Anyone else planning....

philwint
philwint Posts: 763
edited March 2015 in Road general
.... to get the summer bike out tomorrow?

Just took mine off the turbo and got set for a "scorcher" in West Yorkshire tomorrow (13deg!)
Phil

www.philwinterbourne.co.uk

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,317
    philwint wrote:
    .... to get the summer bike out tomorrow?

    Just took mine off the turbo and got set for a "scorcher" in West Yorkshire tomorrow (13deg!)

    I only replace the tyres in summer and I took off the fast ones about 2 weeks ago... at the end of the little ice age
    left the forum March 2023
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    It's a real bugger fitting mudgaurds on my summer bike, so i've been riding the CX with road tyres since about October. Really looking forward to the change :)
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk
  • BillyImp
    BillyImp Posts: 130
    I only have the one but it won't be long until the mudguards are off and summer tyres fitted :)
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    I'll be heading out but looks like being windy as you like tomorrow so that will probably ruin it for me!
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  • Tjgoodhew
    Tjgoodhew Posts: 628
    im tempted but tomorrows ride is going to be on quite a few country lanes that will still be covered in crap.

    i think a couple more weeks for me yet
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  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    Tjgoodhew wrote:
    im tempted but tomorrows ride is going to be on quite a few country lanes that will still be covered in crap.

    i think a couple more weeks for me yet

    I ride on a lot of country roads and all the rain we had last weekend and the start of this week has got rid of most of the mud and stuff that was on the roads and with the temperatures being a bit higher the past few days grit should be at a minimum.

    Go for it, life's too short :-)
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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Swapping my 5" fatbike tyres for skinny 4-inchers ;-)
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • john1967
    john1967 Posts: 366
    one life,one bike....ride it :-)
  • clickrumble
    clickrumble Posts: 304
    Yes! Got my summer bike out, first ride with no mudguards this year.
  • disgruntledgoat
    disgruntledgoat Posts: 8,957
    First go on Kwaremont, Paterberg and Koppenberg since September tomorrow. Spring has sprung!
    "In many ways, my story was that of a raging, Christ-like figure who hauled himself off the cross, looked up at the Romans with blood in his eyes and said 'My turn, sock cookers'"

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  • adam0bmx0
    adam0bmx0 Posts: 263
    Summer bikes been used all winter. :)
    If the bar ain't bending, you're just pretending
  • chris_bass
    chris_bass Posts: 4,913
    adam0bmx0 wrote:
    Summer bikes been used all winter. :)

    I think that just makes it a bike
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  • MisterMuncher
    MisterMuncher Posts: 1,302
    I've decided they're just bad weather and good weather bikes. Or head up vs. Head down bikes.
  • scott_w1987
    scott_w1987 Posts: 316
    My dry bike is staying on the turbo for another few weeks, it'll be more use on there.
  • luv2ride
    luv2ride Posts: 2,367
    yep, got out on the CR1 SL for the second time this year, but first time on summer wheels. Felt great, then realised the wind was giving me a push as well 8) Bit of a battle into the wind for the return leg but still a very different feel to my winter Tifosi. Loved it. Ironically I've just bought a second pair of Kinesis CXDs for my Crosslight so I can easily change to road tyres since going tubeless on my set shod with knobblies. I can see me using that bike well into summer with fatter road tyres as the roads round here are pretty much shot to pieces with potholes, etc. :wink:
    Titus Silk Road Ti rigid 29er - Scott Solace 10 disc - Kinesis Crosslight Pro6 disc - Scott CR1 SL - Pinnacle Arkose X 650b - Pinnacle Arkose singlespeed - Specialized Singlecross...& an Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 4 string...
  • philwint
    philwint Posts: 763
    It was a bit blowy out, but did a circular route, so swings & roundabouts. Was very nice to get the summer/dry bike out. Short sleeves and shorts too! Looks set to stay dry for tomorrow as well :D
    Phil

    www.philwinterbourne.co.uk
  • Pantani98
    Pantani98 Posts: 79
    john1967 wrote:
    one life,one bike....ride it :-)

    Eh!? Something wrong with this. One life, as many bikes as you can get.....ride them all!!
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  • MountainMonster
    MountainMonster Posts: 7,423
    I didn't manage to get out today, but I really wish I had.

    I only have one bike, and that stays with mudguards and and a rack all year round!
    My London Road
  • Karlos69
    Karlos69 Posts: 107
    First day out in shorts this year. Very warm but felt like I had a headwind whichever direction I rode in.
    Cannondale Killer V
    Trek 6500
    Cannondale Bad Boy
    LOOK KG176
    Giant TCR Composite 1
  • savethemamil
    savethemamil Posts: 35
    Yes it had to be done didn't it! Felt amazingly quick on the way out, then the penny dropped that the difference wasn't so much the bike but that I'd had a mighty tailwind up to that point.
  • stepdavi
    stepdavi Posts: 135
    Used my genesis Singlespeed since November, looking forward to having 21 more gears to choose from. Maybe a few weeks yet
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    2015 giant propel advanced 1
    2015 Genesis day one disc ss
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  • roux_guy
    roux_guy Posts: 88
    Been out on my Defy Advanced 2 since I bought it a month ago. Went out in shorts for the first time a couple of days ago as well - roll on summer!
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Roads still slippery where I am, winter bike, summer wheels :)
    I'm sorry you don't believe in miracles
  • thegibdog
    thegibdog Posts: 2,106
    Got out for a quick spin on the summer bike yesterday, I'd forgotten how good it is to ride. New PB on my go-to short hilly loop. :)
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  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,292
    I took the mudguards off on Friday night, washed it all and baby wiped the whole thing down.

    Looking out of the window this morning and it looks like like summer is over for 2105 already.
    Advocate of disc brakes.
  • markhewitt1978
    markhewitt1978 Posts: 7,614
    I don't have a seperate bike but I'm still on my winter wheels. Getting close to the time to put the summer wheels back on, but we're not there yet as my requirement is that the roads stop getting salted, and given my tyres turned white yesterday then there's still plenty of salt about!

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