Show us your winter bikes!!

thefd

Shaun67 wrote:

The only things taken was my Tarmac and a chainsaw !!!!! The wife's Specialized, my son's Giant XTC Jnr, my little girl's Hotrock 20, my Scott Scale 30 and the Boradman all still hung on the wall, now was that lucky.

That is weird. Where do you live? Last April I had my bike stolen and my chainsaw and nothing else from my garage! I feel for you mate!

Ben6899

I got the front Crud MkII to fit without rubbing...

k-dog

Been meaning to post this for a few months. Went out for 25 miles this morning. Roads were nice and quiet but a lot of walkers shambling about 3 abreast.

Genesis Day One disc

As original spec except for the Specialized BG saddle, Schwalbe Marathon racer tyres and Bontrager mudguards.



The mudguards are very good - very like the SKS ones you usually see - they were just what the shop I used had. Took a while to get them around the brakes - you can see that i bent the stays to do that. Totally solid now and good and long so keep me clean.

Very pleased with it. The brakes are fiddly to set up but work very well - especially in miserable weather.

The tyres are very good too. They weren't cheap but I took off the knobbly Continentals and changed them for these 35mm slicker ones. They roll nicely and have good grip in the wet and have enough tread for gravel paths. This morning I was on a muddy path and struggled a bit. I wanted good p******* resistance too as it's a real fiddle to get the wheels off - you have to push the wheel forward to get the chain off then slide it back and carefully drop it past the mudguards then retension everything. Thankfully haven't had to do that yet.

skelkelly

Here's mine, finished over Christmas. Colnago C96 with Veloce groupo and Mirage shifters

Ignore the headset spacer, new one on order. Also it now has a Selle Italia TurboMatic saddle.

dmclite-3.0

2007 litespeed Siena 54cm Compact frame.
Full Ultegra 6600 groupset, 53-39 and 12-25.
Mavic Aksium WTS.
Crudcatcher II.
Charge spoon saddle.
ITM bars and stem.
105 pedals.

Old grey bottle on seattube has pump, tubes, levers etc.

Taken outside Stockbury in Kent Thursday 10 January.

Iamnot Wiggins

Didn't buy that Litespeed from Wildside, did you?

dmclite-3.0

Iamnot Wiggins wrote:

Didn't buy that Litespeed from Wildside, did you?

No, JE James back in 2007. why ?

Flambes

Two winter bikes, one my Focus Cayo (from about 2008) for days that aren't quite good enough for my best bike. Recent additions are a (cascaded from best bike) Ritchey WCS stem (yes I know it's red, but it's only my winter bike), and some DT Swiss R1700 wheels (bit of a steal from Ebay). Ultegra / 105 / RaceFace drivetrain. About 19lbs.



Next for really grotty days (i.e. today), is my "Pub bike", based around a parts bin assembled Ambrosio Guido 7005 Alu frame, Aksium Rear wheel, Rolf Vector Pro front, Flat bars, Ultegra / 10 speed SLX drivetrain, full mudguards, (and an attachment for tag-a-long if you were wondering!) and comes in at a thigh busting 25lbs! Doesn't feel that heavy though. (BTW, the saddle is level, just the way I took the photo).

ben16v

quick pic of my winter bike - its now fitted with cruds and fulcrum 5`s and very dirty

smoggysteve

ben16v wrote:

quick pic of my winter bike - its now fitted with cruds and fulcrum 5`s and very dirty

Tut tut, Stella - On a German bike? Save it for a Ridley or a Merckx . What you need are a couple of bottles of Warsteiner!!

ju5t1n

first ride on the winter bike since late March...

colm_gti

Cannibalised my good bike to build up a winter bike, with a view to picking up some fancier bits for the good bike (SRAM force) between now and the beginning of next season...



Seen here sporting tubs and no mudguards for the final race of the season tomorrow morning!

badly_dubbed

arran77

badly_dubbed wrote:

That's your winter bike and you live in Scotland :shock:

k-dog

Clearly not been out this week - I spent last Saturday getting all the leafy crap off my white bike.

badly_dubbed

its done 200 odd miles this week....

only road bike i have at the moment, so ill ride it right through...itll no melt lol

arran77

badly_dubbed wrote:

its done 200 odd miles this week....

only road bike i have at the moment, so ill ride it right through...itll no melt lol

When I read your reply, that last bit came out a Rab C Nesbitt voice, sorry

trek_dan

Ex-display Dolan Pref bargain, ITM forks off Ebay, mix of Ultegra 6600 and 105, Planet X AL30 wheels, Deda fininishing kit and now fitted with some proper SKS fixed mudguards.

imposter2.0

trek_dan wrote:

Ex-display Dolan Pref bargain, ITM forks off Ebay, mix of Ultegra 6600 and 105, Planet X AL30 wheels, Deda fininishing kit and now fitted with some proper SKS fixed mudguards.

You really do need to change your name now

markyone

My effort canyon al with sram red.

leodis75

markyone wrote:

My effort canyon al with sram red.

Flippin ek, if that is your Winter ride is a Dogma your summer?

leodis75

Winter bike/commuter coming soon...



With Planet X stem & Seatpost upgraded.

markyone

leodis75 wrote:

markyone wrote:

My effort canyon al with sram red.

Flippin ek, if that is your Winter ride is a Dogma your summer?

No dogma here

housemunkey

markyone wrote:

leodis75 wrote:

markyone wrote:

My effort canyon al with sram red.

Flippin ek, if that is your Winter ride is a Dogma your summer?

No dogma here

Like a boss!

johnnymcg259

er fellas?..........do winter bikes in this country of ours not have mudguards these days?! Think what you like about how they 'look'.......if it ain't got 'guards do not call it a 'winter bike'.

markyone

johnnymcg259 wrote:

er fellas?..........do winter bikes in this country of ours not have mudguards these days?! Think what you like about how they 'look'.......if it ain't got 'guards do not call it a 'winter bike'.

My guards are ready to go on but not needed at the moment

ovi

Definitely need mudguards for winter riding .

robbo2011

A proper winter bike, at last. Caked in mud too which is how they should be!

I still haven't cleaned my winter bike since last winter, I'll probably just leave it now.

Gazzetta67

markyone wrote:

leodis75 wrote:

markyone wrote:

My effort canyon al with sram red.

Flippin ek, if that is your Winter ride is a Dogma your summer?

No dogma here

Sorry but a Colnago C59 is NOT a winter bike.....a proper winter bike has proper mudguards !!!

willy b

Now sporting a bigger gear of 49:16

Got to say I love it, take it off road a bit too...