fossyant
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Oh they work these Ice tyres. Especially as I don't have chav skills to stay on a bike. Don't get superman, as you will get dumped on the floor. Usual stuff, don't push it.
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Thanks @Pat "5mph" and @fossyant ... I'm sold (well impressive review on the other thread 
)Now off shopping
... and thinking about which bike to turn into my Oetzi bike 
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mr messy
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Probably not but jumped back up to +10 when taken indoors and ice on the pond is almost thick enough to walk on.........almost!Are you sure that thermometer was working properly?
-4 C this morning was cold enough for me, double layers mostly worked well though. Only my toes were a bit cold by the time I got to work, despite the thick socks and going uphill most of the way. Today is my anniversary - six months of not taking the bus to work
- but at the first sign of proper ice or snow I'll be raising the
until it's gone again... Now if there was a proper off-road route all the way, where I wouldn't have to worry about people's lack of driving skills ...
Looks like it'll be quite a bit warmer from Tuesday onwards, if the forecasts are right
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Booyaa
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-7 in the greenhouse this morning!
Speaking of ice ... looks like it's a bit slippy in Lanarkshire ... be careful out there!
Clearly most cars don't have ice tyres
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Clearly most cars don't have ice tyres
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OP
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edindave
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Give Alpine Bikes (Stockbridge, Edinburgh) a call - 0131 225 3286.
Earlier in the year they said they would accept our work scheme's Halfords vouchers.
Also try Herbies in Broxburn, 01506 863959 - I think they accept them as well.
Booyaa
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Great effort.
The hill up past the Inchyra into Polmont would have been fun with some frost on the road!
Booyaa
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oh, and did you really need A&E?
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cheers Dave
yes as it has a starbucks
stopped for a hot choc and cake . Incyra to polmont was surpisingly ice free, road down towards falkirk was sketchy. managed a tumble street behind mine making it up to 45 miles, as someone has parked on the path to main road, and chucky stones took my bike from under me. 
Chapeau ! 
... and it's not even the end of the (calendar) year ...
No frost when I went out around 1130 this am, for a wee spin out to Dalmeny and back.
instead. Update on ice tyres ...
@Pat "5mph" , your Ice Spikers only seem to be available in mountain bike wheel sizes ...
(26in)
Following a chat with local ice tyre users, they seem to swear by the Schwalbe Marathon Winter spiked tyres (which come in all sorts of sizes), but said that they need to be ridden on tarmac for a few 10s of miles to bed the spikes in properly. One of them also said he used to scrape the rear wheel along the tarmac when turning his bike round, and noticed that this seemed to be loosening/pulling out the spikes (so stopped doing that, and no problems since) ...
Your website seems to be the best for price still, thanks for the tip!
Will probably go on a wee shopping spree shortly
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@Pat "5mph" , your Ice Spikers only seem to be available in mountain bike wheel sizes ...
(26in)Following a chat with local ice tyre users, they seem to swear by the Schwalbe Marathon Winter spiked tyres (which come in all sorts of sizes), but said that they need to be ridden on tarmac for a few 10s of miles to bed the spikes in properly. One of them also said he used to scrape the rear wheel along the tarmac when turning his bike round, and noticed that this seemed to be loosening/pulling out the spikes (so stopped doing that, and no problems since) ...
Your website seems to be the best for price still, thanks for the tip!
Will probably go on a wee shopping spree shortly
T
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@Telemark you are right!
I've got the Marathon Winters too on an old mb, a 24 wheels, because I'm so small I can ride a teenager's bike 
Now, the Winters are great on ice, but if there is slush or snow on the roads they are not effective, so if you need to ride on fresh snow be very careful
Last winter I was happily riding my wee mb fitted with Winters, until we got a snow fall, it was a hairy commute then, hence I got the ice spikers too ... they paid themselves with the taxi fares I saved during the festive season, getting to and from work at silly hours.
Now, you need to embed the studs, riding the tyres at max pressure for about 40km.
Still you might loose some - spare ones are available for free from the Schwalbe site or for a small sum from any Marathon web retailer.
The best way to refit lost studs is to dip them in washing up liquid, then use a thin nosed pair of pliers to push them back in, no need to deflate.
This excellent tip was given to me by @SatNavSaysStraightOn
Whatever you do, don't do like @potsy who took the Winters off road on their first ride, lost all the studs
Icy here tonight: I keep a bucket of water in my front garden, so I don't have to go out to check if the temperature is below zero
This morning at 8am the water was liquid, tonight when I got home at 10pm there was a solid ice crust!
I've got the Marathon Winters too
on an old mb, a 24 wheels, because I'm so small I can ride a teenager's bike Now, the Winters are great on ice, but if there is slush or snow on the roads they are not effective, so if you need to ride on fresh snow be very careful
Last winter I was happily riding my wee mb fitted with Winters, until we got a snow fall, it was a hairy commute then, hence I got the ice spikers too ... they paid themselves with the taxi fares I saved during the festive season, getting to and from work at silly hours.
Now, you need to embed the studs, riding the tyres at max pressure for about 40km.
Still you might loose some - spare ones are available for free from the Schwalbe site or for a small sum from any Marathon web retailer.
The best way to refit lost studs is to dip them in washing up liquid, then use a thin nosed pair of pliers to push them back in, no need to deflate.
This excellent tip was given to me by @SatNavSaysStraightOn
Whatever you do, don't do like @potsy who took the Winters off road on their first ride, lost all the studs
Icy here tonight: I keep a bucket of water in my front garden, so I don't have to go out to check if the temperature is below zero
This morning at 8am the water was liquid, tonight when I got home at 10pm there was a solid ice crust!
mr messy
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