Winter bike / Snow bike thread

I've got a 38c cross tyre I was going to sell, but now I'm thinking of keeping it for the winter.

If you had a 32c and a 38c which would you put on the font and which on the back?

First instinct says biggest on the front... but then as they're both biggish, I can also see an argument for having more grip where the power comes from...

Thoughts?

I run a slightly larger tire on the rear for striaght road use (as the rear take more weight). But when traction becomes an issue (off-road/winter), you want a fatter front tyre.

For mixed riding (ie. british winter), its tricky, but I'd say front.

I've got a 38c cross tyre I was going to sell, but now I'm thinking of keeping it for the winter.

If you had a 32c and a 38c which would you put on the font and which on the back?

First instinct says biggest on the front... but then as they're both biggish, I can also see an argument for having more grip where the power comes from...

Thoughts?

I run the fatter on the front. Back grips better bearing more weight anyway, and you want all the help you can get at the front end.

just a few of his bikes

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this tandem he built from two knackered BSO's found at the back of a house we shared in Belfast. We tested it at 5am around Belfast, pissed as farts, the reactions we got from people walking home from pubs and clubs were priceless. great memories
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Nice selection.

Cheers for the tips on the tyre size. We'll see if it's really needed. Last year I managed on 25c and just didn't cycle to work on 2 of the really bad days.

Thought I'd go out on a ride this morning. Got caught up in the snow, bike couldn't handle it one bit... walked home in the end

youve gotta reshoot the last photo again without the elastic band. so distracing. i have to scroll it off the screen to properly look at the bike.

not mine unfortunately, just a example of my friend's stock of bikes

Nearly finished the Gazelle, the snow came at just the right time,

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my friend andy holding my bike by a whisker on a frozen lake in richmond park. we spent about 30 minutes standing around just trying to muster up the courage to walk on it - didnt happen.

That ice looks well thin. Much too transparent.

Nearly finished the Gazelle, the snow came at just the right time,

This may not be enough to describe my feeling when my eyes first grace upon that photos, two words doesn't even sound enough to describe the sight of white powder;

Fucking awesome.

Amazign picture moonboy. If I lived somewhere like that, my bike would be much more rugged though.

Looks amazing moonboy where about you based? I'm putting cyclecross tires on my bike and heading to the woods next weekend if this weather keeps up, hopefully the bike will hold out!

Nearly finished the Gazelle, the snow came at just the right time,

Fantasic.

That ice looks well thin. Much too transparent.

doesn't it get clearer the colder it gets?

Err - no. Not in these here lands anyway, if at all. If you can see the fish winking at you, you're onto a loser what that whole sketch.

Thanks all, it was a great ride

I am in the South West it is the local hills, The Quantocks, there are a lot of fairly smooth paths and forest trails. (and to be honest its not as remote as the picture makes out)

A quick glance at the net tells me cloudy ice has bubbles of gas in it, clear ice doesn't, so maybe neither is stronger.

More I see the more I like that On One - that's the 456? Have been looking at the Inbred 29er frame with a glint in the eye!

I was looking to get the Inbred 29er also, ended up going with the Mary instead though (see above pics) which is awesome now that i've switched out the fork. You can get them for less than £400 or so too.

It is the 456.

doesn't it get clearer the colder it gets?

When you get an ice cube out of the fridge its cloudy, translucent and sticks to the skin.
After its been out for a while it gets much clearer.

When a car window is frozen over, what does it look like? You cant see through it right? But when the window is warmed it goes clearer till it eventually melts.

These examples refer to the surface of the ice really. But in regards to the thickness of the ice. Isnt it logical that the thicker the ice is, the less light gets through making it more difficult to see underneath?

I was looking to get the Inbred 29er also, ended up going with the Mary instead though (see above pics) which is awesome now that i've switched out the fork. You can get them for less than £400 or so too.

Nice, like that Haro. I said to myself 'Haro....I like that'

A quick glance at the net tells me cloudy ice has bubbles of gas in it, clear ice doesn't, so maybe neither is stronger.

When you get an ice cube out of the fridge its cloudy, translucent and sticks to the skin.
After its been out for a while it gets much clearer.

When a car window is frozen over, what does it look like? You cant see through it right? But when the window is warmed it goes clearer till it eventually melts.

These examples refer to the surface of the ice really. But in regards to the thickness of the ice. Isnt it logical that the thicker the ice is, the less light gets through making it more difficult to see underneath?

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