tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post3242619328327292869..comments2024-03-27T12:30:52.619-04:00Comments on Lost in the Bozone: Ice RidingMRMacrumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-87463303565545345182010-12-29T22:24:54.993-05:002010-12-29T22:24:54.993-05:00anything longer than a 16th of an inch sticking ou...<i>anything longer than a 16th of an inch sticking out was wasted and did nothing for the traction.</i><br /><br />If I can get a 16th of it out I can get some traction, and then some action. Oh hell, nevermind.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-74953792271169534392010-12-29T08:41:57.965-05:002010-12-29T08:41:57.965-05:00muddleglum - I'll admit that I have been haule...muddleglum - I'll admit that I have been hauled kicking and screaming into the new hi tech world that seems to be our future. <br /><br />BBC - Walking works, I do it all the time with Stub. As to disturbing the wild life - Now that I have witnessed the serious comeback of many species in my lifetime in the area, I am of a mind that not much disturbs the wildlife other than habitat destruction. They seem to find a way to deal with our presence.<br /><br />Blog Fodder - No way I can claim any fame regarding studded tires. Independent tinkerers all over the Snow belts had been doing what I was doing. I was not even alone in this state. <br /><br />I saw a picture once of a bike on the ice in the 1930s. It had spikes an inch long sticking out of the tires. Of course, I knew just as the owner of those tires must have figured out, anything longer than a 16th of an inch sticking out was wasted and did nothing for the traction.MRMacrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414173517957120477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-46531135770681310862010-12-29T08:03:44.345-05:002010-12-29T08:03:44.345-05:00That was fascinating. Do you know if any other af...That was fascinating. Do you know if any other aficionados of winter riding developed studded tires independently or can you claim to be the guy who made it happen?The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-75436549071356473272010-12-28T20:53:25.152-05:002010-12-28T20:53:25.152-05:00I can buy a lot of gas and ride around in a heated...I can buy a lot of gas and ride around in a heated vehicle for what good winter riding gear costs. <br /><br />Not that I don't go out in the winter, but I just walk, it doesn't seem to bother the wildlife here.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9728880.post-59796472358342571842010-12-28T10:05:12.333-05:002010-12-28T10:05:12.333-05:00Sounds great!
I keep thinking that you were born ...Sounds great!<br /><br />I keep thinking that you were born about a century and a half too late. This adds more evidence to my surmise.<br /><br />I live too far south now for tires like that to be worth while. Hey! Frozen creek beds are the greatest! Thanks for the reminder.<br /><br />Happy New Year!muddleglumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01394254712209466553noreply@blogger.com