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From: richl@daemon.UUCP (Rick Lindsley)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Snow Traction
Message-ID: <272@daemon.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 03:33:46 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 14 03:33:46 1985
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Reply-To: richl@daemon.UUCP (Rick Lindsley)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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Summary: 

I've found that the two best things I could do in winter was to buy
"snow tires" just before winter (tires which had a good chain pattern
tread) and to DRIVE SLOW. It was not all that difficult to find a chain
pattern tire in 26" or 27" (in Wisconsin anyway). The rolling resistance
was a bit more but they had a lot less tendency to slide than the parallel
treads that are standard on most 26" or 27" tires. Besides, who's looking
for speed or low rolling resistance in snow; if you are in snow it is
probably because you have to get somewhere rather than because you really
are enjoying the sites.

Rick Lindsley