Show us your winter bikes!!

imposter2.0

JJSH wrote:

WTF is going on with those cables?

They're to long! I was paranoid about making them too short and not shifting smoothly because of rubbish cable routing, but have obviously gone to far the other way, lol. I'm going to get some miles on it, let the cable inners stretch / settle in a bit, then sort it.

Let's just hope that the cables don't snag on any passing pedestrians, lamp posts or other obstacles in the meantime. Seriously, you could clip 30% off the length of those outers and they would still be too long. While you're doing that, you could level the saddle as well...

bendertherobot

Trialling these. Stuck them on the mtb for now as won't be needed this side of Xmas. 11.99 from px. Schwalbe snow studs. Think m+ with studs....

narbs

Either you've moved to Tromsø or all that weather nonsense in the Express has finally got to you

bendertherobot

I've no doubt that we'll have some wintry stuff this year so N+1 is a good thing to have. Given I don't use the MTB much sticking them on there and being able to grab it for nasty days is a plus.

bencolem

maxhurford

Fresh out the box

Ben6899

JJSH wrote:

WTF is going on with those cables?

They're to long! I was paranoid about making them too short and not shifting smoothly because of rubbish cable routing, but have obviously gone to far the other way, lol. I'm going to get some miles on it, let the cable inners stretch / settle in a bit, then sort it.

Then they'll have to 'stretch' again.

DeEmBe

My B'Twin FC5 winter bike (also my best bike/sportive bike/commuter bike). I considered buying a dedicated winter bike but I genuinely love riding this so much I just thought I'd stick some mudguards on it and get out there. Into my third winter now.

philclubman

53/39alltheway

stepdavi wrote:

My commuting bike in winter spec

Is that at the top of the Horseshoe Pass?

matt_n-2

My freshly power coated 80s Oria steel Faggin:

stepdavi

53/39alltheway wrote:

stepdavi wrote:

Yes it is mate
It it mate yes
My commuting bike in winter spec

Is that at the top of the Horseshoe Pass?

asprilla

New winter steed, funded by selling the Ti frame I posted earlier in this thread.

Now with mudguards, dirt and a few hundred km....









I love this bike. Coming down Broomfield the other day and I was thinking there was no reason why this couldn't completely replace the Cervelo.

Details:

Canyon Inflite 9.0 with the following changes...

1) Swapped the 44/34 chain rings out for a 52/36 set as this is going to be for the road.
2) Changed the Ergon saddle for a Brooks Cambium C15. I never rode the Ergon but it didn't look comfortable and I wanted to try the Brooks.
3) Fitted guards. You have to use the ones specifically for the frame because the mounting points are on the inside of the forks and the stays.
4) CX tyres off and road tyres on.

It's a brilliant bike and although I've said it before I may as well say it again; discs are good and hydraulic discs are awesome.

dodgy

My Tripster ATR
Here in full on gert big fat tyre mode (32mm Gatorskins).

Ber Nard

Asprilla wrote:

New winter steed, funded by selling the Ti frame I posted earlier in this thread.

Now with mudguards, dirt and a few hundred km....



I love this bike. Coming down Broomfield the other day and I was thinking there was no reason why this couldn't completely replace the Cervelo.

Details:

Canyon Inflite 9.0 with the following changes...

1) Swapped the 44/34 chain rings out for a 52/36 set as this is going to be for the road.
2) Changed the Ergon saddle for a Brooks Cambium C15. I never rode the Ergon but it didn't look comfortable and I wanted to try the Brooks.
3) Fitted guards. You have to use the ones specifically for the frame because the mounting points are on the inside of the forks and the stays.
4) CX tyres off and road tyres on.

It's a brilliant bike and although I've said it before I may as well say it again; discs are good and hydraulic discs are awesome.

Nice. Red pedals are a nice touch.

Out of interest, what size are the road tyres?

asprilla

Ber Nard wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

New winter steed, funded by selling the Ti frame I posted earlier in this thread.

Now with mudguards, dirt and a few hundred km....



I love this bike. Coming down Broomfield the other day and I was thinking there was no reason why this couldn't completely replace the Cervelo.

Details:

Canyon Inflite 9.0 with the following changes...

1) Swapped the 44/34 chain rings out for a 52/36 set as this is going to be for the road.
2) Changed the Ergon saddle for a Brooks Cambium C15. I never rode the Ergon but it didn't look comfortable and I wanted to try the Brooks.
3) Fitted guards. You have to use the ones specifically for the frame because the mounting points are on the inside of the forks and the stays.
4) CX tyres off and road tyres on.

It's a brilliant bike and although I've said it before I may as well say it again; discs are good and hydraulic discs are awesome.

Nice. Red pedals are a nice touch.

Out of interest, what size are the road tyres?

Cheers.

Tyres are 25c.

bendertherobot

ready for the week

johnnymcg259

bendertherobot wrote:

ready for the week

are they studded tyres?....ice and snow in Yorkshire now/this next week so good choice if so!.................

bendertherobot

Yep. Cheap Schwalbe snow studs. Probably more risk of ice here in Wales (than snow) but a good bet for the 7 am commute.

Paul 8v

I'd be interested to see what you think of them, I would much rather ride to work than drive when it's like that. Cheaper if you crash!

Ber Nard

Asprilla wrote:

Ber Nard wrote:

Asprilla wrote:

New winter steed, funded by selling the Ti frame I posted earlier in this thread.

Now with mudguards, dirt and a few hundred km....



I love this bike. Coming down Broomfield the other day and I was thinking there was no reason why this couldn't completely replace the Cervelo.

Details:

Canyon Inflite 9.0 with the following changes...

1) Swapped the 44/34 chain rings out for a 52/36 set as this is going to be for the road.
2) Changed the Ergon saddle for a Brooks Cambium C15. I never rode the Ergon but it didn't look comfortable and I wanted to try the Brooks.
3) Fitted guards. You have to use the ones specifically for the frame because the mounting points are on the inside of the forks and the stays.
4) CX tyres off and road tyres on.

It's a brilliant bike and although I've said it before I may as well say it again; discs are good and hydraulic discs are awesome.

Nice. Red pedals are a nice touch.

Out of interest, what size are the road tyres?

Cheers.

Tyres are 25c.

I'm considering a similar do-it-all build myself. The Saracen Avro is the leading contender but that is worth adding to the list.

asprilla

The Avro looks nice but it's got a lower groupset than the Canyon and has mechanical discs rather than hydraulic. The Avro is also more expensive.

Whilst I love the Inflite I've got a thread in the Commuting Chat forum and how poor the service from Canyon is.

bendertherobot

Paul 8v wrote:

I'd be interested to see what you think of them, I would much rather ride to work than drive when it's like that. Cheaper if you crash!

First go tomorrow. First impressions is that they roll ok, a bit better than Marathon +. We'll see.......

-5 at 7 am tomorrow by all accounts. Awesome......

bendertherobot

Wow. I don't think rolling resistance is a fair term for the snow studs. They added about 4-5 minutes onto the commute. Not bad really. But what a workout! Almost constant cycling.

They actually roll very nicely. Comfy. Grip well.

There's not much ice out there today but it will worsen when there's moisture around this week.

Oh, and they don't really turn per se. In fact it's quite hard to turn the bars.

Paul 8v

You'll appreciate them in the ice though, better than being on your ar$e :-D

luv2ride

dodgy wrote:

My Tripster ATR
Here in full on gert big fat tyre mode (32mm Gatorskins).

After an on/off road ride yesterday I think I'd pretty much convinced myself I really want one of these ATR Tripsters, with a decent wheelset for road and another for tubeless off-road tyres. I reckon that looks brilliant Dodgy! Happy with it?

bendertherobot

Paul 8v wrote:

You'll appreciate them in the ice though, better than being on your ar$e :-D

I was faster today, about 6 minutes. Not bad. I think I was a bit lethargic yesterday.

they are a pig mind, I was just stronger.

dodgy

Luv2ride wrote:

After an on/off road ride yesterday I think I'd pretty much convinced myself I really want one of these ATR Tripsters, with a decent wheelset for road and another for tubeless off-road tyres. I reckon that looks brilliant Dodgy! Happy with it?

Yes, delighted. It's replaced another titanium framed bike as I really wanted discs. It's everything I wanted, bags of clearance etc. Feels really 'muscular' (best word I can think to describe ie) when riding. Not quite stiff, but really strong.

There's a massive thread on singletrackworld that's worth reading if you want more info on the Tripster ATR.

eddiefiola

bendertherobot wrote:

Paul 8v wrote:

You'll appreciate them in the ice though, better than being on your ar$e :-D

I was faster today, about 6 minutes. Not bad. I think I was a bit lethargic yesterday.

they are a pig mind, I was just stronger.

@Bender choose

A: a little slower

B: a week off the bike cos you hit the deck like a sack of spuds like i did at the weekend.