40mph Winds 90% Chance of rain - Winter Tyres time (1 Viewer)

[Neil Bedwin]

Swapped the 28mm smooth road tyres for 37mm treaded tyres. May make me slower but at least I can head back on the trails as well as road without too much worry of sliding on leaves or mud.....

 

[David and Sally]

It worked for Hamilton at the weekend

 

[Garfields]

My ones went on the car last week
Not essential now we are not working but they do make a big difference to stopping distances in the cold and wet
Saves the alloys getting all grotty from the salt as well

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[Just smiffy]

Hate to say but have you got the tread round the wrong way on the front...?

 

[Neil Bedwin]

Hate to say but have you got the tread round the wrong way on the front...?

Don't think so as it does have a direction arrow. May have got it wrong though......will check when/if the rain stops!

 

[Just smiffy]

The back one looks ok...

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[Neil Bedwin]

....and relax. All is ok. Ah...in the first picture the bike is in the stand and the handlebars have rotated......

 

[Just smiffy]

Ah.... yes, I see now that the steering must have been turned right around in the first picture as the brake disk is now on the other side in the picture above....

still... gave you something to do...

 

[kevenh]

Road biking only; I wouldn't change from slicks.
I'd have to look out for off line mud & leaves though
No chance of aquaplaning on a cycle tyre

And although my recent offroad MTB cycling has been modest, that bike has year round mud ready tyres.

edit: but wind is another matter!! I would NOT road ride in any hint of strong wind.
I got blown 1-1.5m offline by a gust of wind on a road. It was traffic free at the time, but for a fun ride it was not worth it. So I'm more careful about avoiding road rides if I know there's a chance of strong gusts.

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[Neil Bedwin]

I ride on the roads mainly but if the wind is from the south I can head down hill into the wind and come back up the Cheshire Lines path. The Cheshire Lines path can get very muddy in the wet and takes a while to dry out. Being in the country we also get a lot of leaves on the road. The Land Cruiser tyres have a flat centre section with lugs on the side for a bit of grip....see how they get on.