Comments on: Zip ties for better traction http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/01/18/zip-ties-for-better-traction/ Mountain Bike Reviews, News, Deals and How Tos Fri, 25 May 2012 21:33:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: shoo http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/01/18/zip-ties-for-better-traction/comment-page-1/#comment-173977 shoo Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:05:56 +0000 http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/01/18/zip-ties-for-better-traction/#comment-173977 I just did tried this out recently with a recent week of snow on my grocery-getter with a coaster hub. Works extremely well and isn't too bad on bare pavement. If you're like me and don't want have an extra wheelset/bike to mount studs onto and don't have the initiative to constantly change tyres, it's a great option. oki: Zip Ties don't work inside out. Try it. I just did tried this out recently with a recent week of snow on my grocery-getter with a coaster hub.

Works extremely well and isn’t too bad on bare pavement. If you’re like me and don’t want have an extra wheelset/bike to mount studs onto and don’t have the initiative to constantly change tyres, it’s a great option.

oki: Zip Ties don’t work inside out. Try it.

]]> By: oki http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/01/18/zip-ties-for-better-traction/comment-page-1/#comment-121287 oki Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:19:52 +0000 http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/01/18/zip-ties-for-better-traction/#comment-121287 use the zipties inside out,,i do believe they have built in tread for just this purpose. :P use the zipties inside out,,i do believe they have built in tread for just this purpose. :P

]]> By: Greg http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/01/18/zip-ties-for-better-traction/comment-page-1/#comment-78816 Greg Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:30:28 +0000 http://bluecollarmtb.com/2007/01/18/zip-ties-for-better-traction/#comment-78816 No rim brakes allowed. Sideways won't be much different because so little of the zip tie is "sideways." Think about pushing the tire in the snow sideways, it's mostly tire and very little zip tie. The zip tie helps for pulling traction because it sharp raised ridge into the snow. Like a tire chain on a car. It seems like it would work in packed snow. And maybe a bit on ice. But I won't volunteer to test on ice! For braking the snow has to be soft enough for a zip tie or two to be in the snow. No rim brakes allowed.

Sideways won’t be much different because so little of the zip tie is “sideways.” Think about pushing the tire in the snow sideways, it’s mostly tire and very little zip tie.

The zip tie helps for pulling traction because it sharp raised ridge into the snow. Like a tire chain on a car. It seems like it would work in packed snow. And maybe a bit on ice. But I won’t volunteer to test on ice!

For braking the snow has to be soft enough for a zip tie or two to be in the snow.

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