studded snows

mikemarzano · Joined: 18 Nov 2009 Posts: 42

i need help- im making my own studded snows can anyone lend some advice on how to?

much appreciated

mike

GoneToTheDogs? · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 418 Location: Kingston

Read through this thread and check some of the links, you'll find something that will work for you.

From the Forum Archives:
Making studded tires
http://www.fatsinthecats.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10

Tim845 · Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 3684 Location: Poughkeepsie

Each is a time investment of nearly 2 hrs so use a new tire with hard compound squarish knobs. Go to a local hardware store like Davies and size up the screw that sticks through only 1/8 to 3/16" for trail, less for roads.
These are my benchmark pair -they arent for roads or leafy trails:

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mikemarzano · Joined: 18 Nov 2009 Posts: 42

so what happens to the tubes. are they completely and totally shredded in a matter of no time or is there a secret??

Tim845 · Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 3684 Location: Poughkeepsie

From the links:
"27" road tires to cover screw heads inside other tires"

Cut the bead out of a road tire, the carcass is the liner.
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mikemarzano · Joined: 18 Nov 2009 Posts: 42

i love the idea of cannibalizing the road tires. Awesome. so the next question is i am new to the whole area and need a place to ride my sweet singlespeeded voodoo wanga ice shredding machine once we get the freeze, any suggestions or volunteer tour guides? Ill pay you with so Hogarden at the end!javascript:emoticon(' Laughing

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DrDave · Joined: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 82

bikenashbar sells studded tires, I got some for $25 ea.last spring. . Happy to show you around. Tues nites, Thursday afternoons and weekends are my usual times.Dave

Bob62 · Joined: 08 May 2009 Posts: 35

You know, I was thinking about studded tires when I was riding JH Tuesday night. I have seen pics of screws, looks very time consuming, has any one ever considered pop rivets? If I make a set, that is how I will do it. You can even get rivets with an extra large washer end, that would help displace the force on the inner tube.
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mtbxtc · Joined: 12 Nov 2006 Posts: 216

I did an experiment and used a UST tire screwed the screws in and put stans in and it held. No leaks and worked really well
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SloJoe · Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 8

Hey Mike if I come down in January you think you could possibly experiment on two sets of studded tires so we can both ride??
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mikemarzano · Joined: 18 Nov 2009 Posts: 42

first of all i dont think you have ever called me mike.

sure why no lets do this.

SloJoe · Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 8

ok shrek
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