Tony, Don't be jealous, were in major a drought I can't remember the last time we had rain?? And the high pressure pushing the jet stream North and East has created an inversion layer which traps nitrogen oxide and carbon particulates close to the ground making breathing a bummer. Yeah it's nice to have Sunny days in the 80's but then there's the too much of a good thing issue.
I'm about to do a medicine dance to summon the rain Gods. So bundle up and take a short ride in that blustery weather my friend. ~Hugh "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving." -- Albert Einstein http://velocipedemusings.blogspot.com/ On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 9:29 PM, Tony DeFilippo <vpi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hugh, > > I'm with you, I haven't ridden that much since the new tires are on but I > love the look of the bike... rough and ready... I did take it out in the > snow tonight for my shift at the bike co-op. Really short ride but on my > way home I strayed into a small park with plenty of snow on grass with tree > roots. I felt like a little kid, lots of fun! Not going anywhere, not > logging miles, only spending about 10 min really... > > The tires did great on the streets which are still a bit of a mess in my > neighborhood, hardpack snow, salt, black ice, and clear pavement all in > random patches. On the snowy park I was definitely able to loose traction > with some turns but for such small tread they gave me more confidence than > I had anticipated. Enough that I'm actually contemplating commuting > tomorrow. Going to be mighty cold, I'll make the call in the morning. > > The DIY studs are intriguing! Might be a fun project though I'm not sure > these tires are a good candidate. I'm definitely jealous of your > snow-less, moderate to amazing constant weather patterns! > > Tony > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 12:03 AM, hsmitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Tony, >> >> Don't know why but I think fat tires on an Atlantis just looks right. And >> those Kenda's look great. Here's a >> DIY<http://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/2014/01/17/studded-nate-grip-studs/>for >> studded tires...since it doesn't snow in LA really no reason for >> studs...on the matter of snow and fenders I've seen never experienced the >> jam up and it seems like not running with them in snow sort of makes sense, >> and what Steve P. said about the flat fender I believe is correct perhaps >> wear something to protect against the wet strip up the back. >> >> ~Hugh >> >> >> On Tuesday, January 21, 2014 5:11:56 AM UTC-8, Tony DeFilippo wrote: >>> >>> Yet another snow day in the DC area... I think the schools will be in >>> session till July 4th at this rate! Supposedly we're in for our biggest >>> snowfall since 2011 but I'll believe it when I see it. I don't have true >>> snow tires, but I did pick up some sweet used 29x2.1 Kenda Small Block >>> Eight tires at the co-op recently and had been hoping to try them out on my >>> Atlantis. 700Cx54mm tires! I need to measure the actuals on my 23mm Dyad >>> rims but they fit just fine once the fenders came off. I also finally got >>> around to moutning my front Nitto rack/basket/light setup. Peter White can >>> rest assured that I've maintained the centerline, above tire location of >>> the light but he'll be upset that I don't have fender coverage for the >>> beastie... I'll keep an eye on it and possibly add some kind of splash >>> protection. It's a sweet light, and I can see based on the light pattern >>> why keeping it center and over tire is desireable. Stand over w/ the >>> monster tires is not improved for me... predictably, but it is fun. I'm >>> going to take it for a spin this morning before the snow comes in then >>> we'll see about later! More pix on the blog - >>> http://dr2dc.blogspot.com/2014/01/monster-snow-cross-atlantis.html >>> >>> Tony >>> >>> >>> <https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7RiNKo6Y7qQ/Ut5sIUqO9SI/AAAAAAAADGQ/RuEQK8JVgD8/s1600/RAD_1040.jpg><https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-G_p7K346CpU/Ut5sIcpa1PI/AAAAAAAADGk/7zjswNk1ajo/s1600/RAD_1042.jpg> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/e_cri0xuazQ/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/e_cri0xuazQ/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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