Winter riders must see this.

[LivetoRide]

My LBS owner was just telling me about this the other day-- too bad you need disk breaks or would have to go without breaks though!

[kmehrzad]

My nephew tried using the zip ties on his front tire only and used his rear brakes to slow or stop himself since he does not have disc brakes on his Downtube folding bike.

He said the zip ties gave pretty good traction riding through 2-3 inches of fresh snow.

[ridebikeme]

The other issue can be that in colder temps, I don't believe that the zip ties would hold up... I think you'd see tem breaking quite often. Although a repair is quick and inexpensive for the most part.... Personally I'll stick to my chains or studded tires, gives me more peace of mind.