Pekka TahkolaJan 10
Just a reminder that on the bike & footh paths here in Oulu 🇫🇮, 2 cm of new snowfall must always be gone within 3 hours, on entire 166 km main 🚲🚶 network, 24/7. Maintenance needs to be fast, reliable & efficient, so that people can rely on it 👌 Join our Urbanism Masterclasses to learn more! 🤗
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Show threadAlexFeb 1
@pekkatahkola do they completely remove the snow so you ride on tarmac or do they compact the snow to make you ride on ice/compacted snow?
Show threadPekka TahkolaFeb 1
@alexantemachina Neither. We mechanically plow the snow away, but a tiny little bit still remains on the surface as you can see on the video. So that gets kind of compacted automatically, not intentionally. It's a really good surface to ride on, but it must be kept as thin as possible. Mere millimeters at best. Because when a thicker layer softens or melts, it will be a nightmare to ride on.
Show threadAlexFeb 1
@pekkatahkola snow slush is quite exhausting to ride on — nah you ride IN it. 😉
What tires do you use? Studded tires or just every day bike tires?
Show threadPekka TahkolaFeb 1
@alexantemachina Slush is a paradise compared to an unevenly softening thick hardpack. Because you never know when and which spot will give way under your tire or not 😅 Anyway, just whatever tires are already on the bike, works. Even better if the tires have small knobs. But studded tires are absolutely not needed. They're only good on ice anyway and usually bad for anything else.
Show threadAlex
@pekkatahkola I ride studded tires every winter and they very much helped me through the wintertime.
Where I live people hardly understand snow. They do not really clear the streets from snow — I witnessed they had their snow bucking plate several cm lifted so it had no contact to the roads surface — but they throw salt onto the snow like mad men.
Feb 1 at 6:17pmToot!