J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bedrock barney

We run our Uk based car on winter tyres every season so I can speak from a personal perspective. Winter tyres can make a huge difference. We swap over in November and keep them on until around March/April.

With relatively fresh rubber the grip is excellent in snow and it is possible to drive along at 40 to 50 mph without any problems at all (on the straight bits, not corners!!). I did get very frustrated though during the recent bad winters with cars ahead of me driving at 10 mph! People do seem to get annoyed when you overtake them...

We have taken the car over to Norway twice, once at Christmas with temperatures as low as -25. I was able to drive along safely without holding up the local traffic (who are all driving on studded tyres - no real sign of chains in Norway, other than on Belgian and Dutch vehicles)

Word of warning about tread depth - once you are down to approx 4mm a lot of the grip has gone (compared to 1.6mm minimum for tyres generally).

I know we're going off topic.....but get your Xmas shopping in early!!

Good stuff, keep it coming.

Our 2nd ski holiday of the season might end up being the averaged no.1 from this thread!!

Blimey, snapzzz has taken his goggles off.

One hour swim this morning. Lunch soon....!

Keep the healthy living going j2ski peeps....the hard work will pay off when on the slopes in 3 months time.

Got out on the mountain bike this morning for an hour or so. Very muddy though at times. Knackered when I got back to the house.

This must be doing me some good.

smartski wrote:

Bedrock Barney I have NEVER skied down the hill at home ;-)

Nor have I. :D

Still dying snapzzz? How's the fitness regime going? This thread has been suspiciously quiet......

After pigging out on pizzas and ice cream in Italy in August I hit my all time weight high at 14st 3 pounds. Did lots of swimming as well so could have been worse. Anyway, not happy so I've embarked on a new regime of increased exercise and cutting out biscuits, crisps and late evening glasses of wine. 5 weeks in and 5 pounds lost. Aiming for 13st which would bring me back to within 7 pounds of my weight as a lean and mean 21 year old back in the late 80's. My wife also doing the same thing so hopefully we can keep each other going.

Wish me luck!! Not sure I'll get there but nice to have a target!