220 on the lake

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500 gold screws, an hour or so in the garage, and the results:
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First time riding on ice with screws. Traction on the cleared off track was amazing. Packed snow it was good as well. The ride down the open lake with 4-6 inches of snow over the lake was sketchy. Like deep sand but with ruts from quads and snowmobiles under it lol. Should help keep the skills up and the pms away through the winter.
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I live in the coldest state in Australia and just can't comprehend living let alone riding in that type of temperature.
If it snows once during winter it's not going to hang around on the ground. What do you have to wear to stop the wind chill?

Having said that I certainly would like to give it a go. I have ridden on salt lakes in the outback and they were fun.
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bushx wrote:500 gold screws, an hour or so in the garage, and the results:
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First time riding on ice with screws. Traction on the cleared off track was amazing. Packed snow it was good as well. The ride down the open lake with 4-6 inches of snow over the lake was sketchy. Like deep sand but with ruts from quads and snowmobiles under it lol. Should help keep the skills up and the pms away through the winter.

dude you need some hippo hands for that kinda ridin !

that picture is fantastic :)
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love it

I have a set of "winter" rims with studded tires for both my bikes
most of what I ride in the winter is the same trails as in the summer, only frozen over and covered in snow

it is indeed a blast and very similar to riding in deep sand
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Staying warm not a problem, I can see the lake from my house, and it was only a couple deg below 0c. Was wearing my street dual sport gear, ski gloves, mx boots. It was enough work to break a sweat tossing the bike around the track.
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What screws did you use, and did you pre-drill each knobby? We have a lake that gets 12" of ice in the winter.

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Bdub200 wrote:What screws did you use, and did you pre-drill each knobby? We have a lake that gets 12" of ice in the winter.

Thanks!
1/2" Gold Screws. Right into the knobs, no drilling. Used my little Milwaukee cordless driver with the torque limiting setting so it didn't spin the screws after the flange hit the knob. Tires were are at least 2 seasons old too. Didn't appear to lose any screws in the 45 minutes or so of riding.
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Awesome- thanks bushx!
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NP. I'll try to get some video next time I'm out :-)
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video :-)
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