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RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - Canard - 12-16-2017
What!
a) Were they for the new bike lanes on Manitou?
b) Why would they have been removed?
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - tomh009 - 12-16-2017
(12-15-2017, 06:53 PM)Pheidippides Wrote: Lower tire pressure and/or wider tires are probably best for that situation.
Yes. Studs are really too small to make a difference in packed snow.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - Canard - 12-16-2017
So, no good for this?
I really don’t want to start riding a fat bike.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - tomh009 - 12-16-2017
I really don't think studs would make any appreciable difference on that kind of trail.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - Pheidippides - 12-16-2017
Or, or, we could plough the trails in a timely and effective manner!
Studded tires on anything but ice is like walking in soccer cleats on a tiled floor/smooth concrete.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - clasher - 12-16-2017
I ride the slick 38mm tires that I ride all year around in that kind of snow. Run 'em wide and run 'em low. I tried studs once but couldn't get past the noise and rolling resistance. I have some 50mm tires I have been meaning to try out but they don't fit my frame.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - Canard - 12-16-2017
38 mm is only 3 mm wider than my tires - and you ride on road/slick tires?!
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - plam - 12-16-2017
(12-16-2017, 12:41 PM)clasher Wrote: I ride the slick 38mm tires that I ride all year around in that kind of snow. Run 'em wide and run 'em low. I tried studs once but couldn't get past the noise and rolling resistance. I have some 50mm tires I have been meaning to try out but they don't fit my frame.
Yeah, I have used slicks in winter. Part of winter riding is knowing when to maneuver and when not to (e.g. on ice, just hold the line). I've also heard that some people use half-studs.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - jamincan - 12-16-2017
What pressure are you running at, Iain? Most people tend to run with way too much pressure in their tires. With 35mm tires, and judging from pictures I've seen of you, you can almost certainly safely run them at 30-35 psi, probably even lower.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - razzie13 - 12-16-2017
Canard - Yes, and no idea. They were installed but never uncovered before being removed.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - Canard - 12-16-2017
Hmm, I'm not sure. I top them up when they look or feel a little low. I haven't had to do that lately because in the cold they naturally go to a lower pressure.
A little bit of Saturday fun:
I love biking and I love riding my bike in the winter so much!!
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - timio - 12-16-2017
There was a pole taken down by a crash on Wednesday night at Manitou/Wabinaki (northeast corner). Maybe the bike signals haven't been placed on the new(replacement) pole yet?
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - clasher - 12-16-2017
(12-16-2017, 01:07 PM)Canard Wrote: 38 mm is only 3 mm wider than my tires - and you ride on road/slick tires?!
Yeah, they are nice on gravel roads especially but do well in the winter except on pure hard ice. I've tried a few different models and they are all pretty decent, some have minimal texture that isn't really like treads at all and one model is completely slick, it's pretty grippy in the wet which I didn't except.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - danbrotherston - 12-18-2017
Just spoke with Waterloo bylaw, and they're stating that although there are *some* no parking signs up, they are not in the right places, so they will not enforce no parking.
It boggles my mind that WR has been unable to install the proper signage for no parking.
RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - DHLawrence - 12-18-2017
They probably don't want to change anything till winter's over and serious testing starts. Less surface area for them to have to plow.