Techniques for snow?

[pauldalgarno]

Looks like our next trial will be in the snow, as a 1st year rider what are the major tips for traction uphill, slow turns, and descents?

Deep snow probably allows a lot of grip, but what about compacted snow, then icy stuff after a few riders have been through?

[jimmyl]

Sit back, feet forward and hold tight to your can of lager and TV remote.

If you must ride then smooth as possible. Look for anything that will give you grip. If snow is melting hang back and wait for grip to come. If freezing then might be worth pushing on before it gets polished. If polished then try and get grip somewhere before the really bad bits and super smooth on the icy bits.

In deep snow I have found that higher tyre pressures can work better as treads stay cleaner. (look at rally cars in the snow -narrow tyres not big fat low profiles)- (ohh and studs).

If all else fails - big gears and lots of revs

Edited December 1, 2010 by jimmyl

[mikee]

Sit back, feet forward and hold tight to your can of lager and TV remote.

If all else fails - big gears and lots of revs

I'm with jimmy on this one......

[hughesy]

Pirelli MT43

[jimmyl]

Pirelli MT43

Remember them well - Garden swing 50 weeks of the year -priceless for when white stuff falls

Edited December 1, 2010 by jimmyl

[godzilla]

Pirelli MT43

Really ?

[jordi]

Really ?

Yes

[monteberg]

hi there

if its a comp trial and you have to use trials tyres ,forget it stay at home or go and watch ,trials tyres are worse than useless in snow and ice (useless its wet and melting and you can cut through it to terra firma if its for fun riding and your flush ,slash out on some real studded ones like trelleborgs or a budget option is home stud some used mx tyres (if you go for studs youll need to put spacers on front mud guard and check clearance on rear{suspension compressed)as it might touch exhaust or something ps iam running home studdded on both trial and enduro superb fun

and amazing grip

givit a go yul lov it

[andy m]

After we encountered the snow last week I would stay at home if I was you.

[outlaw dave]

Coming from the land of the great snows !! (Canada) Pull a tall gear and ride a bike with lots of torque like a 290 Beta Evo.

[smalley250]

Go early on the sections as they will ice n polish up. Go a gear higher than normal and dont touch the clutch, as speed is your friend.

As for me i concur with, Sit back, feet forward and hold tight to your can of lager and TV remote

Nightmare journey to trial, trials cancelled, salt on bike, Hose pipe frozen, bike rusty and missus P155ed off as normal.

Edited December 2, 2010 by smalley250

[chewy]

Has anybody mentioned looking for "virgin" line otherwise it's like most folk would say stand correctly and be smooth & gentle keeping tyre hooked up rather than burn & crash method. Have fun

[chewy]

Ps flipping back through I thought I saw a reference to yellow snow. as Frank Zappa said in nanouk of the north "dont go near that yellow snow , don't go where those huskys go"

[dan williams]

Actually it's "Watch out where the Huskys go and don't you eat that yellow snow"

... and right about that time people, a fur trapper, who was strictly from commercial, started into whipping on my favorite baby seal...

[idmcc_sec]

Looks like our next trial will be in the snow, as a 1st year rider what are the major tips

Yip, stay at home and watch telly!