Espen R Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 I've just made an order for the KS-18XL. Winter is comming, so I want to be able to ride in snow and ice. These are the shortest studs I've found,, 6mm in depth, and I am wondering if the tire is thick enough and if any of you have done something simmilar? https://skruvdubbar.se/fordon/cykel/skruvdubb-bestgrip-1000-1-9-mm/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espen R Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 I thing I will deflate the tire so that I can get my hand inside it and try to screw one of these studs in. If the tire isn't thick enough I will order this and confidently screw the studs in: https://www.electricunicycles.eu/18_winter_off_road_tire_(tyre)_for_electric_unicycle_and_bike_(black)-c__313 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoltri Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Check my experience in this thread. Have a couple hundred KM's on the tire so far on dry pavement (since the weather changed for the better after I put them on) and haven't lost a stud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 5 hours ago, Espen R said: I thing I will deflate the tire so that I can get my hand inside it and try to screw one of these studs in. The tyre on my 18L states that it is a CST "Anti-puncture" tyre... Apparently containing reinforcing layers. For me this is a plus, but then I'm not trying to screw in studs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espen R Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 20 hours ago, Xoltri said: Check my experience in this thread. Have a couple hundred KM's on the tire so far on dry pavement (since the weather changed for the better after I put them on) and haven't lost a stud. Thank you @Xoltri Your solution is both better and cheaper than the stud screws. The nail is a beautifully simple solution. I'm going to do this on my fatbike as well. 17 hours ago, The Fat Unicyclist said: The tyre on my 18L states that it is a CST "Anti-puncture" tyre... Apparently containing reinforcing layers. For me this is a plus, but then I'm not trying to screw in studs. I didn't know that @The Fat Unicyclist, so thank you for the info. Great to know I don't have to worry about getting a puncture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fat Unicyclist Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Espen R said: I didn't know that @The Fat Unicyclist, so thank you for the info. Great to know I don't have to worry about getting a puncture. Oh I still worry about getting a puncture... But maybe a little less than I would otherwise... The problem is that I don't have all the details about this anti-puncture black magic. The CST website shows that there are seven levels of protection (see http://csttires.eu/en/technique.html), but I have no idea what level my tyre has. If you have a look at some of the videos on the page linked above though, it looks like it could be problematic to apply studs to some of them (without damaging the protection). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Espen R Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 1 hour ago, The Fat Unicyclist said: Oh I still worry about getting a puncture... But maybe a little less than I would otherwise... The problem is that I don't have all the details about this anti-puncture black magic. The CST website shows that there are seven levels of protection (see http://csttires.eu/en/technique.html), but I have no idea what level my tyre has. If you have a look at some of the videos on the page linked above though, it looks like it could be problematic to apply studs to some of them (without damaging the protection). I couldn't find something that looked like 18XL tire there, but perhaps Kingsongs pictures aren't correct. I would probably damage some of the protection, a risk I'm willing to take. With @Xoltri solution I'll only drill 5 mm into the tire, and if it doesn't work I'll buy the tire I linked. I bought the Onewheel+ in late October last year. From December to April I could only ride in our small and damp one car garage, and the joy of the OW made me spend a lot of time in there. That makes me very motivated to put spikes on the XL:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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