Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Sigh, the studded tires also weigh a TON. I have Chris King hubs, DB spokes, aluminium nipples and the lightest Mavic rims. The studded tires weigh more than the wheels. The tears are trickling down my cheeks as I mount them in the fall. Nasty things leaves... John Collier On Dec 8, 2003, at 10:08 PM, Johnny Deadman wrote: > I did in fact go and look at them on Sunday but we only get ice maybe > three or four days a year and I really hate rumbling tyres if I don't > have to have them. Your idea of a second set of rims is a good idea > though. At the moment I swap out the slicks for tyres with tread > around Halloween just before the leaves fall and try to kill you (John > will understand... the leaves are worse than ice in some ways). > > On Dec 8, 2003, at 10:06 PM, John Collier wrote: > >> MEC also sells studded tyres. Definitely worth a look if you >> encounter much ice. If it is only icy occasionally, then do take the >> taxi instead of the limousine and get another set of wheels with >> studded tyres you can just swap in when needed. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html