Groups | Search | Server Info | Login | Register

Groups > comp.os.linux.misc > #79526

Re: Wheels

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-11
Subject Re: Wheels
Date 2025-12-19 22:49 +0100
Message-ID <9stg1mx9pa.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink)
References (22 earlier) <10hu90n$3fold$1@dont-email.me> <4hae1mxvct.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <mqjurhFiooeU3@mid.individual.net> <10i3831$12lue$1@dont-email.me> <mqlkvhFrm29U1@mid.individual.net>

Cross-posted to 2 groups.

Show all headers | View raw

On 2025-12-19 19:48, rbowman wrote:
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2025 05:06:24 -0500, Paul wrote:
> 
>> We're not allowed to drive on steel studs, and this advert does not say
>> what the studs are made of. Some of our tires are augmented with walnut
>> shells, which is easier on the road surface. Even some of the winter
>> bicycle tires here, have walnut shells or similar "soft" materials. I
>> haven't checked but I doubt a steel stud on a bicycle tire is really a
>> good idea (engineering issue).
> 
> We can use studs from October 1 - May 31.. I put them on at the end of
> November and take them off in the spring depending on the conditions but
> it's never been that late, usually sometime in March.

My late cousin (Canadian) put thumbtack inside the tire, flat side 
touching the tube, and points peeking out through the tire, on a 
bicycle, and used that to go to work in winter. Parking was terrible in 
the city, he said.


-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

Back to comp.os.linux.misc | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar

Thread

Re: Wheels "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-13 23:55 +0100
  Re: Wheels rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-14 01:36 +0000
  Re: Wheels Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-12-17 23:51 +1100
    Re: Wheels "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-18 23:07 +0100
      Re: Wheels rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-19 03:24 +0000
        Re: Wheels Char Jackson <none@none.invalid> - 2025-12-19 00:55 -0600
          Re: Wheels "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-19 15:46 +0100
            Re: Wheels rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-19 19:09 +0000
              Re: Wheels "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-19 22:42 +0100
            Re: Wheels c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-20 03:56 -0500
              Rubber "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-20 13:32 +0100
                Re: Rubber Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-12-20 13:37 +0000
                Re: Rubber rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 02:06 +0000
                Re: Rubber Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-12-20 12:26 -0500
                Re: Rubber Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-12-20 20:45 +0000
                Re: Rubber rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 02:03 +0000
                Re: Rubber Don_from_AZ <djatechNOSPAM@comcast.net.invalid> - 2025-12-20 21:38 -0700
                Re: Rubber candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> - 2025-12-24 14:10 +0000
                Re: Rubber Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-12-22 01:00 +0000
                Re: Rubber rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 01:52 +0000
        Re: Wheels Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-12-19 05:06 -0500
          Re: Wheels rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-19 18:48 +0000
            Re: Wheels Lars Poulsen <lars@beagle-ears.com> - 2025-12-19 19:26 +0000
            Re: Wheels "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-19 22:49 +0100
              Re: Wheels rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-20 05:01 +0000
        Re: Wheels Daniel70 <daniel47@nomail.afraid.org> - 2025-12-19 22:48 +1100
          Re: Wheels "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-19 15:51 +0100
          Re: Wheels rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-19 18:54 +0000
          Re: Wheels c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-12-20 01:50 -0500
            Re: Wheels "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-12-20 13:47 +0100
              Re: Wheels rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 01:48 +0000
            Re: Wheels rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-12-21 01:42 +0000

csiph-web