I chuckled when I read your comment. A first time it’s been suggested that I’ve been producing click bait titles. The post you responded to was five years old so I had to read it to assess your concerns.

I suppose if you were looking for information on snow tires, and didn’t read past that in the title, you could be disappointed. By the time I wrote the post I had been running snow tires for years and had posted several times about the tires and their performance. This particular post covered a range of things related to my winter riding. Tires being one and the concern for me at that point in time was the nuisance of having tires taken off the rims. So the advance with snow tires was an extra set of rims so I could leave the tires on the rims all the time.

You’re right of course, I didn’t go into how to mount the tires or how they performed. A search of my site will reveal that information.

And you sound just like I did about the apron. Blah, blah, blah. Apron? Who cares. Turned out I knew nothing. Once my pride and ego got out of the way, I discovered that ugly apron was one of the magical weapons for cold weather riding along with bar muffs. But until that change of heart, I would be whining like you about them.

Click bait? I never thought about that. Since my blog is personal, I don’t monetize it, and have never really been concerned with traffic, the notion of click bait is sort of funny. But then, we all see what we want to see and believe. Who knows, the post may indeed be absolute trash.

The muffs and heated grips are a great combination for all but the most frigid circumstances. On those days I add the electric gloves to the mix.

No maneuvers on ice is good advice. I have these Grip Studs here waiting to put on. Still haven’t worked out a plan though.

Best wishes to you and your family for a fine Christmas and Happy New Year!

I always want to be liberated!

Merry Christmas to you Ken!

Merry Christmas to you and yours Steve….

Try it, it is liberating. I just have to make sure the Green Peace people are not around. They tend to try to role me back in the water. Oh yea, and don’t set on a hot set.

That’s a kind invitation. Won’t be long before I could use some warmer weather. I’m just not sure, but I’m too modest to ride in just a long sleeve shirt and a pair of socks. Call me prudish…

I looked at the Grip Studs website and specifically at the #1000 studs. Coughed at the price of $100 for 100 studs. As I thought about a “light” application of studs I still came up with 80 or so for the front and back. So I guess it makes sense. I don’t often ride on snow covered roads so I wonder if I’m kidding myself about running with studs….

Just got three pairs of Merino wool socks from LL Bean. Very nice. Last year for the first time I wore my Sorel Caribou Boots when it was really cold. That did the trick. No cold feet. They’re not stylish as scooter attire, and certainly would be useless on a motorcycle, but for the scooter, tucked under the apron, they’re great.