TROYston Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Ive been sitting in my house bored, looking at the bike thinking, lets go ride, look out side, that thort soon ends. So ideas have been popping into my head, surely: Tyre + Drawing pin = Grip on snow and ice. Like use a crappy or old or worn tyre, and push drawing pins through the inside of the tyre, I reckon it might just work like snow and ice studded tyres. Maybe a useless idea, but maybe a saviour seeming we have had such cack weather? Does anyone else reckon it would work? Edited January 10, 2010 by TROYston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Do you know how easily drawing pins bend? wouldn't be stable at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROYston Posted January 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 low pressures? Drawing pins are just a base, could be anything with a point. i Dont see why i wouldn't be stable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4stars Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 even if in theory the pins didnt bend, youd need to have pressure in the tyre pretty high just to keep the pins from being bushed back through the hole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Also it only snows like a week a year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompytrials Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 my mate tryed it and it worked for like 5 min then they all bent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe' Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) Ive been sitting in my house bored, looking at the bike thinking, lets go ride, look out side, that thort soon ends. So ideas have been popping into my head, surely: Tyre + Drawing pin = Grip on snow and ice. Like use a crappy or old or worn tyre, and push drawing pins through the inside of the tyre, I reckon it might just work like snow and ice studded tyres. Maybe a useless idea, but maybe a saviour seeming we have had such cack weather? Does anyone else reckon it would work? we can all be caught out on this forum , but dont have too many more "ideas" Edited January 10, 2010 by Christophe' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 And they wouldn't have nearly enough grip to make it worthwhile? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 I had thought too, high five. But yeah, I was going to do it to my bald creepy crawler last night, Then realised I only had like 2 pins. :L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 If you used some smaller, fatter kind of stud it might work. You'd also want to glue them in,a nd then take an old inner tube and glue that to the inside to stop them poking in and giving you a flat. Still, better yet, stay inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh barker Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 if you ride stock look at these babies: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?ModelID=30226 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusevelt Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Ideal treads when the snow has compacted, unlike the lightweight soft, and slushy stuff that we have here in the uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Brodie Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 the pins would just pop out the tyre and give you lots of punctures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted January 10, 2010 Report Share Posted January 10, 2010 Nokian and Schwalbe both sell studded tires. See http://www.peterwhitecycles.com/studdedtires.asp Or make some crazy ones like http://www.wrxtuners.com/forums/f53/studde...es-death-22365/ hah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Czar Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Me and my mate decided to try and make a studded tyre, with tiny nuts and bolts. Will make a thread to show you when is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROYston Posted January 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Ahh so im not the only onee with this idea, It may hardly snow, but when it does you can just slap them on. The Tyres that person made for the scooby look mental. I was on the verge in autumn for buying some 24" snow and ice tyres for my other bike, but thought to myself, when is it ever going to snow or be icy enough to need them, i wish i did get them now :/ Ahh please post pics on this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jitters Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) I have made a set of home made studded tires for my XC bike that work quite well. I got this recipe from somewhere else and gave it a shot. Same as you've said, old worn out tire. Drill holes through every 3rd or 4th knobbie. Don't need as many as you'd think. No need for them right in the center of the tire either. Screw in sheet metal screws from the inside out. Screws I used had rounded heads and stuck out about 1cm, so depending on how worn out the tire is, you may have to adjust. Cover the heads of the screws and entire inside of tire with several layers of duct tape or similar thick threaded sealing tape. Don't go too low on tire pressure. for my stock tire, I've run about 30psi. Never think I'd try em on a trials bike, but have worked well on trail and road and in mostly wet snow - although I don't get tons of it where I live. I've only used them three or four times. Cheap as dirt to make and don't take long if you use power tools and don't overdo it. Replacing studs isn't a big deal either. Google this - lot's of other (maybe better) versions of the same idea if you look around. Have fun. Edited January 11, 2010 by Tappets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben John-Hynes Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 The snow we have here in the uk isn't hard/compact enough, so the studs would just go straight through to the ground and still slip, no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris4stars Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Hmmm...im thinking though... reguardless of how good the traction you can in theory get from the tyre to the snow (say for example the tyre sticks like glue to the snow), the resistance of the friction between the snow/ice and the actual surface in most cases will not be sufficient to with stand the shearing forces... Edited January 11, 2010 by chris4stars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Yoshi Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 (edited) Hmmm...im thinking though... reguardless of how good the traction you can in theory get from the tyre to the snow (say for example the tyre sticks like glue to the snow), the resistance of the friction between the snow/ice and the actual surface in most cases will not be sufficient to with stand the shearing forces... Was clearing snow/ice of a road that does'nt get used that much. The ice under the snow was pulling a 8 ton 360 up hill. Had to smash it with the edge of the bucket. Edited January 11, 2010 by Little Yoshi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey1991 Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I'm sure the term is yay or nay? I want to know how those continentals are so light even with steel studs in them and enough rubber to hold the said steel studs. If you have an old tyre and the time i'd say why not but otherwise its really quite silly and probably wont work, give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoots man Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 i was riding snow covered walls in scottishland with maxxis minions and found they worked well. gaping to front from and to snow covered walls and all seemed surprisingly well. metal studs may make things worse since metal and stone don't grip. i think studs are for ice and most things you would ride will have not the hardest surface, like ice does. it will be gone soon anyway thank fluk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willdudeXD Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 (edited) what iff yopu use something like clout nails?, lil short fat nails that rooofers use, they seem pretty strong Edited January 13, 2010 by willdudeXD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borat Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 what iff yopu use something like clout nails?, lil short fat nails that rooofers use, they seem pretty strong Lul wut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Swales Posted January 13, 2010 Report Share Posted January 13, 2010 I remember in an old issue of MBUK Rich Johnson and a few other riders made studded tires to ride on an ice rink with. They used nuts and bolts for theirs, which are a lot sturdier than drawing pins I reckon the snow'll be gone by the time you've finished making your tyres though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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