New winter bike day

[rockpig]

Picked up my new winter bike today, a Giant Contend SL Disc. My Giant Advanced Pro 1 can now stay out of the rain and come out when the sun is shining and I’m not wearing 4 layers to keep warm. Got a good deal from my LBS who did the fit today, just needed a slightly shorter stem. Mudguards arrive tomorrow and then it’ll be ready to take out.

 

[Slick]

Nice, everyone loves new bike day winter or otherwise. Enjoy.

 

[Arjimlad]

Very tasty !

 

[ozboz]

Very nice looking ! , I like this style of bike , I looked at a Marida and Boardman , the discs on those two allow you to our wider tyres on , handy for bad weather and track cycling , , can you get wider tyres on that one ?

 

[Sixmile]

She's a beaut. What guards are you putting on it?

 

[ADarkDraconis]

Love it, beautiful color!

 

[rockpig]

She's a beaut. What guards are you putting on it?

I'm putting on Crud Mk3s - the front one is now on and looks really nice (for a mudguard). Will do the rear one at the weekend.

 

[rockpig]

Very nice looking ! , I like this style of bike , I looked at a Marida and Boardman , the discs on those two allow you to our wider tyres on , handy for bad weather and track cycling , , can you get wider tyres on that one ?

Giant say you can get 28s on it and some 32s but to check as some are wider than others. It came with tubeless 25s which was a nice surprise.

 

[vickster]

I'm putting on Crud Mk3s - the front one is now on and looks really nice (for a mudguard). Will do the rear one at the weekend.

Make sure all the fixings are very tight, if not superglued...or you could get home missing half a rear mudguard which happened to me on a maiden voyage! Never again

 

[rockpig]

Make sure all the fixings are very tight, if not superglued...or you could get home missing half a rear mudguard which happened to me on a maiden voyage! Never again

Was this the part that should have stayed attached to the seat stays or the bit that goes down towards the bottom bracket?

 

[vickster]

Was this the part that should have stayed attached to the seat stays or the bit that goes down towards the bottom bracket?

The tail bit on the back but I’ve lost the fixings that attach the stays to the mudguard on the front too!

Glue all the nuts
They’ll rub like buggery too

Can the bike take proper mudguards?!

 

[rockpig]

Can the bike take proper mudguards?!

It can but I’ve not seen any I like other than the MK3s. I’ll report back once I’ve got them on and been out on it.

 

[NorthernDave]

Nice bike.

I've had my Contend SL1 Disc for about 6 weeks now and I agree they're great bikes. I've fitted it with Race Blades for the winter.

 

[BorderReiver]

If you are going to get a dedicated winter bike why would you not get one that will take (and then fit) full length, "proper" mudguards?

 

[rockpig]

If you are going to get a dedicated winter bike why would you not get one that will take (and then fit) full length, "proper" mudguards?

I started off with that intent and was going to buy the Giant specific ones. When I looked into it more they didn’t get great reviews. My LBS suggested raceblades but they don’t fully cover the back wheel. Their next suggestion was the Crud ones. I’ve read good reviews of them on Giant frames so they seemed a reasonable way to go. If they turn out to be rubbish I’ll go back to the drawing board. Oh, and a removable front guard will make it easier when carrying the bike in the back of my car.