Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
This mostly as I built it for winter .... it is also my 'Best Bike' but not my summer bike:
Or else this:
Or else this:
What do you use as your winter bike?
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
I have a wet weather bike. My aero carbon road bike with deep section carbon wheels still gets ridden in the winter, but if the ground is wet or rain is forecast,my bike with guards is used. It is still a carbon frame but has an old bullet proof Tiagra groupo on it and alu wheels.
ozboz
Guru
- Location
- Richmond ,Surrey
Ive got a '97 GT XCR 4000 idrive for off road and severe weather , I had a GT hybrid for good weather and town riding , but my Son has that now , so I got myself a Surley CC for Xmas , that does everything I need , perhaps back on the fattie tyres for severe weather if it comes to Surrey , at the mo I'm building up a Vintage frame , as the rear dropouts only takes single speed (or maybe fit as sturmey ) , that will be my bike for the summer , flatfish roads only ! , hope to have it ready for April ,
sackville d
Veteran
- Location
- Todmorden
Much too good to be described as a hack, and serves as a winter/wet weather bike
Racelight Gran Fondo (Scandium) with Ultegra 10 speed running on Mavic OpenPro with Hope hubs.
Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
I am really a fair weather cyclist, not adverse to a bit of rain though as long as there's no wind as well.
Not been out much lately due to awful weather up here
I just ride my road bike and put on two sets of lights and a rear mudguard.
Sometimes ride Mr M's hybrid with full mudguards.
Collecting my new bike next week, full mudguards and chain guard but don't want to get her dirty
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Not been out much lately due to awful weather up here
I just ride my road bike and put on two sets of lights and a rear mudguard.
Sometimes ride Mr M's hybrid with full mudguards.
Collecting my new bike next week, full mudguards and chain guard but don't want to get her dirty
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the_mikey
Legendary Member
- Location
- South Gloucestershire
Kinesis T2 road bike with mudguards, inexpensive, heavy, 7075 aluminium, perfect for the winter. 
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
Cyclopathic
Veteran
- Location
- Leicester.
I use my summer bike as a winter bike but I put on some gloves.
- Location
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire
The famous knockabout bike:
As with a few others it's not exclusively for winter, being a general runabout and my pinciple commuting machine.
The roads round here can get extremely muddy and in the low lying areas it's mostly a sandy soil so wear and tear on rims and drivetrain in a wet winter can be very high. Because of this I prefer this one over my best bike as the components are very cheap to replace
In addition it has very generous clearance for tyres so it'll take knobblies or winter tyres as required with no problem.
As with a few others it's not exclusively for winter, being a general runabout and my pinciple commuting machine.
The roads round here can get extremely muddy and in the low lying areas it's mostly a sandy soil so wear and tear on rims and drivetrain in a wet winter can be very high. Because of this I prefer this one over my best bike as the components are very cheap to replace
In addition it has very generous clearance for tyres so it'll take knobblies or winter tyres as required with no problem.
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
My winter bike is my all year commuter bike , built up from a second hand frame with bits and bobs , currently claris groupset with r501 wheels , rack and gaurds or when its OMFG snow/icy i use a rigid mtb for commuting.
So far this Winter, I have done 75% of my riding on my "Summer" bike. Going to strip it down for a thorough clean just to stop me riding it in foul weather like this morning.
Seriously thinking of getting mudguards for the Defy. Hate the look of them, but saves the spray up the back. Maybe an arse saver might be an option. Anyone use them?
Seriously thinking of getting mudguards for the Defy. Hate the look of them, but saves the spray up the back. Maybe an arse saver might be an option. Anyone use them?
Arse savers do not stop you getting spray up your back. They just stop the worst of if from your arse.
For crap weather riding I attach race blades. Much better then an ass saver.
That was my assumption, but thought I should ask in case I was wrong.
Going to have a look at mudguards instead then. Arse Saver sounds pointless unless used on a bike that you refuse to stick guards on, by the sound of it.
sackville d
Veteran
- Location
- Todmorden
Shame indeed mate, loved it from the start.
A great mix of comfort and speed....and lighter than the Ti version or so I read on`t web!
biggs682
Touch it up and ride it
- Location
- Northamptonshire
and this steelie is my winter bike , weighs best part of a half a ton but a real gem to ride
