Winter vs summer and a $40 bicycle tire

"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland) 04/23/2020 at 22:35 • Filed to: Rubber

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ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/23/2020 at 22:40

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Blizzaks are so CHONK

dumpsterfire! > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/23/2020 at 22:45

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That rear brake on the BMC is so small, cute, and wonderfully awesome.  

Wacko > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/23/2020 at 22:46

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What rubber you running as winters?

And they look bigger than the summers

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 04/23/2020 at 22:46

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They are fucking amazing in the winter.

Nom De Plume > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/23/2020 at 22:47

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Admitting defeat trying to determine what bike tire that is based on tread pattern.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Wacko 04/23/2020 at 22:50

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They are Blizzaks and they are both 205/55-16’s. The blizzaks have very  square shoulders for maximum tractions.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nom De Plume 04/23/2020 at 22:52

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Nothing special, just a specialized tire.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/23/2020 at 22:53

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I know, I have them on for the Mini

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > dumpsterfire! 04/23/2020 at 22:54

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140mm, while my newest mountain bike has 200 mm rotors front and rear. These work really well too. 

Wacko > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/23/2020 at 22:54

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I’m hoping to put my summers on this weekend depending on the weather they are announcing for next week since we got about a good 6-8 inches Tuesday and we been under freezing temps since

Nom De Plume > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/23/2020 at 23:07

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S tires were quite good when they were among the few using graphene . Imagine that hasn’t changed too much.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Nom De Plume 04/23/2020 at 23:17

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They are a great value and they actually ride quite well.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Wacko 04/23/2020 at 23:18

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You do live at the North Pole so I would assume things warm up a bit slower than  Montana.

smobgirl > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/23/2020 at 23:43

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I put new tires on my bike today, so excited. Can’t manage to get the pedals off to swap those too  but someday...

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > smobgirl 04/23/2020 at 23:49

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Pedals can be extremely difficult to remove. I always tighten mine to the max, so I need a legit pedal wrench to remove them. 

Wacko > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/23/2020 at 23:49

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Winter has been long this year, even longer than normal for here. We got one foot of snow on November 1st and had snow since then.  

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Wacko 04/23/2020 at 23:57

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I had a bike ride last fall in  September that I labeled hose on my camel back froze. That hard freeze in late October was not fun. I think we were around 5 deg F!

smobgirl > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/24/2020 at 00:04

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I’m pretty sure I put these on the bike so THEORETICALLY I should be able to get them off, but no luck today. I want flats back on it :(

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > smobgirl 04/24/2020 at 00:13

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Oooofffff probably need a bigger hammer.

Michael > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/24/2020 at 09:04

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Geforce sport comp-2? An older tire that still holds up surprisingly well.  

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Michael 04/24/2020 at 09:52

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You know it.

smobgirl > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 04/24/2020 at 21:46

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That was a good suggestion, actually.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > smobgirl 04/24/2020 at 22:18

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I got to swap out my cranks and bottom bracket today, I haven’t done that in years!