rossw46
Well-Known Member
- Location
- Waltham Abbey
In the good weather I use my carbon roadbike with carbon wheels and rim brakes (carbon brake tract), and based on my experience of commuting in London with this setup over the past winter, and even wet summer days, the brakes are just completely inadequate once wet.
So, happy days, it's new bike day tomorrow (2nd hand boardman CX bike) that has an Aluminium frame, carbon forks and disc brakes, exactly what I had on my list as something to batter through winter. It has some fairly knobly Schwalbe tyres on looking at the photos. My commute will be about 8 miles towpath, and 6 miles road, in the cold/dark/wet conditions. What's your recommendation on the tyres, leave the knoblies on, or something else?
Also, anyone know of some good mud-guards?
Cheers - Ross
So, happy days, it's new bike day tomorrow (2nd hand boardman CX bike) that has an Aluminium frame, carbon forks and disc brakes, exactly what I had on my list as something to batter through winter. It has some fairly knobly Schwalbe tyres on looking at the photos. My commute will be about 8 miles towpath, and 6 miles road, in the cold/dark/wet conditions. What's your recommendation on the tyres, leave the knoblies on, or something else?
Also, anyone know of some good mud-guards?
Cheers - Ross