Snow and Ice

[SSG Bean]

You have the truck I want, but yeah IF you care about living or dying I would take into consideration the other people flying around.

To futher justify the situation ppl drive slower up here and you can not get the speed up to where it as fun but the other ppl driving do take more of your attention when driving in such conditions.

Again love the truck, i would trade you for my mexican work truck.

Thanks Seth, but my truck may be mexican too. Some of the 2010 Tacomas were made in California and some were made in Mexico before they moved manufacturing to San Antonio, TX.

 

[biker1]

Lots of snow here last week, that has cleared up and led to a bigger problem, black ice in the mornings. Thawing through the day and roads freezing from 5pm onwards.
In the paper today, THE SNOW SOCK, you pull this over the tyre of driven wheels. They are made of a textile that optimises grip on the road. Simpler to fit than snow chains, they cost about $ 80 a pair. Drivers must keep below 50mph. That is the direct quote from the article,, but of course no website mentioned or any place to buy them.
This sounds promising and beneficial to be able to drive up to 50mph also.
I will do a search later on the computer and see if I can find out some more.
Keep it between the ditches.

 

[wyliec]

Lots of snow here last week, that has cleared up and led to a bigger problem, black ice in the mornings. Thawing through the day and roads freezing from 5pm onwards.
In the paper today, THE SNOW SOCK, you pull this over the tyre of driven wheels. They are made of a textile that optimises grip on the road. Simpler to fit than snow chains, they cost about $ 80 a pair. Drivers must keep below 50mph. That is the direct quote from the article,, but of course no website mentioned or any place to buy them.
This sounds promising and beneficial to be able to drive up to 50mph also.
I will do a search later on the computer and see if I can find out some more.
Keep it between the ditches.

http://www.activeoutdoors.info/activeoutdoors/Article91.html

Looks like only U.K. sells them.

 

[RAL]

Wrong bike

Three wheels can do very well in the snow but it has to be the right three wheels.

Used to ride my ol KZ 400 year round in Spokane when I was young enough to be bullet proof. The Ural is the solution for adverse conditions now that I am a bit older. That and moving to Florida so snow is not likely:roflblack:

RAL

 

[Firefly]

http://www.activeoutdoors.info/activeoutdoors/Article91.html

Looks like only U.K. sells them.

Cool idea--- but no way to use those on the Spyder-- unless you cut them into two halves and then attached with velcro? looks like trouble to me.....




I'm anxiously awaiting Seth's report on the snow tire before I place my order......

 

[SethO]

should be here today, hopefully i can get it on in a few days here, the 100 lbs of sandbags.

 

[bone crusher]

http://sand-x.com/index.php?page=790

Fire,

Only you could find this...very nice!!!!! Very cool!

 

[SethO]

got the tire in, but place to swap it out was closed so I will do it today, looks WAY more meaty in person.

I will get riding video up .

 

[biker1]

Will await the results of this new tyre with anticipation. Maybe if it is much better than a standart tyre, use it all year round and get a new fitted at the end of October each year, if they last that long.

 

[Bootie]

Snow Spyder

Someone should invent a kit that permits you to replace the front wheels with skis. Then mount a snow tire on the rear and voila, you have a Snow Spyder. :clap:
Maybe I'll get started on one after I retire in May.

 

[Raptor]

got the tire in, but place to swap it out was closed so I will do it today, looks WAY more meaty in person.

I will get riding video up .

Good luck Seth. I have to say I'm a bit curious to see how it works as well...

 

[SethO]

205/60R15


well it would not fit on this rim, so I have $87.15 in the tire 60 into the tire guys trying to get the bead to fit, they said they can not get it to mount, my wrench roommate is going to run some ideas by them tomorrow (strap in the center of the tire)

this is really annoying, has anyone on here put a tire on their spyder this size?
I was hoping it was just because it was a winter tire not that someone thought it would fit.

 

[SethO]

OK it official that tire size will NOT work on a spyder rim.

i would ask people that have not tried things in person to make to sure to say that this is just a idea of theirs not something they really did.

anyone who does not believe me I will send them this tire for $80 shipped.

damn it.

 

[wyliec]

OK it official that tire size will NOT work on a spyder rim.

i would ask people that have not tried things in person to make to sure to say that this is just a idea of theirs not something they really did.

anyone who does not believe me I will send them this tire for $80 shipped.

damn it.

I hear you Seth. It cost me around $170 to learn not to listen to some here. I ended up giving the item away.

 

[jgwoods]

Free advice- take it for what it's worth...

I ride all Winter here in MA but not on the days it snows.
I have a 9 mile commute and no trouble with the cold- how cold can you get in 9 miles?
Snow on the other hand is a big problem. The tire spins, the nanny kicks in, it stalls, it crawls, its not good at all. Those days I strand my wife at home and take the car with 4 Michelin Ice Xi2 tires on it.
The next day, after the roads are plowed I go back on the Can Am. As long as asphalt is mostly what I see it is OK. The snowy, icy patches keep things interesting but again- it's 9 miles and I can slow down to be safe. I've ridden through plenty of salty puddles and the like with no damage (that I know of)

I was thinking a snow tire would be the way to go. Sorry to hear your experiment has cost you. I have now learned something on your dime and I thank you for that. If anyone has a successful snowtire transplant with plenty of road time to prove the process let us know.

 

[Bob Denman]

Someone should invent a kit that permits you to replace the front wheels with skis. Then mount a snow tire on the rear and voila, you have a Snow Spyder. :clap:
Maybe I'll get started on one after I retire in May.

Like this?

 

[biker1]

Sorry to hear about that waste Seth.
Would actually be okay, but because we do not generally get much snow... snow ploughs do not exist, so all we have are the council putting salt on the major roads,,, not where I am going.
Does anyone think that cutting one of those snow socks up and putting velcro on it would work, or is that just a bad idea.
Gues I will have to put away some cash and buy an old banger for next winter.

 

[spyryder]

Sorry to hear about that waste Seth.
Would actually be okay, but because we do not generally get much snow... snow ploughs do not exist, so all we have are the council putting salt on the major roads,,, not where I am going.
Does anyone think that cutting one of those snow socks up and putting velcro on it would work, or is that just a bad idea.
Gues I will have to put away some cash and buy an old banger for next winter.

Maybe these Snobootz would be a better alternative:

 

[SethO]

I'm just curious as to why it won't work. All the factory specs say it should. The Spyder rim is 7" and this is suppose to fit on a 5.5" to 7.5" rim with a 6" being optimal. Would it not seat? I would give Tire Rack a call and see if they will do anything for you. The only way one can pick out a tire is by it's specs and the specs say it should fit.

it will not seal on the rim, the bead will not take no matter what they tried, all the hillbillyness came out in this attempt the tire is just not wide enough to go on the spyder rim, when I about what you had posted it was 3am and I was not careful in my reading of you thought it would work not that you had done it SO it was my bad on that.

After a long argument with tirerack they took the tire back but I lost the 30 bones they charged me and the 17 to mail it back. Plus the wrench costs.

they thought a 235/5/ or 55/ r15 would work but I have not checked those sizes for snow tires.

did tirerack tell you it would fit or the size chart on there did?

 

[biker1]

Those Snoboots look exactly what might be needed. Of course all the damn snow is gone now, but a long winter yet ahead.
Will do a search online and see what I can come up with.