Who's got the 'best' winter bike?

STEFANOS4784

Just wandering what kinda bikes people are using this winter. I'll start the ball rolling with my trusty old Cannondale r500 9 speed triple 105 groupset and rs10 wheels, ally fork/seat post 8)

nasahapley

Full carbon Scott CR1 pro with Ultegra and whatever else it came with. This is also my summer bike though, so don't know if it counts!

Anonymous

Now with white San Marco Concor Lite saddle (not shown). Mudguards have been adjusted too and are now closer...



2009 Litespeed Siena w/Easton EC90SL forks and Chris King headset

Powertap on Open Pro wheels (DT Swiss 240 front hub)
Ultegra group (Dura Ace rear mech and BB)
Thomson Masterpiece seatpost
Thomson X2 stem
Saddle on this pic - Fizik Aliante carbon
VO2 bars
Fizik bar tape
Vittoria Open Pave tyres

It'll do for me!

johndoran

Just a plain old fixed bike running 49x18, mudguards and a rack with a bag. Concor saddle which I have on all my bikes ,shallow drop bars , Ambrosia hubs and rims with any tyres that happen to be hanging up in the shed

LardLover

he he he, 'nearly' snap there NapoleonD

I 'nearly' got one of those Litespeed badboys yesterday, there's one HEAVILY reduced in my lbs, I just about said "yes, I'll take it" (on cycle to work scheme) but then my wife's voice came into my head, and I thought better of it. I took it out for a quick spin around the block, felt really nice.

I'm now waiting to see the 2010 Bianchi range.

Not unless it's reduced even more in a few weeks (before the Bianchi's start appearing!).

disgruntledgoat

I only have the one bike, but two sets of wheels.

Orbea Onix '09 Frame
Chorus 10sp throughout
SOme wheels i'm buying off here
That stupid carbon Arione saddle
Rithcey WCS carbon bars
ITM 101 stem

lfcquin

A Kinesis Crosslight 4T will be my steed of choice this winter, as it was last winter. The plan is to try a couple of cyclecross events as well.

Shimano 105 front and rear mechs & levers
Cantilever brakes
SRAM Force chainset
NapD's old Mavic Equipe wheels.
Unbranded bar & stem
The biggest set of mudguards I could find

For long rides on my billy during drier spells then the Genesis Flyer fixie is also known to frequent the Cheshire lanes and will again this year.

Slow Downcp

Enigma Etape, Centaur Carbon Group (except Chorus shifters), Kysrium Elites, Enigma bars, stem, post, Arione Saddle, Conti GP 4000S. And proper full mudguards.

hugo15

Raleigh 531 steel frame from the late 80's (was a Raliegh Triathlon in a lovely lemon originally), Campag Veloce groupset. Wheels are Mavic MA3 rims on Veloce hubs. Oh, and full guards too.

APIII

Kinesis crosslight 5T, with most of the parts ponced off my old pinarello. Record 10sp groupset, deda bars and stem, and Kysriums, and the fattest tyres that I can find

chriskempton

Ribble 7005 winter frame with 10sp Ultegra, Campag Ventos, Toupe saddle, proper mudguards. Again. I'm not looking forward to it

drewfromrisca

Count yourselves lucky guys and gals. Just be glad your fit enough to ride any old bike! I'm can't even ride my best one!
I'd be envious of anyone riding an old Raleigh Activator right now!!!

a_n_t

chriskempton wrote:

Ribble 7005 winter frame with 10sp Ultegra, Campag Ventos, Toupe saddle, proper mudguards. Again. I'm not looking forward to it

I like my ribble winter bike!

STEFANOS4784

NapoleonD wrote:

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That garage door could do with a lick of paint

bompington

My (t)rusty old Raleigh M-Trax, upgraded with whatever components I can find cheaply when I need them (why are downtube shifters so expensive to replace?), no mudguards (real men eat road dirt), festooned with lights.
It's not had much of a rest as my new bike only arrived late summer, it'll be back out after the October holiday (that's the first 2 weeks in October round here), I felt a bit dodgy setting off without lights at 7am yesterday, my 2 criteria for the winter bike are needing lights & gritted roads - not actually had frost here yet but there has been quite close by.
Now if I can just get the old pedals off it so I can get SPD-SLs on it to match the new bike...

volvine

my £20 special

markyboy2005

No Winter here, so same bike......either my commuter - Giant OCR 2 or my weekend bike Specialized Roubaix Expert......

Anonymous

STEFANOS4784 wrote:

NapoleonD wrote:

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That garage door could do with a lick of paint

It is next on my list!

alan_sherman

My winter bike is the first proper road bike I bought - when I was 14. I'm now 32.... Thank god for the trend to smaller frames in the intervening period!

Memories - my first win on that bike (my last Juvenile race), I used it to commute at University, I time trialled on it last year (set up with tri bars and shifters).

Now it is in winter mode, full SKS guards, 36 spoke handbuilts by me (still the original rear rim!), 25c michelin axial tyres that seem to last forever, recently passed down the ultegra 10 speed shifters, matched to an exage rear mech, Shimano 600 Ultegra front mech and a campag mirage compact chainset. Frame fit pump and tool kit in a pro toolkit bottle (so tools stay dry when it rains). I took it out last night for a pre-winter test ride and I enjoyed riding it.

schlepcycling

Ribble for me too, with mix of Record/Chorus 9 speed and Fulcrum 7's

jrduquemin

Sunn Roader + (10 year old frame) with transplanted 105 gruppo from my Roubaix and cheap carbon fork. Not fitted proper mudguards to it at the moment but will be doing so very soon if this crappy weather continues :-)

STEFANOS4784

Looks like Napolean D has it then 8)

P.s took me about 5 mins to find something i could think of to fault that piccie 8)

daviesee

Colnago Master
Centaur
Scirocco wheels
Pro/ITM stem/bars
Flite saddle
Open Pave tyres

Only concession may be guards.
The club are not too happy at getting sprayed.
Keeps the wheel suckers away though :evil:

LangerDan

STEFANOS4784 wrote:

Looks like Napolean D has it then 8)

P.s took me about 5 mins to find something i could think of to fault that piccie 8)

His tyre labels are incorrectly placed and the rear valve is crooked?

Anonymous

LangerDan wrote:

STEFANOS4784 wrote:

Looks like Napolean D has it then 8)

P.s took me about 5 mins to find something i could think of to fault that piccie 8)

His tyre labels are incorrectly placed and the rear valve is crooked?

Heh heh, since sorted...

hopper1

Van Nicholas Yukon.
Ultegra 6700 Double.
Easton EA 70 King bar + Stem.
Handbuilt Open Pro's with 105 hubs.
Gator Skin tyres.
Spesh BG Phenom saddle.
Full guards.

Photo's after the weekend

PowerTap on it's way, too...

Anonymous

Here's mine without guards and with the special german wheels on...

LangerDan

NapoleonD wrote:

Here's mine without guards and with the special german wheels on...

You have way too much time on your hands.....

lfcquin

NapoleonD wrote:

Here's mine without guards and with the special german wheels on...

You've still not painted the garage then?

That bike is just WAY to good for the winter. It just sickens me.

You bringing it out to play on the club run tonight?

Anonymous

Still not back to standard yet I'll give it another couple of months...

Besides, I have to paint that garage door!

STEFANOS4784