Show us yer winter bike

[mickle]

I'm slowly building a 1992 Rocky Mountain rigid mtb into a winter hack capable of getting me to work whatever the winter throws at us. Just waiting for a set of ice tyres to arrive and i'll take some pics of it.

What does your extreme winter bike look like?

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

Distressingly similar to my summer bike.

 

[fossyant]

I will get photo taking.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I will get photo taking.

Me too!

 

[slowmotion]

I took delivery of my new loved one a week ago. It's huge fun. What has the weather got to do with it? It will get wet and a bit salty perhaps. So what? It's a bike.

 

[cyberknight]

 

[the_mikey]

 

[cosmicbike]

My Winter bikes look just the same as the Summer ones....

 

[Shut Up Legs]

This is my Winter, Summer, and everything in between bike. I commute every working day of the year on it.

Yes, I know, it's upside down, but this is Down Under, after all!

 

[tyred]

Classic Luxus racer fixed wheel by braveheart1979, on Flickr

El cheapo '70s steel frame, 63" fixed wheel, dynamo powered lighting, Spa cycles leather saddle. This is the winter 2012 spec. I have fitted one of the basic Shimano dynohubs and changed to cotterless chainset and sealed BB over the summer.

And for hilly rides:

Kalkhoff by braveheart1979, on Flickr

70s Kalkhoff built with Sturmey 3 speed hub (gears of ~45", 60", 80") and again dynamo lighting. I find this gearing works really well for me.

 

[fossyant]

Mickle says extreme weather. Yup my winter commuter is the same as the summer one, but I do have an exterme conditions bike that will get through ice and a foot of snow !

 

[Skipper]

My Winter bikes look just the same as the Summer ones....

Mine too, except a lot muddier. Also I find I am less likely to maintain it. In summer I'm always in the nice warm garden tinkering and adjusting things, but in the winter I rarely venture down to the shed.

 

[mickle]

I saw this the other day, designed for getting across Antarticker - a 'Fat Trike' I suppose...

 

[Frood42]

My winter and summer bike are the same, for now.

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[downesy]

Same as my summer bike