Winter Road Bike or Hybrid?

Bellypopper
Bellypopper Posts: 140
edited September 2014 in Road buying advice
Hello All

Now that the nights are drawing in, and its getting colder I have started to think about cycling through the winter. I have a nearly new Cannondale Synapse, which I don't intend to ride in the bad weather. I also have a Boardman team hybrid which I was thinking I could use in the winter.

Over the last week or so, I have been looking at various winter road bikes (Ribble, Tifosi etc), and cannot make up my mind whether I would be better off selling the Boardman and getting a proper winter road bike, or just getting some mudguards on the boardman and sticking with that.

I only ride for pleasure (no commuting), and would like to think that I will do 60 -100 miles a week during the winter.

Anyone have any pros and cons for either keeping the Boardman or getting a true winter roadie?

Cheers
Russ

Comments

  • apreading
    apreading Posts: 4,535
    As you have both a road bike, so know what that is like, and the hybrid in question - surely you are the best placed to answer that question???

    Presumably you have ridden the Boardman and know if you would prefer a drop bar bike and also know the benefit of the disk brakes and ability to take wider tyres, which are probably the most relevant features to you, based on the above?
  • keezx
    keezx Posts: 1,323
    apreading wrote:

    Presumably you have ridden the Boardman and know if you would prefer a drop bar bike and also know the benefit of the disk brakes and ability to take wider tyres, which are probably the most relevant features to you, based on the above?

    Good point.
    I personally prefer a drop bar anytime regardless the rest of the bike, but it's a matter of personal preference.

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