Stefan Mikes
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I've heard Rudy Project makes big prescription cycling glasses that act as a visor; and that such glasses are improbably expensive.
Winter e-biking advices
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I’ve passed the 45NRTH Wrathchilds on to my brother-in-law and have had these puppies tucked away for several months in anticipation of the upcoming winter riding season.
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I've donated the 27.5x2.6" Schwalbe Ice Spikers Pro to my brother as well! The coming winter would be the first one during which he intends to commute on my former Trance E+ 2 Pro. Jacek has embraced the idea of riding e-bike totally, as he found he comes to work faster with his Trance than he could do it with his car, and he does not come sweaty there.
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Stefan Mikes
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Pffffft ... that's only a few inches of snow with some good wind behind it (you can still see what's in the field). Call me when everything to the horizon is white and the parked cars are just a subtle white lumps.
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I understand that @mclewis1Pffffft ... that's only a few inches of snow with some good wind behind it (you can still see what's in the field). Call me when everything to the horizon is white and the parked cars are just a subtle white lumps.
(The blizzard was just starting to build up in the video...)I was not riding when we had that kind of weather...
And I don't ride when Poland gets -25 or -30 C either. Now, let me ask you a question:
Do you ride when you are getting so much snow as you've just shown?
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I like this photo very much
March 31st, 2013. Photo taken from my balcony.
March 31st, 2013. Photo taken from my balcony.
We weren't discussing riding and I'm not going to get into the infantile "mine is bigger than yours", or I can ride in 6cm/6in/6ft, or whatever.I understand that @mclewis1
I was not riding when we had that kind of weather...
And I don't ride when Poland gets -25 or -30 C either. Now, let me ask you a question:
Do you ride when you are getting so much snow as you've just shown?
Your comment "... Poland can experience hard winters too" was the reason I posted my somewhat humorous and satirical response ... and IMHO that's just not a picture of a "hard winter", just some temporarily annoying local conditions.
The picture of the stupid amount of snow I posted is a fairly famous one from the 2020 blizzard in St. John's Newfoundland. Similar conditions occur at some point during most winters somewhere in the Maritime provinces (because of additional moisture from the Atlantic ocean), or more occasionally really just about anywhere else in southern Canada (well ok maybe not Victoria BC
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Not? How odd.
I said Poland was neither Minnesota nor Canada, did I?
P.S. It would be good if you could show me your Strava, thank you. Because this thread is all about riding. Winter riding, specifically.
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@mclewis1 - Maritimers are used to snow and are a hearty bunch. 
I pity those poor souls who have no choice but to park their cars out front on the street. I've traveled to the Rock but only during the summer. Hard to imagine what it's like to deal with that much snow. Here out west we get our fair share of snow and bone numbing cold but over the past several years I’ve only been forced to bring out the snowblower from the shed less than a handful of times. Might have to look at selling it at as a global warming special.
I pity those poor souls who have no choice but to park their cars out front on the street. I've traveled to the Rock but only during the summer. Hard to imagine what it's like to deal with that much snow. Here out west we get our fair share of snow and bone numbing cold but over the past several years I’ve only been forced to bring out the snowblower from the shed less than a handful of times. Might have to look at selling it at as a global warming special. Strava? don't have one of those (yes I know what it is). I've posted many times in this or similar winter riding threads but if it's really important to you about my winter riding please open your favourite maps, look at Fredericton NB, Toronto ON, and Boulder CO and draw a 50km circle around each one. Fredericton is now assisted riding, Toronto and Boulder were pre ebikes from the late 80s to 2010. Now consider living in each of those locations without a car.
If you want to know what my favourite non winter rides were (when I was in better shape - I'd love to try these on an ebike today), have a look at the 100+km route from Frisco CO, Copper Mountain, over Vail pass, Vail, Avon, Eagle, and Gypsum (and for bonus points the addition 40k into Glenwood Springs through the spectacular Glenwood Canyon). Or for even more "fun" the 60+km route on US82 starting at US24, over the awesome Independence pass (~3800m), and down into Aspen CO.
No question the break in process is important to any studded tires, and likely especially so for the aggressive studs/spikes on the Ice Spikers.
What kind of surfaces did you generally ride on last year (asphalt, ice, packed snow, loose/fresh snow, brown sugar, etc.)?
In my case it's mostly packed snow, ice, and asphalt, with some brown sugar and only occasionally fresh snow.
It was all road 6 days a week northern N.H. so snow and ice. It was not uncommon for it to before it was plowed.
Mike TowpathTraveler
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That very much reminds me of the opening scene to the movie "Fargo"!
Stefan Mikes
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Loved that movie, both versions!
You see, Mike: Everybody has heard of Canadian winters. I hear there are many truly winter regions of the Unites States (and both countries are immense!) Before climate change (whatever) Poland used to be a true winter country, too. We're just a far smaller country. Yet, snowfalls and severe frost do happen in Poland. The winter temperature could be as low as -13 or - 22 F, and I feel lucky when that doesn't happen.
For some entertainment: a Polish meme Winter video. You're going to watch that!
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Hey Art, what size are they and where did you score them from. My brother has caught the bug and his Talon has 29x2.4
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Hi Randall. I scored mine on Pinkbike for around $200/pr. Size is 29 x 2.25.
Just came across these ones if he's still has the bug.
Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro For Sale
Schwalbe Ice Spiker Pro For sale on Pinkbike buysell
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