Low-Cost Solution to Keep On Biking
By Ben on Mon Dec 27 2010
LowCost Solution to Keep On Biking

LowCost Solution to Keep On Biking
Gear  |  Bike
A low-cost solution to keep on biking. One of the cyclists at Dutch Bike Co. was caught without studded tires when it started snowing in Seattle. But there's nothing that a box of zip ties can't fix! MacGyver trick isn't new, but now that winter is here... Fritz Rice, the the DIYer on these photos, says that while the ties look "completely ludicrous", they work "beautifully":
"I can accelerate, brake, and corner with aplomb, even on the vile snowpack/sheet ice mix the plows leave in the bike lanes. The zip ties dig nicely into the hardest packed surfaces, but they're thin enough not to bounce the bike around at low speed or on short pavement sections. "
Via presurfer, treehugger
  
#1 Post by Dominic, on Mon Dec 27 2010 2:39 PM
Won't work with my rim brakes.
#2 Post by Artem, on Mon Dec 27 2010 3:48 PM
Animal pedals ftw.
#3 Post by voytyla, on Mon Dec 27 2010 11:28 PM
Great idea, only one thing - doesn´t it scratch the rim?
#4 Post by Magicwuff, on Tue Dec 28 2010 4:18 AM
Yes, I suppose you couldn't use this trick unless you have the break hubs instead of the kind that use the rim...
#5 Post by mrmeval, on Tue Dec 28 2010 3:17 PM
That's snow solution!
#6 Post by jeff, on Tue Dec 28 2010 7:6 PM
That's a snolution
#7 Post by frankoAB, on Tue Dec 28 2010 11:32 PM
Funny idea...but my mtb tires have much more grip ;-)
#8 Post by chris arellano, on Wed Dec 29 2010 1:3 AM
Uh, what if you get a flat?
#9 Post by mcas, on Wed Dec 29 2010 5:16 PM
This only works if you have disc brakes -- caliper brakes would rip it off.  Good idea, still, but really useless for 99.9% of bikes.
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