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What bike for cycling in the snow?

  • 08-09-2009 7:48pm
    #1
    honkjelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭


    Am moving to the Austrian Alps for 6 months and would like to keep the cycling up over the winter. As it will hopefully be very snowy/icy I'd assume that my road bikes won't be much use so am in the market for a bike to cycle on snowy/icy roads and a to do a bit of 'on/off piste' too.

    Am thinking that a Hard Tail MTB is the best option and the Focus Raven Expert looks pretty nice - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Focus_Raven_Expert_2009/5360037555/

    Any advice regarding the bike choice?


Comments

  • #2
    Caroline_ie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,400 ✭✭✭Caroline_ie


    surly-pugsley.jpg
    A pugsley


  • #3
    DualFrontDiscs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 932 ✭✭✭DualFrontDiscs


    honkjelly wrote: »
    Am moving to the Austrian Alps for 6 months and would like to keep the cycling up over the winter. As it will hopefully be very snowy/icy I'd assume that my road bikes won't be much use so am in the market for a bike to cycle on snowy/icy roads and a to do a bit of 'on/off piste' too.

    Am thinking that a Hard Tail MTB is the best option and the Focus Raven Expert looks pretty nice - http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/Focus_Raven_Expert_2009/5360037555/

    Any advice regarding the bike choice?

    I'm in Vienna at the moment, as it happens. I'd recommend buying the bike when you get over here/ there. Great selection, huge cycling uptake, every time of bike, etc. Prices look good to me too. For shame, I've been 'cruising' bike shops in my spare time.

    DFD.


  • #4
    Nietzschean
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,314 ✭✭✭Nietzschean


    DFD is correct, you'll find bikes in the shops in st. anton...though you'll pay a pretty high resort premium if you wanna buy it there. But might be the best way to look around though? then order from the web?


  • #5
    Greyspoke
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭Greyspoke


    A hardtail mtb is fine. Other aspects of the bike are probably more critical than the actual bike. Tyres obviously - something narrowish with a good spikey tread - I found Panaracer Trailrakers good in the bit of snow we had last winter. Ordinary rim brakes tend to foul up with snow very quickly and become totally ineffective so disc brakes are a far better option. Also normal spd pedals (and cleats) get clogged with snow and clipping in becomes almost impossible - try something like eggbeaters for not clogging so badly or just use flat pedals. Enjoy!


  • #6
    honkjelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 158 ✭✭honkjelly


    Cheers for all the advice guys. Never thought I'd see a bike that looks like a monster truck! Will look into the prices in Austria and check out those tyres and pedals.


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