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Snow tires are also made with softer rubber that stays pliable in cold temperatures. My Marathon GT 365 tires have the micro sipes as described by Prairie Dog, as well as a soft rubber compound. They have proven to have good traction for me in up to 4” of fresh snow.

Sub-zero temps have me off the bike for some time now. Looks like -17C coming up (or down) for the next weekend. Have taken up bread baking as well as wood carving for the next little while.

If you do get the wrong size, I find their service to be very responsive. My heated socks developed a seam opening inside the toe and the wires were bothersome. They sent a new pair straight away, complete with batteries, only asking for a photo.

I found the sizing chart to be very accurate. I would have expected my size to be a large, but based on the measurement I went with extra large, and they are an excellent fit.

Done.

Great looking step through bikes.

Can we likely expect similar moves from Trek, Giant, Cannondale?

That’s why they advise to turn the rim and measure different rotations of the same spot, i.e. the valve.

No, I just got it and there’s no rush with below freezing temps and lots of snow. The bike isn’t shifting smoothly in all gears, and I suspect the hanger got bent when I destroyed the original derailleur with a stick on a trail some time ago. Park has a good video on how to use it.

Same here.

The hangers are designed to me more malleable/easy to bend than the frame and derailleur they are attached to, to help limit damage to other components. As such, they are made so they can usually be bent back into the same plane as the cassette. The tool for this screws into the hole where you...

I am gradually building up a collection of bike servicing tools over the fall and winter, mostly Park brand. My Trek dealer is well over an hour away and even more inaccessible with Covid restrictions. Before winter set in, I was averaging about 1000 km per month, so maintenance needs are fairly...

My bike came with one of those, suitable for a commuter bike. But I have had to deal with chain issues numerous times in my off-road riding, and it made access to the chain overly complicated. Much better with the circular guard I now have installed.

Our Prime Minister excels at virtue signaling. Very early on, they failed to stop flights from China because that would be “racist”. Unbelievable. Since then, it’s been one misstep after another, starting with sending a huge volume of our PPE to China and then cooperating with a vaccine...

Good work down under! Our governments in Canada are making a complete disaster worse.

Started a new lockdown project... a carved pub sign for the garden shed which already has a carved bird in the hand tree stump sculpture in front of it.

I was very fortunate to get a Trek here in Canada, in the size I wanted, right away last July. I have been tempted to add a Powerfly FS4... my Trek dealer has 2 small frame ones in stock. I now think I will just stick with mine. I have upgraded it steadily, but realize some parts are in short...

I’m really envious of the trail system you have in Red Deer! It’s very hit and miss in my town in southwestern Ontario. Fortunately I live in a wooded neighborhood where vehicle traffic is light and not fast moving. Getting closer to the highway or downtown, you want to make sure your traction...

The Saviour gloves really do fit... well, like a glove after a few uses. I find no difficulty with gear or brake levers.

Keen insulated boots here lately. I was using my Dubarry sailing boots with heated socks, but the Keen boots have better tread when walking the bike. And they’re warmer.