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Fixing a winter tire with poking studs using tube patches. Will it work?
My rear tire, a Schwalbe Marathon winter K-guard 120 studs, had some studs poking through the inner casing of the tire after approximately 1300km/1 winter season. It happened on two separate occasions ...
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Are wider tires better on ice?
Assuming there are no studs, would a wider tire be safer on tarmac with pockets of ice? How does also the profile or other features of the tire impact this?
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Why don't my studded tyres grip on ice?
For the first time in my life, I have had stud tyres installed on my bicycle, because I've nearly killed myself bicycling the last few winters, no matter how slowly and carefully I go. It seems like ...
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Why are there no snow chains for bicycles?
My last bicycle trip was a complete nightmare. Snow and ice everywhere, with no plowing anywhere. It made me re-realize what I already became all too familiar with last winter: it's a scary nightmare ...
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Are winter tires (with studs) safe to use in summer-like conditions?
The climate where I live is such that you may get snow or even true ice one day, but it will be dry gravel and tarmac on another. I understand that winter tires would not be ideal on these, but ...
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Why do they not sell bicycles with four wheels?
In the summertime, and Fall/Autumn, and Spring, my normal, two-wheeled bicycle works perfectly well.
But then there's Winter. What is normally friendly, non-slippery asphalt and grainy forest paths ...
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What conditions are studless winter tires good in?
We're coming up on the time of year when the roads freeze overnight and thaw for the day, and studded tires are irritatingly loud on bare pavement. Because of this I'm thinking of getting the studless,...
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Should I replace my 10000km Schwalbe Marathon Plus Tour with a 2000km Schwalbe Marathon Winter Plus?
Background
I have one Schwalbe Marathin Winter Plus tire that is in good condition (used for 2000km, 10 months old). Below the winter tire with spikes removed.
On the bicycle at present is a ...
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Tire selection for winter trike riding?
I'm thinking of trying out some winter riding on a recumbent tadpole trike. (ie the single drive wheel is in the rear).
With regular tires it slips all over the place; of course you can't really wipe ...
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Will tires with spikes on a loaded heavy touring bicycle puncture the tubes?
I am thinking of buying Schwalbe "Marathon Winter Plus" or "Winter" tires with spikes. I intend to use them on a touring bike which when loaded will have:
about 25kg (55 pounds) of luggage (2x5kg on ...
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Studded tyres on asphalt
I'm curious is it possible to make a tyre that will fit perfectly on snowy/icy road. So I found studded tyres.
Now, my question is - Is it possible to make studded tyre that will have good grip on ...
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For a studded tire that is available in both 29" and 27.5" which will perform better in snow/ice all else being equal?
I"m looking to start winter riding. My soon-to-be bike, a 2018 Devinci Troy Carbon 27 GX 12S, is able to take both 29" and 27.5" tires.
I prefer 27.5" tires, but would I have more control and ...
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Winter tires break in
I've just bought a pair of Kenda Klondike tires (26*2.1). I've heard that I have to ride about 50-100 kilometers without fast turns and so on - to make spikes to "sit" firmly into the tire.
So I've ...
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Mystery puncture -- caused by inner end of ice spike?
I had to change my back tube yesterday and couldn't find anything by eye or by feel on the inside of the tyre, by eye on the outside (it's a schwalbe winter so you can't find anything except its own ...
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On which weather conditions should I choose my bicycle with studded/spike tyres?
I've recently bought a new bicycle for my daily commuting and fitted my old bicycle with studded/spike tires as a dedicated winter commuting bicycle. (They're Schwalbe "Winter" tyres, not "...
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