November 22, 2010

Now that I’m mostly riding 29ersthe 26″ Nokian Hakka WXC300 studded tires that I used last winter needed to be replaced. A month or two back I was very lucky to be able to pick up two brand new Nokian Gazza Extreme 294 29″ studded tires via the MMBA Forum for $100 for the pair. While nowhere near as light as the 26″ race-ish tires that I had before they should work out fairly well this winter, and at less than half of typical retail price they were a great deal. Having both the 29″ and 26″ studded tires should also give me plenty of flexibility even allowing me to ride the 69er this winter.

Just as before I have to ride the tires for ~30 miles on pavement before taking them off road, so I’m hoping to get that done this week. To do so I mounted the tires on the VooDoo Dambala and switched it back to the original 34×16 gearing. This should be good for some casual rides around local paved areas, perhaps up to River Bends, over through Clinton River Park, then back. Or maybe I’ll just take a ride over to Rochester and back, or something like that.

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Admittedly this is a poor photo, but I didn’t want to get too close to the people working to remove this vehicle from the curb on which it was stuck. Apparently a driver with a handicapped license plate drove over the curb of the Walgreens at 21 Mile and Hayes, solidly lodging their car on a parking divider with the front (drive) wheels hanging in the air. Some people were working on removing it by jacking the rear of the vehicle up in the air to try and make the front wheels contact the ground.

I’d come across this scene while stopping in search of CR2032 batteries, as the local Target and Meijer are both sold out. I can only surmise that there is either a supply issue or there is some hot new consumer device which requires them.

Day: November 22, 2010

Nokian Gazza Extreme W294

Driving Skill and CR2032 Batteries in Short Supply