Two of our hosts, Derek and Rick.
The Ice Emperor must have a chariot.
The more studs, the better.
Trimming the studs down to length.
One of the other hosts, Brad.
All Hail the Ice Emperor!
Bell Lap!
Thanks to the Bike Joint and the Bike Pirates!
More pictures here.
and tons of pictures by Martino here.
and some beautiful pictures by Darren here.
What fun! Did you ride Jun? I’ve got to try one of these events in this area. Just curious; do you know if they’re using Kold Kutter ice studs? I’ve recently learned about them from a guy who used to race motorcycles on ice. They’re about $20 for 250 studs.
As far as I saw, people were using ordinary wood screws. A couple of people raced with commercial studded tires, but they didn’t do very well.
There is a nice write up here.
Kold Kutters (manufactured for motor-bikes) screw from the outside into a knob. Most of the racers use 700c tires which are not knobby enough to handle the length of a Kold Kutter. I’d be interested in seeing how well they would work if mountable (perhaps on a mountain bike). One advantage would certainly be less risk of a flat as there would be no metal inside the tire and no need for a liner.