40belowbiker Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordi Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Stunning! Great Pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmat Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 totally looks worth it ! i bet it bloody hurts if you fall over, was the first tyre mullured due to the cold temps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40belowbiker Posted January 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 (edited) 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, 2012 by 40BelowBiker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothandnail Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmat Posted January 23, 2012 Report Share Posted January 23, 2012 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecollie Posted February 1, 2012 Report Share Posted February 1, 2012 Nice one! Simply stunning Cracking well exposed shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertuk Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 great pics!! and we think its cold here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ducman Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Absolutly brilliant,thank you for the nice pics. Cheers:Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taff_d Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmseven Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Thanks for the Stunning pics and there was me waiting for the snow to thaw so I could go out for a ride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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