I'm not sure, but I'm taking a wild guess that water covered ice is possibly the slickest surface on the planet. Just sayin'
I managed to only fall once, and it was one I laughed about because I saw it coming. The rest of the way home, though, was extremely slow going as I continually felt both wheels losing traction at various points. Fun times :).
Add to that wet snow on top of ice on the last mile and it was..
..you get the picture. Suggestions? Studded tires, I know I know, but it was frustrating to average 5mph on the nearly 8 mile ride home. LONG cold ride.
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Make your own studded tires for $20. Not kidding. Works damn good.
I have Kenda Klondikes that are debranded, they are marked with a big white N (I bought them from Nashbar) I got a heck of a deal at 20 bucks per tire, and I've ridden them 1.5 winters so far, not one missing stud. The nice think about these tires is that they have all the studs on the outside, so when fully inflated and riding upright, the studs don't make much contact with the road, but if it get's tricky out, just let about 15 lbs or so of air out, and they are on the road surface. Of course whenever you turn they are in contact with the surface as well.
I have been very lucky with them, and highly recommend them.
Joe
I bought a slightly used pair of studded Nokians on eBay (Nokian Hakkapeliitta) and used them for 3 seasons. Even new they would have been worth it. Could probably stretch them for a 4th season but they're pretty worn; the studs are fine but the rubber is in rough shape.
With studded tires I never really worried about ice. You're conscious of it, but much more confident. Can't recommend them enough.
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