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SKI Scooters

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 12:14 pm
by odinxxix
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this is the answer to our winter rides. found on scooter scoop.com

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:04 pm
by Flea_Biskit
It's staying warm that gets me. Although that is a unsettling feeling riding on icy roads with two wheels.

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:47 pm
by odinxxix
here in the mid-west its like 15 out side with a wind chill of -5 so im not riding even if i had a ski on my scooter.

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 4:49 pm
by odinxxix
here in lafayette its 15 with a wind chill of -5 so either way im not rideing til spring.

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 3:23 pm
by Flea_Biskit
I have had to before I put snowboarding goggles on and bundled up it sux :oops: o yah its like 11 deg F. avg here

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:51 pm
by Kenny_McCormic
You guys have tires that hook up in snow/ice???

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 8:30 pm
by odinxxix
kenny good to see you back!! it was mentioned to me in a PM to try a deflated knobby tire.

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:18 pm
by eliteguy50
Kenny_McCormic wrote:You guys have tires that hook up in snow/ice???
Riding in snow is a lot like riding in sand, hence the last picture. An aggressive motoX knobbie running under-pressure so there is the most surface area. They don't exactly 'hook up' but they are much better than street tires. Ice is another story. The best I have found is studding a trail knobbie (the kind with very little space between lugs) or (for those of us on a budget) using screws as studs.

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:43 pm
by eliteguy50

Re: SKI Scooters

Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:47 am
by Wheelman-111
Greetings:

Just remember that the ski eliminates the front - and most important - brake. A knobby rear tire, studded or not, might make for some tense moments if you need to haul down in a hurry. :surprise: