Skiing is nice and everything, but it's not bike ridin'. After a few hikes in nearby parks, I started to yearn for the MTB again. The problem is, everything is ice and snow. So I bit the bullet and bought some Nokians. There are two ways to get Nokian studded tires. Apparently the first option is to
deserve them. I opted for the second, which is to pay a shit load of money. Bikeman sent them down from Maine pretty quickly and I was able to get out and ride Friday. A quick 10 miles in town started with a sustained 750 foot climb in town up to Boyton/Cascades park. That's a huge piece of public property managed by the city and the local land trust. As far as I can tell it's even bike-legal, but dominated by dog walkers and hikers. A few pugsley tracks let me know I wasn't alone. There was a total of maybe 100' of trail that wasn't covered by snow or ice, so I knew that the decision to go with winter tires was a good idea. After that, a quick cruise back to town included a nice ride up the big hill in Elm Park (Olmstead designed -
first public park in US??) on old carriage road, then a few laps on the frozen pond there. A nice ride - don't let anybody talk smack about the WormTown.
I dig it! Those tires are mad max pimp style and you deserve 'em. Cant wait to get the grand tour de Worm Town, maybe a I need a pugsley. Instead of a ski vacation one could take a snow biking vacation. Its been raining here and my knee is fucked up I cant sleep at night unless I sit on the couch upright cant ride,but I did manage to hit Overflow in the Kayak yesterday so my head is right and all is well.
ReplyDeletethat's really cool. i bet they weigh a ton but they're getting a ton of work done. do they help with snow, or is it just diggin' into ice?
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