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Now this is a studded motorcycle tire. A motorcycle tire with an automobile recap, mounted on a Yamaha R1 getting prepped to go up the haul road in February...
Look more like carbide tipped studs.Pop rivets?
To me it isn't temperature so much as it is road conditions. I don't ride in snow (we don't get much anyway) or ice (we do get that). We seldom get daytime temps below freezing so my heated jacket liner and grips pretty much do the job.
A couple of days ago, a friend told me it was -40 degrees in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.
I asked, "Is that Fahrenheit or Celsius?"
He didn't get it...
When I was a kid, I rode my Cushman year round. Had to, to operate my paper route and keep up the payments. With it's small wheels and low centre of gravity, riding on ice was doable.
The -25 F days were tough, and I had to be careful not to get frostbitten.
I think with the really good heated gear that's available, cold isn't an issue...until you run out of gas and are stranded on the side of the road with nothing to power that once warm riding suit. I'm happy riding when it's cold; but, seriously consider where I am and how quickly I can get to shelter if I have a mechanical issue. A stiff wind will take the heat right out of any suit quickly. Be warned, prepare for that and go have fun!
i woke up to -17 F yesterday. (that's like -5 billion on the Celsius scale).
i don't care how many heated pieces of clothing you have, that's too cold to ride.
i considered heated eye warmers, but had some real difficulty seeing where i was going, so gave up on that concept.