Not "achronistic" here in Month of Mary Springtime ABQ, NM, either; it's
*anachronistic*." And rain forecast
More to the point: thank you all: Dn, Peter, and Paul; very useful
information. I probably like snow riding so much because I get to do it so
rarely, but it will be useful to know what
Oh, and not achronistic here this week. Snow possible 4 of the next 7 days. Of
course, by snow they mean anything from rain to slush/slop to actual snow,
which won't remain snow for long at this wimpy altitude. Grin.
With abandon,
Patrick
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Patrick - I live in Minnesota and ride year round. Peter White nails it:
there is no perfect tire, and conditions vary greatly. I've added a few of
my setups and some observations below.
Bike #1: My first designated winter bike was my Quickbeam. I rode it with
38mm studded tires and it was pretty
Patrick, I think the fattest Rene Herse knobby you can get fits the bill for
ABQ snow, which is likely wet (dry snow occurring at 20˚F and below, everything
above that being wet). They clear the snow very well, often not picking it up
at all. Until you get into fat bike territory, the "float"
I don't think there is one ideal tire for riding in snow. Snow at different
temperatures varies quite a bit in how it interacts with the tires. For my
commutes 40 years ago I mostly rode a Bob Jackson road bike fitted with
fenders and 23mm tires. The skinny tires generally bit through the snow on
Forgive me, list, for I have fallen behind the season. But the question is
important.
We had real snow here in ABQ, NM this past winter, and I do enjoy riding in
snow, so much so that I even thought of getting a sort-of dedicated snow
beater after finding that 60mm+ Big Ones with a wee bit less
