26~26.5 psi is my 99.9% setting. I saw you used to live in AZ, so you're probably familiar with loose kitty litter over packed kitty litter condition our trail system shares with the neighboring trail system Bootleg Canyon. Any more psi and the bike starts getting a bit too drift happy.
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behold...le muddy winter pisgah. actually, trails were great; road climbing up to them, not so much.
50F and sunny today. Trails were just a touch too greasy to be considered hero dirt. Two tire drifts were plentiful and fun. Dog#2 approved.
Freezing ride tonight in 12F, on lovely frozen trails. I am quite sure I was the only biker in the woods in the past 24 hours as the only tire tracks I found were mine from last night. Studded plus tires have superb grip on snow covered ice but gawd, are they a bouncy mess.
What are you using for studded tires?Freezing ride tonight in 12F, on lovely frozen trails. I am quite sure I was the only biker in the woods in the past 24 hours as the only tire tracks I found were mine from last night. Studded plus tires have superb grip on snow covered ice but gawd, are they a bouncy mess.
Maybe drop the pressure by 1~2 psi? Yuuuge difference between 10 psi and 8.5 psi on 4" tires, I found.
45North Wrathchild 27.5 3.0
Those are 3.0 tires on 32 ID rims so I cannot go that low.
Try one....or flat. Yep did it on the fat bike once.
Amazeballs traction, but I've never felt so fat before.
On soft surface, sure. 7.5 psi was still rideable on trails (ie, no weird self-steering effect on off camber granite surface, etc) but I pinch flatted the front tire despite tubeless.
Right. Just saying it only takes a little too much to make a tire bouncing around like a basket ball. So try 14 if you're currently running 15, for example.
Yeah, on hard surfaces, it'll tend to self-steer if you get the pressure too low. In snow, it helps to drop pressure way down. Agreed about basketball effect if too high.
Weatherman promised sun for today but delivered rain instead; still was an awesome ride.
My three month old mountain bicycle, now obsolete but its a keeper for me:
My three month old mountain bicycle, now obsolete but its a keeper for me:
I went to Whiting road today, the dogwalkers are unruly. The conditions at 51degrees were awesome. No ice there... Some parts were mash potatoes... We had the dogs so it was no big deal....
Lovely picture. I don't like cold weather and snow, but there's some satisfaction laying down the first track on a field of virgin snow.Best winter ride of the season, 9 miles of snowy/icy bliss in mid 20s and no wind. Winning!
Yep. And that's a lake.
You guys and your bikes on snow. That's not how you shred on snow 
Yes, yes, it is.You guys and your bikes on snow. That's not how you shred on snow
the best way to shred on snow is to choose to live somewhere where it is rarely snowy and then shred on dirt/leaves 99.9% of the year. 
You forgot to mention, live within driving distance of some of the best skiing on earth and then alternate shredding dirt and snow (with skis the way Ullr intended).the best way to shred on snow is to choose to live somewhere where it is rarely snowy and then shred on dirt/leaves 99.9% of the year.
great day in the other pisgah.
little bit of gravel led me to the beginning of lost cove trail. silly no bikes sign! take that!
you can’t keep me from dem rhodo tunnels!
past one of my favorite rock features-this little outcropping goes on for a while, nestled in a hidden valley. in the spring it’s super-lush with ferns, flowers, etc.
quick, steep, super fun descent to get down to the river and hunt fish falls (just beyond the big rock).
had to push up this-going down would have been funner!
slog up the road to get to little lost cove cliffs. grandfather mountain in the background. cold front was blowing through-it ws super windy up there.
down the trail, down the road, up yellowbuck mountain
to get to one of the most blown out, steep, ledgy descents out there. if you can keep your momentum, it’s great. if you dab or have to stop, it’s hard to get back up to speed.
then a 3 mile pedal up the road back to the car. other than on the road, saw zero people. wilson creek,
little bit of gravel led me to the beginning of lost cove trail. silly no bikes sign! take that!
you can’t keep me from dem rhodo tunnels!
past one of my favorite rock features-this little outcropping goes on for a while, nestled in a hidden valley. in the spring it’s super-lush with ferns, flowers, etc.
quick, steep, super fun descent to get down to the river and hunt fish falls (just beyond the big rock).
had to push up this-going down would have been funner!
slog up the road to get to little lost cove cliffs. grandfather mountain in the background. cold front was blowing through-it ws super windy up there.
down the trail, down the road, up yellowbuck mountain
to get to one of the most blown out, steep, ledgy descents out there. if you can keep your momentum, it’s great. if you dab or have to stop, it’s hard to get back up to speed.
then a 3 mile pedal up the road back to the car. other than on the road, saw zero people. wilson creek,
Is Lost Cove one of the trails with seasonal access for bikes?great day in the other pisgah.
little bit of gravel led me to the beginning of lost cove trail. silly no bikes sign! take that!
you can’t keep me from dem rhodo tunnels!
past one of my favorite rock features-this little outcropping goes on for a while, nestled in a hidden valley. in the spring it’s super-lush with ferns, flowers, etc.
quick, steep, super fun descent to get down to the river and hunt fish falls (just beyond the big rock).
had to push up this-going down would have been funner!
slog up the road to get to little lost cove cliffs. grandfather mountain in the background. cold front was blowing through-it ws super windy up there.
down the trail, down the road, up yellowbuck mountain
to get to one of the most blown out, steep, ledgy descents out there. if you can keep your momentum, it’s great. if you dab or have to stop, it’s hard to get back up to speed.
then a 3 mile pedal up the road back to the car. other than on the road, saw zero people. wilson creek,
no-those are in pisgah proper (ranger district) by brevard; they recently designated a lot of trails in the area that i ride in (grandfather district, near morganton) as an official wilderness study area and went around signing everything. unless it’s summer or leaf season, you almost never see anyone at most of the more remote parts. plus there’s one ranger overseeing the entire district (192,000 acres).
So what happens in the remotely possible case that you get busted?