Show us your winter bike

[tyred]

It varies but at the moment this - 1980s MTB reconfigured with 8 speed Shimano hub gear and front dynohub, Busch and Muller lighting, full mudguards, butterfly bars which I tried as an experiment and lurid paint scheme which means I won't lose it at a bike rack and hopefully unlikely to be attractive to thieves. I've been told it's a Muddy Fox Courier but don't know for certain as whoever did the paint scheme done away with all the decals.

 

[Milkfloat]

Nice, what is it?

Pinnacle Dolomite, still enjoying it, especially the hydro disc brakes and the tubeless 28mm tyres I just fitted.

 

[biggs682]

This week i have been doing commuting test miles on 1966 Dawes Debonair so as of 5 am tomorrow morning it will be my 2018/9 winter road bike

 

[ColinJ]

I've put BIG mudguards on my CAADX so it can be my winter bike from now on.

I'm very pleased with it apart from a few annoying rattles from the front mudguard. The rear one is really solid and quiet. I have managed to reduce the noise from the front by at least 50% but the remaining noises are playing hard-to-get! I have another couple of ideas to try out, including running the front tyre with a few less PSI in it. (The tyre is pretty firm at the moment so I could probably reduce the pressure by 5 PSI without getting pinch flats or it rolling like a slug.)

Anyway - no more Mister Wet Bum/Dirty Bike, and no more wheel rims destroyed by heavy braking on steep, wet, gritted descents!

 

[wisdom]

This week i have been doing commuting test miles on 1966 Dawes Debonair so as of 5 am tomorrow morning it will be my 2018/9 winter road bike

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That's far too nice for a winter bike.

 

[Rustybucket]

Happy it’s raining...

 

[biggs682]

That's far too nice for a winter bike.

It's the scruffiest bike in the garage apart from last years winter bike F R Russell which is awaiting it's turn to be re commissioned

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I've put BIG mudguards on my CAADX so it can be my winter bike from now on.

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I'm very pleased with it apart from a few annoying rattles from the front mudguard. The rear one is really solid and quiet. I have managed to reduce the noise from the front by at least 50% but the remaining noises are playing hard-to-get! I have another couple of ideas to try out, including running the front tyre with a few less PSI in it. (The tyre is pretty firm at the moment so I could probably reduce the pressure by 5 PSI without getting pinch flats or it rolling like a slug.)

Anyway - no more Mister Wet Bum/Dirty Bike, and no more wheel rims destroyed by heavy braking on steep, wet, gritted descents!

Mick, a very good Triathlete friend of mine, has just bought a new (lower spec) 'Dale as a new winter bike
I am a but surprised that he didn't go for discs, but I believe he got it for a very good price
https://www.cannondale.com/en/Great...4ef-46f7-bc63-4d2b69d6fa90&parentid=undefined

 

[ColinJ]

Mick, a very good Triathlete friend of mine, has just bought a new (lower spec) 'Dale as a new winter bike
I am a but surprised that he didn't go for discs, but I believe he got it for a very good price
https://www.cannondale.com/en/Great Britain/Bike/ProductDetail?Id=625cb7a1-c4ef-46f7-bc63-4d2b69d6fa90&parentid=undefined

I made the mistake of riding my CAAD5 last winter. It may be over 15 years old but it is still a very nice bike, and its wheels cost me over £300. I wore half the front rim away braking in poor conditions! (Which reminds me - I must get the remaining rim thickness measured to see if it is still safe to ride. It feels noticeably concave compared to the rear rim. I don't think that those rims have wear indicators.)

 

[Biff600]

For the road ..........

For the dirt......................

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

For the road ......….
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A couple of our Consultants ride PInarello
Nigel comes in on a Dogma 10 (think that's what it is??), mindst you
Another rides a titanium Enigma roadie

I made the mistake of riding my CAAD5 last winter. It may be over 15 years old but it is still a very nice bike, and its wheels cost me over £300. I wore half the front rim away braking in poor conditions! (Which reminds me - I must get the remaining rim thickness measured to see if it is still safe to ride. It feels noticeably concave compared to the rear rim. I don't think that those rims have wear indicators.)

I have a set of Mavic Open 4CD on my 1994 Dyna-Tech
It was my 'best-bike' for many years, then used as a '365' commuter
That's still on the original rims!!


Conversely, that's another good thing about Disc'd bikes, & is often forgotten
So long as you don't make a habit of pot-holing them, & look after the bearings (cartridge rule over loose balls, in this instance), the wheels should last 'forever', as the only real wear surface is the disc itself

 

[ColinJ]

I have a set of Mavic Open 4CD on my 1994 Dyna-Tech
It was my 'best-bike' for many years, then used as a '365' commuter
That's still on the original rims!!

It is the steep local descents that do the damage - I could hear the brakes grinding away each time. On the flat, you can be gentler on the brakes but that isn't an option when descending a 20% lane towards a hairpin bend!

 

[KneesUp]

I use the same bike as all year - being versatile was part of the criteria in its build. It has a drum brake at the front to save rim wear, and because it works the same regardless of the weather and is virtually maintenance free, 3 x 8 drivetrain with bar ends, mudguards and a rack, and that's kind of it. It's significantly heavier than some bikes, but I ride to get to work, or to see the scenery, or to get fit - and weight doesn't matter for any of them (and arguably helps with the last one). I heard a phrase this week that applies to this situation, although for the sake of the profanity filter I shall re-word it as 'just urinate with the gentleman's hardware you have' which kind of sums up my attitude to n+1, although I accept that in present company that may make me sound like a dangerously un-hinged heretic

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

It is the steep local descents that do the damage - I could hear the brakes grinding away each time. On the flat, you can be gentler on the brakes but that isn't an option when descending a 20% lane towards a hairpin bend!

Oh I know the hills around there
Wifes aunty used to live up on Sowerby New Road (near Church), & we often cut down to the 'Tod road' Pinfold Lane & Brocks?

Then I had a friend, back in early 90's, who lived up at Wainstalls, so we'd drive up via Luddenden & pass (the lovely Peel House) up Stocks Lane

 

[ColinJ]

Then I had a friend, back in early 90's, who lived up at Wainstalls, so we'd drive up via Luddenden & pass (the lovely Peel House) up Stocks Lane

Ah yes, where fit riders impress and the rest of us just grovel!