pagheca
Active member
Over the past few days, temperatures where I live have suddenly dropped.
I ride my bike to work at least four times a week. The route starts with a 200-meter climb and then about 3 km downhill, so I was quite worried about black ice—those thin, glassy patches that are extremely slippery and almost invisible. I went down very cautiously, but it made me wonder how others handle this situation.
I’ve ridden my bike in the snow many times (see my avatar, taken at the South Pole), but this is different and honestly a bit scary, because the road I take with my e-MTB (with heavily treaded Maxxis tires) is paved and often wet during the day.
Do you avoid riding when temperatures are below freezing and there’s a chance that snow or ice has melted and refrozen? Or do you just take it slow?
Has anyone here ever gone down because of it? I never got involved in a bike accident during my whole life and would like to maintain a clean record...
I ride my bike to work at least four times a week. The route starts with a 200-meter climb and then about 3 km downhill, so I was quite worried about black ice—those thin, glassy patches that are extremely slippery and almost invisible. I went down very cautiously, but it made me wonder how others handle this situation.
I’ve ridden my bike in the snow many times (see my avatar, taken at the South Pole), but this is different and honestly a bit scary, because the road I take with my e-MTB (with heavily treaded Maxxis tires) is paved and often wet during the day.
Do you avoid riding when temperatures are below freezing and there’s a chance that snow or ice has melted and refrozen? Or do you just take it slow?
Has anyone here ever gone down because of it? I never got involved in a bike accident during my whole life and would like to maintain a clean record...
? ) I would consider studded tires. The problem is more where this is happening time to time.
