Winter and Cyclocross tyres / tires

i have to walk to the main road before i can ride my bike, as was said earlier, no salting here on the residential roads, so it's just one massive sheet of black ice, hard enough to walk on, impossible on hard 25c tyres.

lose some pressure on the tyres, my road the same but ridable.

thing is with those, on snow they'd be great but a mix of snow and hard tarmacadam roads, probably not

lose some pressure on the tyres, my road the same but ridable.

i don't believe it... it's literally hard ice... i'm quite happy walking 5 mins to the road. and also when i'm on the main roads the low pressure will slow me down, and i can't be having that.

The SJScycles suggestions in the threads are sometimes quite brilliant.

Vredestein Premiato Cyclocross Tyre

I just wish I could find something similar in 700x28c. That would be perfect. Any ideas anybody?

no 28c + clearance or just preference ?

i don't believe it... it's literally hard ice... i'm quite happy walking 5 mins to the road. and also when i'm on the main roads the low pressure will slow me down, and i can't be having that.

i'm with you on that, my road is sheet ice, waddle past that to the main rd, it's all slush and wet, far better.

http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=369_269&products_id=7313&zenid=a188d167ee45df43839e602418860305

Dylan, its preference, as I very foolishly sold my Revolution Courier, and am left with two bikes with much narrower clearances.

I need those metal stud things.

The road outside my building hasn't been touched by the authorities... it's become a sheet of ice. Very difficult to ride on.

It wouldn't be so bad if cars had those studdy things, but with them not having them I'd rather I did.

Do they really make a difference with bicycles? How long is the cold stuff predicted to last? (Weeks?)

I'm using these in 700 x 42mm

Velocio, you mean these - Continental Nordic Spike....or approximate?

They make a MASSIVE difference. The studs are invaluble on ice and the tread helps in deeper compact snow. I would'nt bike commute through my winter without them.

I was back in the UK for crimbo, and cant say I felt safe driving 'summer tyres'. Up here if you drive to work and winetr comes before you have swapped to winter tyres, you take the bus. So I understand your concern.

For UK conditions why not try these....
http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=1;product=3751;group=72;page=1;pid=105;menuid1=2;menuid2=103;mid=6;pgc=0

ED: actually those Nordic spikes are availible without the center studs (120 instead of 240). Those might be good for mixed conditions.

You've changed....

It came with the Powertap wheel off ebay.. I'm too tight to bin it just because it's Conti.
It's slick as fuck.. made for some interesting riding home tonight.

come back from Oz, bitch about the weather, bitch a bit more about the weather, moan how cold it is, and now this!

Struth!

If I may remind you.. you live here and bitched about the weather before I did.. and you're still bringing up the weather.. I didn't even mention weather until you did. You are some kind of weather hater aren't you? Like the KKK for weather. I bet you have a white beanie and you burn down weather stations.. yeah I've got your number with this.. weatherist!

Good thread this.. you should check it out..
"Massively disappointed with the snow..."

Don't turn this around on me you Fosters guzzling Hypocrite.

"Good ride guys. Riding in cold weather is tough. Literally could not wait to get home, eat and jump in the bath."

My "interesting" cycle home today was largely uneventful. Sure, I rode further out into the road than normal, but that was because the council street sweepers had shifted the snow on the pavements (sidewalks for Yanks), onto the side of the roads. Slushy and icey, and best avoided as much as possible.

I arrived back home BLACK! My lady wasn't amused. I walked through the flat, dripping black gunk onto the floor, with every frozen step. Slush = shit.

But when it was -4C the other day, it was dicier, as I couldn't see any ice at all on the roads, but I kept on slipping and sliding all over the place. I checked my tyres 3 times, as I thought my tyres had been punctured. Nope. Just frozen roads. At least you can see slush, and therefore also know where the ice can be.

Slippery times.

Good to get input from Smallfurry, our resident winter pro.

"Ice permitting."

Soft cunt..

I just wish I could find something similar in 700x28c. That would be perfect. Any ideas anybody?

Not much around n a 28c. UCI regulations allow max 35c so companys focus on them. There are afew knobbly trekking tyres around or 30c cylocross.
http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=1;product=2329;group=72;page=1;pid=105;menuid1=2;menuid2=103;mid=0;pgc=0

http://www.bike24.com/1.php?content=8;navigation=1;product=10027;group=31;page=2;pid=35;menuid1=4;menuid2=22;mid=0;pgc=0

(my nordic spikes weigh over 3x as much as those schwalbe FFS)

You tit.

Hahah.. don't make me post those headwarmer pictures..

ahem...

"Back to the USSR.. : I mean, the UK, but it may as well be Russia, it's cold enough"

I've been doing a bit of research on this as my clearances are minimal (fnarr)
Schwalbe CX pro 30c seem to be feasible, they apparently come up small
The Ritchey I had was great but barely fitted, now I've had to change my chain its fucked up my clearances on the back bridge (a lot of fiddling and shouting at it last night).

Good to get input from Smallfurry, our resident winter pro.

TBH I feel more for you guys. Its -10C here so the snow stays as snow, and the air is nice and dry.

I'm quite enjoying myself on the new winter bike :)

ahem...
"Back to the USSR.. : I mean, the UK, but it may as well be Russia, it's cold enough"

It WAS a 40degC temperature drop. I only posted that because someone wanted "new content" and since I writing about drinking and boozing has been done to death there..

I deal with extreme heat and extreme cold coz I'm EXTREME. beats chest

Cheers Smallfurry. I'll keep looking for 700x28, but will defo check out your recommendations. They might just do the trick.

Clefty, if you find anything suitable, in 700x28, or even 700x25, post it here ok, as I have the same problem with clearances.

The Ritchey I had was great but barely fitted.

I has some really nice Ritchey 32c CX tyres, but they is tall.