Might just try a snow tire ...

[Peacekeeper6]

+1 And--- it's as though "they" forgot how to drive in the snow over the summer, fall and spring.

Lew L

If you're not doing anything Friday, I might be up at Mt. Rose for the first time this season.

Weather-permitting, of course.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Wow, I am worried about Mike, a tire tread and he hasn't made one comment yet!!!

Well that's because my PCU / hard-drive DIED on the 16th (?) ...... So I'm back now ...... TRACTION - there are two types ....Wet & Dry ..... A " SLICK " will achieve the Best DRY traction .... but would kill you in the Rain ..... for maximum WET traction, a SNOW tire will provide better / best traction, WHY ???, because they are designed to remove the maximum amount of water from the TREAD ...... And then there is the BEST compromising TIRE choice .... the NEW Vredestein " Quatrac " model .... as stated by another member, it has an actual " Winter " rating ....... over to you Peter ..... Mike
Rain

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Been trying to post a link to adjustable zip tie tire chains but the links won't post correctly. Check out zip tie tire chains.

I would NOT try tire chains under any circumstances - period .....JMHO .... Mike

[2dogs]

I would NOT try tire chains under any circumstances - period .....JMHO .... Mike

Have you looked at them? I could see where they might work out in a pinch if you had the guts enough to get in a pinch that tight. I'm just say'n.............

[troop]

Tire is mounted/balanced. I won't be re-installing until my rear shock gets here. Riding in about another month

[Raven]

+1 And--- it's as though "they" forgot how to drive in the snow over the summer, fall and spring.

Lew L

You should try driving around here with people who have never seen snow before.

[2dogs]

I would NOT try tire chains under any circumstances - period .....JMHO .... Mike

https://www.walmart.com/ip/ALEKO-Uni...Pack/155176340

Great idea.

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/ALEKO-Uni...Pack/155176340

I can hear it now! Those tie ends sticking out and slapping the swing arm with the sound of playing cards clothespinned to the front fork of bicycle like we did when we were kids!

[2dogs]

I can hear it now! Those tie ends sticking out and slapping the swing arm with the sound of playing cards clothespinned to the front fork of bicycle like we did when we were kids!

......

Yea, I hear you. But we are all adults now and I think we would (should) clip the ends of those zip ties. If I recall correctly when I was cruising the web looking at those I saw several styles of those things. I just picked one to illustrate my comment. JMHO, that finding a less aggressive zip tie that will clear the swing would be an option to consider if you woke up in the morning in FBE somewhere and it had snowed 6" overnight. Maybe? I'm going to do more research and testing before going further. As of now we've got 3" of that white stuff in the driveway and it's still coming down.

[PGDoug]

Now that it is mounted/balanced can we get the outside diameter measurement ?

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/ALEKO-Uni...Pack/155176340

Great idea.

Those are very interesting ..... I'm not sure how long they would last .... on a Spyder tire that has limited traction to begin with and will still spend a lot time SPINNING anyway ..... JMHO .... I usually won't take the Spyder out below 50 F..... At 50 MPH the wind chill factor is hugh .....Mike

[2dogs]

Those are very interesting ..... I'm not sure how long they would last .... on a Spyder tire that has limited traction to begin with and will still spend a lot time SPINNING anyway ..... JMHO .... I usually won't take the Spyder out below 50 F..... At 50 MPH the wind chill factor is hugh .....Mike

I haven't purchased any to try yet. But I will in the near future. Just want to see how difficult it would be to use them and how successful they might be in getting out of a messy situation. They may be worth the effort and again maybe not. Don't know until I play with them a little. I'll let you know. By the way, I bought a set of Baker's air wings this winter. Had a couple of issues fitting them but WHAT a difference they made when riding at 50 degrees. It's kind of like having or not having handlebar grip warmers.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I haven't purchased any to try yet. But I will in the near future. Just want to see how difficult it would be to use them and how successful they might be in getting out of a messy situation. They may be worth the effort and again maybe not. Don't know until I play with them a little. I'll let you know. By the way, I bought a set of Baker's air wings this winter. Had a couple of issues fitting them but WHAT a difference they made when riding at 50 degrees. It's kind of like having or not having handlebar grip warmers.

I've only thought of them for HOT weather ( which doesn't bother me ) ..... now I'm considering them ..... Mike

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

Tire is mounted/balanced. I won't be re-installing until my rear shock gets here. Riding in about another month

When you do get around to trying it out don't be surprised at how noisy it might be. I bought my 2016 Maxima used. I didn't realize until the next summer that the front tires were snow tires and rear regular highway tread. The reason I found out is the service tech noticed it when I took the car in to be checked out. I thought for sure a front wheel bearing had gone bad. After I swapped the tires front to rear the noise moved to the rear but it is still quite annoying.

[troop]

Yup ... Aware of that

[troop]

Now that it is mounted/balanced can we get the outside diameter measurement ?

Approx. 25.4"

[troop]

It's on

[PGDoug]

Approx. 25.4"

Thank you

[shakin_jake]

Now that it is mounted/balanced can we get the outside diameter measurement ?

~~~not having a go with you here, really. I believe the correct term is circumference, not outside diameter measurement



Best,


Jake
Reddick Fla.
Even a blind squirrel 🐿 finds a nut every once in a while

[shakin_jake]

It's on

~~~looking forward to reading what you have to say about this tire’s all around performance Troop!

As some have mentioned, winter tires tend to have a softer compound which results in faster wear in warm/dry conditions. That may be so. Last time I purchased winter tires was for an F-100 Ford truck (1968 model year F-100) in oh, around 1975 (only had it for a few years). I can definitely attest to the fast rate of wear on a set of rain tires I ran on my road race bike (closed competition course, not on public roads). The tire compound was so soft that when riding on sections of the track (Moroso, Indian Town Fla.) that were dry, I looked for puddles to run through to stop the high rate of tire wear. I could smell rubber burning on the dry patches. It might be hard to understand how or why would you run a rain tire if there were dry parts of the track yet when it rained at times, one end of the track could be pouring rain while the opposite end was not raining at all and yes, the rain tires were highly siped but the soft tire compound also contributed to these tires uber stickiness


Best,


Jake
Reddick Fla.
It’s never too late to have a happy childhood

[Little Blue]

It's on

Let's see what she can do. Soooooo give us your thoughts in about 3 or 4 months with say 3,000 or more miles.

Let the Smile Miles roll. ......

[troop]

Took my first ride of the season yesterday. If the tire was any louder, I certainly couldn't tell from normal wind noise. Speedo was spot on and the ride was smooooth

[troop]

I have about 3k miles on the Goodyear Ultra Grip and can easily report that I really like this tire. I just did a 2200 mile trip to Sturgis, and did many hundreds of miles in the canyons. Stuck like glue, no increase in noise and zero issues on a 500 mile day of rain on I90. Very happy

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

On this topic my post #27 has the perfect solution ..... Mike

[troop]

On this topic my post #27 has the perfect solution ..... Mike

My Goodyear Ultra Grip has been personally tested by me for hundreds of thousands of miles in multiple state patrol cruisers thru all kinds of conditions/seasons. Good enough for me