Brownsvillian Memorial Wisconsin Ice Riding Thread

[Doctor Zed]

Just get some short 1/2 or so Kold Kutter screws and put 1 or 2 in each knob.
That should help out for trail riding, and be sort of, semi, kinda, OKish for some ice riding.

Until you get to ride a set of Pro built tires.

[vwboomer]

I woudl think for trail use, you would want trelleborg type stud.
something carbide tipped would deal with rocks/dirt a lot better than the screws we are running on clean ice.

We dont' take our tires off the ice and onto dirt. dulls the heads right away. I have been known to chew through forks and swingarms though

[Black Beard]

I happened to have a front Trellborg thingy, I wouldnt mind getting rid of it.

[madwrench]

Originally Posted by vwboomer

I woudl think for trail use, you would want trelleborg type stud.
something carbide tipped would deal with rocks/dirt a lot better than the screws we are running on clean ice.

We dont' take our tires off the ice and onto dirt. dulls the heads right away. I have been known to chew through forks and swingarms though

+1. What he said. ^

[papalobster]

Originally Posted by vwboomer

I woudl think for trail use, you would want trelleborg type stud.
something carbide tipped would deal with rocks/dirt a lot better than the screws we are running on clean ice.

We dont' take our tires off the ice and onto dirt. dulls the heads right away. I have been known to chew through forks and swingarms though

I concur. I've ridden with short Kold Kutters in the past, but they will rip out easily on trails. Even for trail riding, it's best to use a 1" screw with a liner. They will work for a while, but the trail surface will wear them down quickly.

The Trelleborgs are awesome on snowy trails, and on snowy ice they will get you going, just not in any sort of style nor controllable fashion.

Aerostich has these and I've read of people using them to good effect.

Bottom line?
Pick what you want to ride and realize there is no way to do it cheap.

[Doctor Zed]

I rode for two winters with my short screw setup. It may have not been the ideal setup, but it got me out riding. When there is a lot of snow on the ground I don't think it matters too much what kind of screws you have. The short screw method works good if you just want to keep your old half worn tires on and do some riding over the winter.
I even rode my bike a mile or so down the road to get onto the lake for some "ice riding".

[Black Beard]

I see ICE

[C Squared]

Originally Posted by Black Beard

I see ICE

Brett says it is in your cup

[papalobster]

2-6 inches on Winnebagos south end depending where you drill. I'm going to give it another week yet.

[SSG B]

Chicken.....

[papalobster]

I used my get out of death free card for the year

[vwboomer]

preheating tires for mounting now.
Good thing I don't have to work next weekend

[Wifarmer]

Papa, do you guys plan to keep this site up to date on conditions and when you can plow or do you think it'll be more on Facebook? If so, who do I "friend" to link up with you guys?

[vwboomer]

Originally Posted by Wifarmer

Papa, do you guys plan to keep this site up to date on conditions and when you can plow or do you think it'll be more on Facebook? If so, who do I "friend" to link up with you guys?

info is normally on both sites.

[SSG B]

Originally Posted by papalobster

I used my get out of death free card for the year

True, ya got me on that one! I did drive to work today, in the snow, on a major interstate. Does that count?