Winter/Summer decision time

slowbike

I need a 3rd bike ...

I thought I could get away with just 2 ... but it won't work ...

I need
1) A Road bike for weekend road rides and dry commutes (no mudguards)
2) A CX bike for riding with family/trails and commuting in the snow/ice
3) A wet commuting bike with full solid guards

I've got 1 and 2 - and I was intending to use the CX for wet commutes because it has mudguards, but mudguards are no good for the trails where they get clogged up with mud ... and they're a PITA to remove/refit each time and anyway ..... N+1

fsd61b

I took my summer/ good bike out yesterday for the 1st time and it was great to ride a lighter bike with no mudguards, while wearing lighter weight clothes (no waterproofs etc) a huge psychological boost ............ for the first 30 miles then hit a massive hill (Cairn O Mount) and by the top ,hay presto the summer bike feels heavy now too!

Bobbinogs

heh heh, and I just refitted my mudguards for tonight's ride

Wobblehead

Decisions, decisions, going to be a beautiful day today in gods country, but I know there is residual salt about.

Been looking at my new bike sat in spare room for 6 months now, do I get it out or use the old summer bike


Ahhhhhhhhhh.....

robbo2011

If it's dry, take the good bike. If it's wet, take the winter bike. Easy really

rolf_f

robbo2011 wrote:

If it's dry, take the good bike. If it's wet, take the winter bike. Easy really

Groundhog thread

richie771

Agree with most here.

Dry/Wet bike depending on the forecast.

Richie

Dry:
Jamis Carbon Xenith Pro Di2, Mavic Ksyriums

Wet:
Cannondale CAAD Synapse Tiagra, Shim R 3.0s, Mudguards!

thegreatdivide

It was a glorious day up here, so practically every person I passed was on their finest - myself included. First heat haze of the year too :-)

pride4ever

ScottyXTUK wrote:

I was wondering, I guess many of you here have more than one bike and use one for winter and one for summer?

Also when do you decide that it's time to start using the summer bike? Do you just go by the weather or have a set month, say March? When do you stop riding our summer bike? (I generally stop in October).

I miss cycling in winter as I don't have a winter bike and riding in the dark worries me as it's many years since I tried it.

So over to you guys...and gals if there are any

I have a bike that I ride ALL YEAR round. A winter bike is likely something cheap that I would hate riding therefore my other bikes are "work" bikes. I dont do mudguards as I like to feel race ready at all times even during a long winter like the one we are coming out of. If I had a spare grand for a Winter bike I would either spend it on my current bike or save up further and buy another race ready bike. There is nowt wrong with having a winter ride but it just wouldnt excite me enough to bother climbing aboard it....


and yes I bought a bike, the Mrs bought a cooker lol.

declan1

pride4ever wrote:

ScottyXTUK wrote:

I was wondering, I guess many of you here have more than one bike and use one for winter and one for summer?

Also when do you decide that it's time to start using the summer bike? Do you just go by the weather or have a set month, say March? When do you stop riding our summer bike? (I generally stop in October).

I miss cycling in winter as I don't have a winter bike and riding in the dark worries me as it's many years since I tried it.

So over to you guys...and gals if there are any

I have a bike that I ride ALL YEAR round. A winter bike is likely something cheap that I would hate riding therefore my other bikes are "work" bikes. I dont do mudguards as I like to feel race ready at all times even during a long winter like the one we are coming out of. If I had a spare grand for a Winter bike I would either spend it on my current bike or save up further and buy another race ready bike. There is nowt wrong with having a winter ride but it just wouldnt excite me enough to bother climbing aboard it....


and yes I bought a bike, the Mrs bought a cooker lol.

Slam that stem.

philwint

pride4ever wrote:

and yes I bought a bike, the Mrs bought a cooker lol.

I was going to say - wow nice cooker

I also just have the one road bike, by old BSO Carrera thing is slowly morphing into a tow path tourer thing. It's the only way I'll ever ride it as if i want to go on the road I'll take the nice bike irrespective of the weather.

pride4ever

philwint wrote:

pride4ever wrote:

and yes I bought a bike, the Mrs bought a cooker lol.

I was going to say - wow nice cooker

I also just have the one road bike, by old BSO Carrera thing is slowly morphing into a tow path tourer thing. It's the only way I'll ever ride it as if i want to go on the road I'll take the nice bike irrespective of the weather.

Yep I find riding is a very psychological thing in that if your riding an ugly duckling your ride will reflect that, at least thats how I feel. If Im gonna go out and do 100 miles I need to feel happy doing it.