Winter and Cyclocross tyres / tires

I think you'll be pleasantly surpprised. If you have clearance issues, then the winter marathon is an easy chioce.

@Canny Jock

If you want to get rid of the Mud 2's I'll buy them off you if the price is right. Let me know.

Just going to stick my neck out here, and say that I've had Gatorskins on my last two bikes and never had any trouble. Only one puncture in their lifetime and that was some building site debris left on the road which I didn't see. Other than that, superior performance and a hell of an improvement on my experience of anything made by Schwalbe. (IMHO, of course)...

hope you've got a strong neck to stick out

these are in sale on CRC

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=57803

look great, will let you know how they go, ordered yesterday.

Received mine today. They look really nice, perfect for dry/ stoney trails.

PM on its way...

Where's the cheapest place to buy Maxxis Locust CX tyres?

Am I likely to get Conti Nordic Spike (622-42 so 700x40c) on a track frame? I'm assuming it could be a tad tight.....

Am I likely to get Conti Nordic Spike (622-42 so 700x40c) on a track frame? I'm assuming it could be a tad tight.....

I very much doubt it.

They are pretty massive when you take into account knobs and studs.

The winter marathon is the best chioce for clearance, but even then you'd struggle, unless its a BJ grass track or similar.

ED: these are 42mm Nordic spikes.
http://www.lfgss.com/album.php?albumid=1126&pictureid=7017

I very much doubt it.

They are pretty massive when you take into account knobs and studs.

The winter marathon is the best chioce for clearance, but even then you'd struggle, unless its a BJ grass track or similar.

ED: these are 42mm Nordic spikes.
http://www.lfgss.com/album.php?albumid=1126&pictureid=7017

as I thought, way too big, cheers!

as I thought, way too big, cheers!

The winter marathon comes in 35mm, but most track frames would'nt fit anything over a 28mm AFAIK.

The classic Bob Jackson Vigorelli, is a grass track frame with bigger clearances, But even that would'nt take a winter marathon.

Just my thoughts and ramblings, but a skinny tyre requires higher pressure, which is less than ideal if you want to run studs.

The max a Bob Jackson can fit is 32c tyres, if you're worried about grip, just zip tie the tyres up instead, cheaper, easier and less damaging than stud (especially when you only need one tyre).

don't know if this has been previously posted, but genius idea!

http://www.dutchbikeco.com/_blog/Dutch_Bike_Co_Weblog/post/Seattle_Snowpocalypse/

Not if you don't run discs it isn't.

..you mean you don't run discs..?

..oh, dear

Discs are for people fixated with going slower.

oh it's ok, these help with that..

zip-tie idea looks interesting until you consider what you're going to do when you get a puncture...

cold and wet sadly hacking at your wheel does not sound fun

Schwalbe CX Pro's £15 at Wiggle at the moment, will be buying a front to match the rear I have from last winter, now I have a winter bike and clearance clarence.

Just picked one up for the front, look pretty good and sizing seemed idea (28/30c), bit small for the clearance of my bike but here go.

Can somebody explain how those silly zip ties stop your wheels from washing-out sideways. which is what causes people to fall off their bikes in slippery conditions.

Most pointless idea ever.

It is, apparently, the "cunning" positioning of the "knots" on the ties.

I'd recommend wearing some sort of hip padding.

You mean "hipster" padding I think.

The zip tie idea is great if done properly. The art is using 5 zip ties per cm of rim and applying in a criss cross pattern, which gives 5 studs per cm from the joins on the zip ties.

Why anyone would waste money on proper tyres for the job is beyond me when all you need is 6 hours and 800 zip ties,

Surely jubilee clips would give more traction.

Zip ties seem a bit half-assed.