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Over ten years of winter riding and I finnally bought a pair or studded tires last year. I had the best experience riding on the icy streets and alleys ever. They are tough to break in, but my legs are much stronger now, I think of it as sort of trianing for fair weather riding.
J.P. said:
Studded tires - and a little lower air pressure. It's not fool-proof, but it'll definitely help.
I never saw this site before-- wow!
Anne Alt said:
And here's a picture on Whateverland, which shows how icy it was.
Lorena Cupcake said:My bike, which isn't really winterized in anyway, loves to skid out from under me when I brake hard on slippery wet roads. I've just adjusted by trying to make sure I don't have to make hard, abrupt stops.
I've become a bit more cautious and patient hen I approach intersections-I think we've all had moments where we think "That car will probably let me go...oh, hell to the no, it's not stopping." I'm going a bit slower in an unfamiliar situation where I'm not sure if I'm going to have to slam on the brakes (ex: riding near a cab that could swoop in to pick a fare up at any time).
Still, I'm probably going to eat shit at least once this winter. I was walking my bike along the ice-coated Montrose pier this afternoon with Whateverland (trying to get photos with Lake Michigan and the skyline in the background) and I totally fell on top of my bike at one point. I'm just happy we didn't both fall in the lake.
here's a set from that same morning, when my friend John & I cycled from Elmhurst to the Lakefront to course marshall the Rudolph Ramble with the Chicago Skate Patrol (sans inlines)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jromeh/sets/72157625590135938/
--Jerome
Norm Hansen said:
I never saw this site before-- wow!
Anne Alt said:And here's a picture on Whateverland, which shows how icy it was.
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