Winter Riding Tips

Well, it's still winter, and for those of you who ride like i do, you know how much winter takes a toll on your bike, with all the snow, ice, salt and anything else that may be in there.  With all that threatening you bike frame, here is a few tips:

Tip #1:  Snow, Ice and Salt; t all builds up on your frame in every crack, under your bottom bracket and bottom tube, all building up, well i found a tip that will help that problem.

You can either use it all over your frame or on just the problem spots.  Use car wax, it will prevent that build up and will also help prevent your paint from peeling and chipping, and creating rust. 

Tip #2:  Use at least one studded on your bike, on the rear wheel.  It will help with traction.  You can use them on both, but if you can only afford to buy one, i would recommend using it in the back.

Tip #3: Clean your bike often, to prevent rust if you haven't used car wax on your bike, but even if you have car wax on your bike, washing bike is a good thing to do.

Tip #4: Don't cycle fast, if you go to fast you could hit a patch of ice and spin out of control into a snow bank or into traffic. 

Tip #5: Always check your brakes. in the winter you brakes can ice up real easy, along with your rims.  If you can all help it, do not ride through snow piles or drifts, that will ice up your rims in a second.  If that happens, take something to scrap with and scrap off you rims to get rid of all that ice on your rims.

I hope that this helps you all for when you go out and ride.  I will have some more tips soon, and when we get into the middle of march, i will start to have tips for riding in the spring time.

Keep on Biking....