Hybrid tyres and snow.

[Badgerboy]

Afternoon chaps,

I have a Specialised Crosstrail with the slick centred tyres (Tread on the outer parts). Will I end up sliding under a bus if I attempt to ride on these with the snows, slush, and ice? My old bike on knobbly tyres was fine last year, but that's now long gone.

[Parrot of Doom]

If you want to ride on ice get studded tyres, anything else is an educated gamble. Trouble is, the price for losing can be a broken collarbone.

[Badgerboy]

Your right, it'll probably end in tears.

[WeirdNeville]

I came a cropper on Friday - cruising slowly down a slushy road when I realised that under the slush was sheet ice. As the camber of the road got more severe, I thought about turning the front wheel to get nearer the crown of the road and WHAP! Down I went. Luckily, I've taken up Jiu Jitsu and managed a tidy breakfall. Didn't even hurt myself, which I was most surprised about.

Cycling in snow is a bit of a minefield - more often than not it's fine in actualy snow/slush, but the moment there's Ice there, you're screwed.

[Engineer1]

It's even more fun off road as the big puddles become sheet ice under a layer of snow I did get a good drift turn out of it though.