morcus
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| posted on 19/12/10 at 07:50 AM |
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Getting solid snow of tyres?
On my drive too work last night there was alot of loose snow which sort of stuck to the tyres. I kicked some of before work, but when I finished this
morning what was left had turned into fairly solid Ice. I Got what I could off by kicking it and with a broom but there was still alot. The stuff on
the front pretty much just fell off when I started driving but the stuff on the back (non powered) wheels just stuck giving me an essentially flat
slippery surface over the tyre.
Any suggestions for getting this stuff off for future reference?
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zilspeed
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| posted on 19/12/10 at 07:56 AM |
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It's not something which has ever occured to me as a problem to be honest.
We get a reasonable amount of snow up here too. I dug the reamining snow at over 2ft deep out of my drive yesterday.
I woudn't worry about it.
You'll be driving at much reduced speed and treating the controls as if they are made of glass anyway, so a bit less grip on the back
isn't really a problem.
nice and steady 
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 19/12/10 at 10:11 AM |
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soften the tyres up, that will allow more flex and break the solid layer up.
Just remember to re-inflate when the snow has gone.
( softer tyres seem to give better traction in cruddy conditions, when doing PCT events they give a minimum tyre pressure, sometimes as low as 10psi
)
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blakep82
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| posted on 19/12/10 at 10:38 AM |
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once you get moving, won't the wheels turning flick the ice out anyway? surely the ice only packs in when you slow down to stop?
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PSpirine
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| posted on 19/12/10 at 11:30 AM |
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It'll all fall off.. don't forget how much your tyre flexes every time you go over any imperfection in the road (Ice doesn't do
that!). If you're worried just drive (slowly) onto a kerb or over a speed bump the ice will crack and fall off.
The least of your worries when it comes to this weather I think! 
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mcerd1
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| posted on 19/12/10 at 12:15 PM |
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as above it'll soon fall off once you get moving
quote:
Originally posted by PSpirine
It'll all fall off.. don't forget how much your tyre flexes every time you go over any imperfection in the road (Ice doesn't do
that!). If you're worried just drive (slowly) onto a kerb or over a speed bump the ice will crack and fall off.
never mind imperfection's in the road, you should see how much they flex when they are just running normally
think about the little flat/squashed contact patch on the bottom of the tyre - now imagine you could sit at a fixed point on the tyre as it rolls
round - what you'd see is the bit of the tyre your on squash as it gets to the ground (as the weight comes on if you like), then spring back as
it lifts off the fround again - its actually this flexing that causes most of the heat in the tyres
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 19/12/10 at 03:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PSpirine
It'll all fall off.. don't forget how much your tyre flexes every time you go over any imperfection in the road (Ice doesn't do
that!). If you're worried just drive (slowly) onto a kerb or over a speed bump the ice will crack and fall off.
Just drive down most roads in the UK - the potholes will do the same job!!
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