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erty65
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by erty65

Rush wrote:For your roadies that are riding in the snow and frost, what sort of tires do you use for winter? Which sorts of compounds work best for -5 degrees Celsius (or lower?). Is the Vittoria Open Pave the equivalent of a 'winter tire' for your bike?
http://www.gazzatyres.com/w106.html

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xrs2
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by xrs2

I don't make special concessions for the winter, same tires as in the summer, except when there is snow on the ground. Then I use knobby cross tires (on a cross bike, of course)

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slyboots
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xrs2, very cool photos! I like the first one especially. :thumbup:

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by kervelo

Kjetil wrote:The Open Pavè should be a good alternative. It's just that the green color clashes so enormously with Celeste...


Open Pave is a great winter tyre, but it won't survive a week of use if there is gravel on the road (especially of the man made variant, crushed stone). The flints stuck to the soft rubber and puncture the tyre quickly.

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by billysan

Half a mile at 25% grade! Ouch

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@Billysan... Ouch is right!

At the other end of the spectrum, I had a relatively flat ride today...

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by wingguy

billysan wrote:Half a mile at 25% grade! Ouch


They are two separate road signs :wink: It says that drivers should use a low gear for 1/2 a mile, and it says there is a section of road peaking at around 25% gradient. That section could be anything from 10 yards on up.

Not meaning to sound like a dick (anything that gets that steep is awesome) but gradient claims are a real bugbear of mine!

Alan.Cross
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by Alan.Cross

HammerTime2 wrote:Alan.Cross,

Do you or did you have an Alan cross bike?



Sorry for the late answer, saw your post just right now. I have a Alan TopCross Carbonio, made 1996 or 1997. Have not been on that bike for ages, but it still exists.

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92km today...

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Not me, but a friend of mine. And it's not a cyclocross bike.

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A few shots from this winter/ spring. All from around Ljubljana.

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Tossed race wheels on the training bike today. Might race it after al!
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