January 22, 201214 yr A few photos from my neck of the woods 2nd tire Photo taken during sled trip. On our way Studs in the boots were essential. Made it home just before sunset.
January 23, 201214 yr totally looks worth it ! i bet it bloody hurts if you fall over, was the first tyre mullured due to the cold temps?
January 23, 201214 yr Author totally looks worth it ! i bet it bloody hurts if you fall over, was the first tyre mullured due to the cold temps? I think the dry climate has more to do with it. The tire was a couple of years old but I had just installed it. I run lots of studded tires and have never had the knobs break off a trials tire before. Rubber dries out quickly here - a rubber band may last 2 months before it gets brittle. I think the tire dried out and that + the cold helped the knobs crack off. I tried car rally carbide studs in that tire and the traction wasn't good at all, and the knobs came off in an hour or 2. Then I studded a new tire with ice racing screws with lots of traction and the knobs stayed perfectly. With better traction you'd thing the knobs would tear off sooner. The rally studs are inserted into holes drilled into the knobs, and the ice screws are just like sheet metal screws so twisted in. Maybe the screws get into the tire carcass a bit and hold the knobs on better. It coudl be any combination of things. I'm glad it only happened once. Cheers 40 Edited January 23, 201214 yr by 40BelowBiker
January 23, 201214 yr That's awesome , I bet fenders are hard to keep from breaking. I keep an old one held together with zip ties for cold weather riding.
January 23, 201214 yr I think the dry climate has more to do with it. The tire was a couple of years old but I had just installed it. I run lots of studded tires and have never had the knobs break off a trials tire before. Rubber dries out quickly here - a rubber band may last 2 months before it gets brittle. I think the tire dried out and that + the cold helped the knobs crack off. I tried car rally carbide studs in that tire and the traction wasn't good at all, and the knobs came off in an hour or 2. Then I studded a new tire with ice racing screws with lots of traction and the knobs stayed perfectly. With better traction you'd thing the knobs would tear off sooner. The rally studs are inserted into holes drilled into the knobs, and the ice screws are just like sheet metal screws so twisted in. Maybe the screws get into the tire carcass a bit and hold the knobs on better. It coudl be any combination of things. I'm glad it only happened once. Cheers 40 Makes sense, thanks for the info and photos
February 8, 201214 yr Thanks for the Stunning pics and there was me waiting for the snow to thaw so I could go out for a ride
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