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From: thielges@uiucdcsb.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Snow Traction
Message-ID: <16200081@uiucdcsb.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 7-Jan-85 12:46:00 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan  7 12:46:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb!thielges    Jan  7 11:46:00 1985

Speaking of cold weather riding, does anyone have a solution to the snow
traction problem ?  A friend of mine suggested to wrap some wire around the
rear wheel.  Of course, this would disable the rear brake (it might disable
you if you forget that the wire is there :-).  A disabled rear brake may not
be so much of a problem because mine usually freezes after a few weeks of
salt water being squirted through the cable housing.  I usually brake with
my feet in snow anyway.  Has anyone tried the wire wheel method ?

				Bart Thielges
                'long live the bat bike'