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Snow chains on a Miata?

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Darryl Lee

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Feb 24, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/24/98
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i know, i _know_, i should buy the Bridgestone Bizzaks, or at the very
least Dunlop D60's, but hey, i'm waiting for the current (OEM) tires
to wear out and then i'll have an excuse.

Details: i live in SF Bay Area, drive mainly dry pavement (well, ok,
not _this_ winter), but am totally sick and tired of having to beg and
borrow cars to drive up to Tahoe to go snowboarding. (Yes yes, my
next question is, anybody know of a good snowboard rack?)

So. What about chains? Bad, good, evil?

Thanks for your help!
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Joseph P. Portas

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Feb 24, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/24/98
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Darryl:
Way back before I got my '85 CJ-7 inheritance, I used to carry chains
in case the Denver snows got too deep. Used them a few times to get back
from work [Stapleton Airport]. Most times I left my baby in the garage,
not so much because Miatas aren't good in the snow ... it's just that
some Denver drivers DON'T know how to drive when the white stuff hits!
Best advice is to use a "beater" if there is a chance to be hit from
some of the nuts now out there driving like NUTs in their new SUV's! AT
ALL COSTS PROTECT THAT MIATA!
If you must venture up the Sierras use cable chains. They are fairly
cheap and don't have clearance problems nor will damage your rubber! I
got my cables from Walmart
One advice: make sure that the straps are real tight you don't want any
slop in the fit .... I even used to use rubber cable tighteners to make
sure that the chains stay in place!

Darryl Lee wrote:
>
> i know, i _know_, i should buy the Bridgestone Bizzaks, or at the very
> least Dunlop D60's, but hey, i'm waiting for the current (OEM) tires
> to wear out and then i'll have an excuse.
>
> Details: i live in SF Bay Area, drive mainly dry pavement (well, ok,
> not _this_ winter), but am totally sick and tired of having to beg and
> borrow cars to drive up to Tahoe to go snowboarding. (Yes yes, my
> next question is, anybody know of a good snowboard rack?)
>
> So. What about chains? Bad, good, evil?
>
> Thanks for your help!
> --

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Vincent W Chan

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Feb 25, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/25/98
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Why don't you just rent a car ? {'cos you around ~(or less) $50 a day}
If you think driving yours miata is taking risks.

: I would rent one instead of driving mine.

Darryl Lee (l...@spam-me-not-darryl.com) wrote:
> i know, i _know_, i should buy the Bridgestone Bizzaks, or at the very
> least Dunlop D60's, but hey, i'm waiting for the current (OEM) tires
> to wear out and then i'll have an excuse.

> Details: i live in SF Bay Area, drive mainly dry pavement (well, ok,
> not _this_ winter), but am totally sick and tired of having to beg and
> borrow cars to drive up to Tahoe to go snowboarding. (Yes yes, my
> next question is, anybody know of a good snowboard rack?)

> So. What about chains? Bad, good, evil?

> Thanks for your help!
> --

Jim Carr

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Feb 27, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/27/98
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Darryl Lee <l...@spam-me-not-darryl.com> writes:
>
>i know, i _know_, i should buy the Bridgestone Bizzaks, or at the very
>least Dunlop D60's, but hey, i'm waiting for the current (OEM) tires
>to wear out and then i'll have an excuse.

I would consider getting an all-season or rain tire, not the Blizzak.

>Details: i live in SF Bay Area, drive mainly dry pavement (well, ok,
>not _this_ winter), but am totally sick and tired of having to beg and
>borrow cars to drive up to Tahoe to go snowboarding.

Then you would wear off all the good parts of a Blizzak long before
it saw snow, and possibly suffer from the _reduced_ traction in the
wet when driving around town. I suggest you investigate chains.

>(Yes yes, my
>next question is, anybody know of a good snowboard rack?)

Put it in the car? Use a trunk rack?

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Darryl Lee

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Feb 27, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/27/98
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j...@ibms48.scri.fsu.edu (Jim Carr) writes:

> Darryl Lee <l...@spam-me-not-darryl.com> writes:
> >
> >i know, i _know_, i should buy the Bridgestone Bizzaks, or at the very
> >least Dunlop D60's, but hey, i'm waiting for the current (OEM) tires
> >to wear out and then i'll have an excuse.

> I would consider getting an all-season or rain tire, not the Blizzak.

Yeah, that's why i mentioned the Dunlop. i was pretty sure the
Blizzaks were only if i had to drive _daily_ through snow.

> >Details: i live in SF Bay Area, drive mainly dry pavement (well, ok,
> >not _this_ winter), but am totally sick and tired of having to beg and
> >borrow cars to drive up to Tahoe to go snowboarding.

> Then you would wear off all the good parts of a Blizzak long before
> it saw snow, and possibly suffer from the _reduced_ traction in the
> wet when driving around town. I suggest you investigate chains.

Yup yup. That's why i'm asking about chains here.

> >(Yes yes, my
> >next question is, anybody know of a good snowboard rack?)

> Put it in the car? Use a trunk rack?

Oof. Yeah, pretty uncomfortable if i decide to try and bring somebody
with me. Trunk rack eh? Strap it on with bungee cords? i think it's
wider than my actual Miata, at 153cm. >:}

Ok, anybody ever use a trunk rack to transport a board?

Dot

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Feb 28, 1998, 3:00:00 AM2/28/98
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In article <notyou.8...@shell3.ba.best.com>, Darryl Lee <lee@spam-
me-not-darryl.com> writes

>j...@ibms48.scri.fsu.edu (Jim Carr) writes:
>
>> Darryl Lee <l...@spam-me-not-darryl.com> writes:
>> >(Yes yes, my
>> >next question is, anybody know of a good snowboard rack?)
>
>> Put it in the car? Use a trunk rack?
>
>Oof. Yeah, pretty uncomfortable if i decide to try and bring somebody
>with me. Trunk rack eh? Strap it on with bungee cords? i think it's
>wider than my actual Miata, at 153cm. >:}
>
>Ok, anybody ever use a trunk rack to transport a board?

Well I could recommend the arts and craft department of my nephew's old
school - Royal Hospital School, Holbridge. A few years ago a group of
sixth formers there designed and built (as part of their exam project)
"a roof rack for a convertible" ! :-)
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