Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
The weather forecast is mild mild for the next 10 days. I'm considering losing the spikes for a while, anyone else?
Anyone else taking their spikes off for next 10 days?
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Pedrosanchezo
Veteran
- Location
- Perthshire, scotland
Nobbly tyres for a CX club ride tomorrow morning. Weather appears mild enough. In fact i don't use mudguards on the CX so i will likely get very muddy!! Good to mix it up. Road riding all the time, in winter, would be enough to dishearten even the keenest of riders.
As Sheryl Crow sang...... "A change will do you good".
As Sheryl Crow sang...... "A change will do you good".
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
not used them yet, bikes haven't been put away, and won't be.
Haven't used any yet, only wimped out last Thursday. Didn't fancy riding home in -6 at 10pm, and had shopping to do before work anyhow. In the end it was fine for the ride from Rochdale to Todmorden. "Ower't'tops" may well be a different matter though, I don't know where you're working now Brommie, but I know it's probably a more difficult ride than mine. Incidentally, part of the shopping was to get bits to make some spiked tyres for the road bike, I'll do a thread when I've got them done. I have 200 10mmx2.5mm screws, two old but servicable tyres, two rolls of tyre liner and some borrowed bolt cutters to shorten the screws where necessary.
potsy
Rambler
- Location
- My Armchair
Giving the spikes a rest when I can, back on the Tricross for now 
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
1.9 Cityjets all weathers except snow, nary a problem.
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
Same places, bury and over Britannia to Rochdale. I remember when I just used to use the Brompton, but nearly ended up under a wagon in Rochdale on a roundabout. It was scary and I decided to use spikes from then on. But they are heavy noisy and slow.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Never had spikes on either; I had mainly been getting my riding fixes in the daylight, maybe a night ride is in order 
Moodyman
Legendary Member
This is the reason I don't use them. I've a 15 mile commute and I think it drive me crazy. I'm lucky to have main road commutes so well gritted. 1.5 inch tyres serve me well.
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
I put some machines in Peterborough, pretty little place, full of fishy smelly drunk golfing Scottish people....joking joking....it's not pretty..
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
Guilty as chargedI put some machines in Peterborough, pretty little place, full of fishy smelly drunk golfing Scottish people....joking joking....it's not pretty..
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Rohloff_Brompton_Rider
Formerly just_fixed
Seriously, it is a pretty little place, does it still have the lowest unemployment in Europe? Hope you like smoked fish...
Last time I looked Peterborough was a long way from the sea, oh and in Englandshire. Maybe you are thinking of Peterheid, ken fit ah mean?
