Is it too soon...

[simon the viking]

I took my bestie out last week and got a p******e

 

[cyberknight]

1st outing of the year yesterday, could have done with taking the old back with gaurds tbh . ride leader has a liking for muddy farm roads

 

[Smokin Joe]

You can ride your best bike in any conditions. Just wash the bloody thing afterwards, it isn't a 500 year old painting.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'll be staying on my fixed till the clocks next change.

 

[HLaB]

20th February and you think that winter is over ...

April 10th last year:
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23rd March, 2013:
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Dinnae cast a cloot till May's oot

 

[ColinJ]

Dinnae cast a cloot till May's oot

I was up in Scotland in late May/early June a few years ago. A couple of young French tourists got caught in blizzards on Ben Nevis and one of them died!

 

[Accy cyclist]

We haven't had much salt spread on the roads around here this winter. I'd take my best bike out on a dry day,then wash it down with plenty of soapy water. I wouldn't use it when the roads are wet or damp. You can sense the salty spray eating away at those delicate parts,as you ride along..

 

[Lonestar]

You can ride your best bike in any conditions. Just wash the bloody thing afterwards, it isn't a 500 year old painting.

It's a work of art.Or fiction.

 

[Globalti]

Definitely too soon. The roads are still salty and there's lots of mud and gritty water running across the roads where drainage has failed through lack of maintenance. Stick to the all-year bike with mudguards.

I took the best bike out on Friday afternoon and although I enjoyed the blast, I regretted it because I then spent an hour lovingly cleaning it down with soap made from the milk of a virgin alpaca and drying it with rose-scented Egyptian cotton towels.

 

[Elybazza61]

Had a couple of run-outs on the Helium this year with a nice 50k on Sunday.Will use it if it's dry but will probably stay away from the more mud prone routes for a bit though.

Oh and the mandatory club ride mudguard rule is in place until the end of March so it won't be used for that for a while.

Carbon tub wheels are still in hibernation though although they may get an airing on a nice day.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

You may only consider taking your expensive bike out between July 23rd and August 04th, and even then, only consider it on dry days that fall during that period. Avoid any puddles that might remain, and stay off any dusty roads where dried airborne dirt particles might get into the moving parts.

Or get a bucket and sponge and ride whenever you want.

 

[Grant Fondo]

You can ride your best bike in any conditions. Just wash the bloody thing afterwards, it isn't a 500 year old painting.

I'll remember that the next time i am jet washing my Titian....

 

[snorri]

Going back a few years now, but I remember one guy who drove to work every day unless it was wet or snowing in which case he cycled.
Funny old world.

 

[Vantage]

Never saw the point in a summer bike. We live in the UK. It rains all the friggin time!

 

[Will Spin]

Two of my "best" bikes have mudguards! I have found that the roads are never as dry as you think they are going to be and round here it isn't just water that comes up off the road! Don't usually take any bike out with no mudguards until May.