 Poster: A snowHead
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Matt Seaton, noted author on cycling, has ten great tips for cycling on snow-covered roads ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/jan/06/tips-cycling-in-snow
... including
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| • Let some air out of your tyres, whatever sort they are; ride them soft, you'll get more grip. |
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| • Try to steer "with your hips" rather than your hands: in other words, make directional changes progressively and with your whole mass on the bike, rather than by sudden sharp steering inputs at the handlebars. |
Anyone got any more advice?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Stop spamming the board with articles we have already seen/read. Thanks.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Did some mountain biking in the snow before Christmas which was great fun. Mountain bikes churn through the stuff really well though. Only problems I had was on roads where the snow wasn't all mushed up and ice was forming in places. The rear wheel would slip occasionally, but you just need to spot when that happens and adjust. Head for the snowier bits. Downhill riding on icy singletrack was a bit lethal though! 
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Liveezy, 1. It isn't SPAM, since there is no commercial interest, as far as I can see, and they are all snow related in some way.
2. You are not "we". And he has no real way to know whether you have already seen the article (never mind whether "we" have).
If you don't like it, then just don't read any threads started by him.
They do get a little irritating at times, but he has a perfect right to post them.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Liveezy wrote: |
| Stop spamming the board with articles we have already seen/read. Thanks. |
Your bicycle pump can't read, so I don't know who "we" is.
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What deadkenny said. Glad I swapped the SPDs for Flat pedals though, even if I did spike my left shin on the pedal spikes. But I prefer that to snapping an ankle 3 weeks before a ski trip.
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| alex_heney wrote: |
| Liveezy, 1. It isn't SPAM, since there is no commercial interest, as far as I can see, and they are all snow related in some way. |
Spam doesn't have to be commercial in origin. OED defines Spam as "irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of newsgroups or users. One can argue the relevance of the posts: personally I find this particular thread one of the more appropriate ones posted by Mr Goldfish these last few days.
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Best advice; buy a mountainbike. It's easier than walking in snow - honest.
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| Sorry about the size. |
It's not us you need to apologise to 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Sorry about the size. |
The size is great. What's the location?
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Expect to slide and don't poop your pants when it inevitably happens. Foot out flat out!
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OMG, that guy is still mountain biking with an artificial limb, good on him.
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| alex_heney wrote: |
Liveezy
They do get a little irritating at times, but he has a perfect right to post them. |
The guys created about 30 threads in the last half an hour. I'd say that's spam. But then as has been said, he has a right to post them, just wanted him to know my thoughts on tyre size and knee injury articles etc... 
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You know it makes sense.
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Cool pics by the way so i guess something decent has come from this thread
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Yes, it's nice to see something decent for a change, with a bit of descent
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Poster: A snowHead
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The size is great. What's the location? |
Think those ones were taken somewhere in the middle of the Les Deux Alpes snowpark. Also rode that really long black run in Alpe d'Huez which is the start of the megavalanche race.
My brother raced last year. I'm hopefully doing it this year if i have a new bike sorted by then. Whistler cracked my old one.
Davidof, you may not care in the slightest but http://www.pinkbike.com/news/brian-bartlett-2009.html He's a skier as well.
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Wed 6-01-10 12:55; edited 3 times in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Haha, brilliant!! And good work for combining two of the most expensive sports! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I love cycling on snow. No night-ride tonight - which is a shame. I hope the snow holds up till the weekend
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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My bicycle has been in the garage since I got back from Panorama. I brought it out yesterday but never made it off my estate, I didn't like the 'not in control' feeling. I usually use it to get to work. Not this week. 
Booo... I never thought I'd say this but the bloody snow is disrupting my exercise and I wish it would melt. My netball training has even been cancelled!
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v1cky24..that's why you need an mtb with knobblies.
I should be doing 16 hours a week on the road this time of year, but we're training off road instead in the snow and ice. Much more scenic, mental and tiring 
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fatirishman - vets national championship later in the year, need loads of base winter miles to lead me into season. 7 hours over weekend, 9 midweek. Doable when it's not snowing!!
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