and don't wreck your tubes.
(I bet a DIY with tubeless tires and extra sealant would work well, though.)@smellsofbikes @eq @ascentale @xtaran @bikenite
I use the Schwalbe Winter Marathons.
