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I can thoroughly recommend spiked winter tyres. There have only been a couple of frosty/icy Edinburgh mornings since I fitted mine but the bike feels totally planted, I’m sure the tarmac ripping soundtrack provided also acts as something of a placebo.
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CptnBigNose
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Nice Rock Lobster! There’s been more than a couple for me; Granton always seems to be way more frosty/icy than anywhere else in the city.
Thankfully the Rockhopper is done and ready for duty.
I got the guards fitted just right even though I installed the rivnut in the bridge a bit wonky. But once everything was on, it was hardly noticeable.
The brakes were sticking a bit but nothing that a quick strip and grease didn’t fix.
For now I’ll ride it as is through the winter, but there’s a few things I’ll probably do once spring comes around:
- The front hub is shot or needs adjusting.
- The GripShifts are, unsurprisingly, not very good. I may go 1X and fit a modern shifter.
- New pedals.
- New grips.
- Maybe fit a rear rack.
I took it for a little spin along the promenade today and it’s actually a fun little bike to ride. I’m looking forward to commuting and running errands on it.
- The front hub is shot or needs adjusting.
hollow__legs
There’s been some very slow progress on the Rockhopper. I’ve started to fit the guards but need to wait on some longer bolts being delivered before fully committing by trimming the stays. I’ll also be picking up some freecycle Schwalbe winter spike tyres soon ready for any icy spells.