Show us your winter bikes!!

mamil_man

Don't you believe it. :shock:

My commute routine is 4 short rides a day - about 13 miles.

Home to the shop, shop to work, work to gym and gym to home... all through central Leeds.

My enemy isn't cars... by and large the city lanes either give us space or keep us apart.

The real enemy is pedestrians... usually on smart phones. I had one woman drag her child into the road right in front of me. It's fun to hear a 5 year old shout "silly mummy!"

millster

Nothing fancy, Ribble winter trainer:


Frame from a few years back, Ultegra 6500, mix and match finishing kit with Shimano WH-R500 wheelset.

9.85kg.

bobbydazzla

2013 Allez Sport (58) with the addition of:

Mavic Aksium
Mavic Yksion tyres
Thomson Elite seatpost
Specialized Romin Pro saddle
Ultegra carbon pedals
Specialized Roubaix bar tape

A set of Crud Roadracers to be added.

Markjaspi

Used have one of these, still miss it ^

rowlers

chunkymonkey909 wrote:

I wanted to build a winter bike that I would enjoy riding as much as my summer bike as I usually end up riding more miles on the winter bike. It also had to be practical eg disc brakes and minimise punctures.

Chinese carbon cx frame and wheels, TRP hy/rd discs, Ultegra di2, Armadillo tyres with slime tubes, sks mudguards, etc

That is f***ing awesome.... love it

stevienicknacks

Ill put mine up when I finish building it

bigdaveskinnytyre

This isn't strictly my winter bike, it's my commuter. I had tried commuting on fixed and although I enjoyed it, my route is a bit too lumpy and a nightime incident with a squirrel put me off.

I then thought a hybrid might be a good idea for a commuter so I sold my fixed and got a Boardman hybrid. After a few rides I decided that I really couldn't cope with flat bars on the road, the gearing wasn't quite right so got thinking........and started getting carried away.

Resulting in this:



Although it has a very long top tube a combination of a slightly shorter stem than I'd normally use on a road bike and short reach bars put the reach within a few mm of my road bikes. The saddle is flat it's just the picture angle.

I'm now thinking mmmm, this thing has disc mounts.

I'm well aware I should've probably just got a cheap road bike or even use my proper winter bike for commuting (but I need a rack and I don't want to put one on my Burls Ti) but this seems like it might just fit the bill now.

So the changes from standard

Planet X Strada shallow drops
Shimano CX50 Chainset 36x46 and 105 bottom bracket
Ultegra 10 Spd 11-23 Cassette which I had lying around
105 Rear derailleur and STIs
The front wheel is a self built H PLUS SON Archetype on an Exposure Dynohub (rebranded SP-V8)
Exposure Revo Dynamo light and red eye rear
28mm Conti Gatorskins
SKS guards
Blackburn Rack

The rear wheel is crying out for a change, it weighs a tonne, so I'm thinking of possibly an Archetype on a Deore XT disc hub.

thiscocks

Campagnolo Speed triple
Ambrosio Evolution wheels

edscoble

Fat tyres make you go slower, FACT.

arthur_scrimshaw

edscoble wrote:

Fat tyres make you go slower, FACT.

Oh I like that, Chris King stainless bottle cages?

bendertherobot

Yeah, I have them. I always thought they were CHRIS King, but, I think they are just King? (Is there a difference?)

ledeev

smidsy wrote:

jamsop wrote:

Just finished building my winter touring hack.

Thought about a Van Nicholas but then saw these and could not live with the 'if only I had got a Lynskey' thougths every time I rode the VN, so I decided to avoid Ti altogether and went for a Genesis.

You are so right. I have a VN and a Lynskey. VN for summer, Lynskey for winter. I can't put my finger on what it is that's different, but the Lynskey is slightly better in every way.

edscoble

bendertherobot wrote:

Yeah, I have them. I always thought they were CHRIS King, but, I think they are just King? (Is there a difference?)

A big fucking difference indeed, they're called King Cages, best cage for the money that'll outlast you.

Plus, it can hold a drink.

upsfon

My 2013 Boardman CX Pro.
With small updates:
Bar tape changed from white to yellow (the saddle to follow the suite soon)
Fulcrum Red Power 29 XL with Conti 4 season as the primary wheelset for asphalt
SKS Bluemels Reflective Mudguards put on.

ledeev

chunkymonkey909 wrote:

I wanted to build a winter bike that I would enjoy riding as much as my summer bike as I usually end up riding more miles on the winter bike. It also had to be practical eg disc brakes and minimise punctures.

Chinese carbon cx frame and wheels, TRP hy/rd discs, Ultegra di2, Armadillo tyres with slime tubes, sks mudguards, etc

I love this, the more I look at it, the more I see and like. It's so stupid yet so sublime at the same time.

Am mulling over whether to get some 50mm carbon tubs for my commuter, especially given that they cost about the same as a pair of Archetypes.

How are the rims fairing in the wet / cold / dark? Any problems?

chunkymonkey909

Thanks, yes I was worried that the 38mm carbon clinchers would be a bit much in the windy winter but they were one of the cheapest options that had disc mounts. To be honest I haven't given it a proper inspection since the build. The disc brakes are awesome in the recent wet weather.

explosifpete

carbon merida scultura,

really comfortable ride, set up just like my race bike but a little higher on the front

bendertherobot

itsnotarace wrote:

Rose Pro DX Cross 2000. 9.2KG as pictured with 3T bars/stem, 105 compact groupset, 52cm frame





Swapped seatpost for Thomson Masterpiece and fitted a nicer Selle Italia SLR saddle since photos. Have a pair of 28C GP4Seasons to fit with SKS Bluemels for winter club runs when the weather turns nastier. Looking for some upgraded road disc compatible wheels at the moment

How are you getting on with this? Considering this or, possibly, the DX4400 with Force 22

badgermilk

My Giant Defy 0 currently in winter clothing. Mostly standard except Giant mudguards and pannier rack for commuting. Just gave it a deep clean which includes taking the crank and chain off and greasing the headset. Done over 2000 miles on her in all weathers and still looks good.

dolan_driver

Here is my winter/wet roads bike. A steel Soma Smoothie with a carbon fork, Shimano 105 and Ambrosio Evolution wheels.



In hindsight, I should have gotten a smaller frame by one size as it would have allowed greater vibration damping from the Syntace P6 seat post I have now fitted. I need to lengthen the handlebar stem and get some proper handlebars that actually allow the brake levers to be employed when descending in the drops. I might also swap the 23mm tyres for black 25mm Duranos for a little extra comfort. Does anyone see any difficulties in fitting the narrow Amrosio Evolution rim with 25mm tyres, as in will a big tyre fit a narrow rim?

DD.

asprilla

I've already posted the SSCX winter bike in here, but I've got a winter road bike commuter as well:

rolf_f

I posted mine on page 2 and what a difference a year and a half makes. The Ribble still goes strong, the Dawes is written off and replaced by a Raleigh Randonneur (lovely bike) and the Orange has evolved into a Crush from a P7!

Theoretically all get a go depending on the weather but since we haven't really had winter yet, I've just been riding the Ribble.



Unrenovated Raleigh - must take some post renovation pics.....

mikenetic

Columbus Zona fillet brazed frame, Columbus Hiver fork, 105, Fulcrum 5 wheels.

lanternerouge79

itsnotarace wrote:

Rose Pro DX Cross 2000. 9.2KG as pictured with 3T bars/stem, 105 compact groupset, 52cm frame





Swapped seatpost for Thomson Masterpiece and fitted a nicer Selle Italia SLR saddle since photos. Have a pair of 28C GP4Seasons to fit with SKS Bluemels for winter club runs when the weather turns nastier. Looking for some upgraded road disc compatible wheels at the moment

What are the rose wheels like to ride on? Do you know the weight of them?

alistaird

All

Just bought this one off another forum (not my pic, but from the original sales thread)...



Mud guards to be fitted and the saddle to be changed and then set up the same as my summer bike. My pics to follow when it's set up.

A

RideOnTime

lanternerouge79 wrote:

Like that...

itsnotarace

lanternerouge79 wrote:

What are the rose wheels like to ride on? Do you know the weight of them?

Slow to accelerate, slow to stop and heavy. Trying to not be dropped on hills on the sunday club run is a real challenge -I suppose I should rule #5. Haven't actually weighed them without the disc rotors attached but they have got to be close to 2.8Kg with tyres,tubes and disc hardware. Once rolling it's easy to maintain speed, like a freight train hahaha

I'm still looking for a wheel upgrade. Sub 1500g clincher at a reasonable price is proving a challenge. The new Kinesis v3's are closest

PhilPub

mikenetic wrote:

Columbus Zona fillet brazed frame, Columbus Hiver fork, 105, Fulcrum 5 wheels.

...which you hand-made yourself. Amazing work. Come on, giz a head badge close-up!

My humble, (largely) stock-parts Planet X in winter mode, but also a quick tip; a rear SKS raceblade with the back bit missing does not prevent muddy arse. Don't panic, I may have lost the correct screw but electrical tape has since come to the rescue.

bendertherobot

itsnotarace wrote:

lanternerouge79 wrote:

What are the rose wheels like to ride on? Do you know the weight of them?

Slow to accelerate, slow to stop and heavy. Trying to not be dropped on hills on the sunday club run is a real challenge -I suppose I should rule #5. Haven't actually weighed them without the disc rotors attached but they have got to be close to 2.8Kg with tyres,tubes and disc hardware. Once rolling it's easy to maintain speed, like a freight train hahaha

I'm still looking for a wheel upgrade. Sub 1500g clincher at a reasonable price is proving a challenge. The new Kinesis v3's are closest

Yeah, it's not easy. I wouldn't worry unduly about the rotor weight, that's pretty much out the way, ditto the hub. They add weight but aren't necessarily all that important in terms of rotation.

I've no idea what my H Plus weigh. If I were to guess the rear would be, 470g rim, 276g hub and about 200g spokes. So they're certainly heavier than the Kinesis but not awfully so. Mind, I then go and stick 400g tyres on them

mikenetic

PhilPub wrote:

mikenetic wrote:

Columbus Zona fillet brazed frame, Columbus Hiver fork, 105, Fulcrum 5 wheels.

...which you hand-made yourself. Amazing work. Come on, giz a head badge close-up!

Cross-forum outing! Seeing as you asked nicely.