Does anyone ride a winter bike?

yeah i put my hipster bike away for the winter and bring out my lo pro yeah baby :P but am in need of a front wheel at the mo so im hoping it to come out for november also for a winter i would recommend a brake coz i usually ride brakeless which is stupid but for winter a brake is needed as many more drivers are alot more careless

its just i really hate mudguards, and i mean REALLY hate mudguards ...

Most people feel the same.....

I am sort of sad at this.

no mudguards look good unless you buy those ridiculous wooden ones but they still are shite

Bollocks

the colnago not so much but the second only because of the bike even though it does make a fair point

the only way is to make tyre that doesn't carry water or make splash which is impossible

I am sort of sad at this.

Don't be sad Skully.

:D

I just see them as a necessary evil. In general I try not to add bits to my bikes unless they're essential. Mudguards in a UK in winter obviously are.

winter or bad weather bike

I've been in the UK for 10 years now and I can tell you - you'd have to be a fancy shmuncy hipster to own a separate good weather one :-)

I also have a roadster car and remember every single day I drove it with the roof open.
Still, we could be in Wales, innit.

When I got my fillmore I had trouble with the toe overlap on the front. Hence I removed the front mudguard. So happy that I didn't remove the back, really.
Also, don't you hate it when it starts raining, and you end up cycling closely after a guy without mudguards for some reason?

I'm soon to build up a Condor tempo, full length guards and carradice barley bag. can't wait!

As for today my bikes become winter bikes...

I've been in the UK for 10 years now and I can tell you - you'd have to be a fancy shmuncy hipster to own a separate good weather one :-)

I also have a roadster car and remember every single day I drove it with the roof open.
Still, we could be in Wales, innit.

That's a retarded thing to say.

As of yesterday, Polo bike is now winter beater / ride to work bike. Brownie is Thursday night ride / winter trainer bike.

Bollocks

Skully, what mudguards are on the red Colnago? They look perfect for me!

Cheers.

That's a retarded thing to say.

That's a retarded thing to write, you retard.
There's nothing better than personal attacks when we have nothing to say.

i want to boof skullys bike

FFS:

That's a retarded thing to write, you retard.
There's nothing better than personal attacks when we have nothing to say.

Let me see if I can remember what I was thinking seven months ago when I wrote that...

It was probably along the lines of thinking it retarded that you would consider someone a *"a fancy shmuncy hipster" *just because they have a bike with components/paint/wheels that they actually care about and don't want to get trashed by the winter rain, snow and road salt.

Welcome to Cambridge, some people actually ride bikes in winter. Apologies for offending.

yeah i put my hipster bike away for the winter and bring out my lo pro yeah baby :P but am in need of a front wheel at the mo so im hoping it to come out for november also for a winter i would recommend a brake coz i usually ride brakeless which is stupid but for winter a brake is needed as many more drivers are alot more careless

I suppose this doesn't exactly reinforce my point and I'd like to think he is joking but I know it's all very true.

This is my winter bike:

and i mean REALLY hate mudguards

You clearly did commute last winter, what I would have given for a pair of full length guards! Nothings worse than a wet arse

Welcome to Cambridge, some people actually ride bikes in winter. Apologies for offending.

Thanks for proper reading.

What I suggested, ironically, is the fact, that in this lovely country a summer bike is really a spare one. Thanks for listening :-)

I have a winter bike - with mudguards, moustache bars and 37mm Randonneurs.
The problem is, it rains so often, that removable mudguards are really good idea. And cleaning and re-greasing your bits every now and then.

ps. It wasn't me who dredged this thread by the way. I'm sure climate in Cambridge is pretty similar to the London's one.

ps. It wasn't me who dredged this thread by the way. I'm sure climate in Cambridge is pretty similar to the London's one.

London have their own climate separate to the whole country

There must be also something in the water. Especially in Hackney&Islington.

all my bikes are winter bikes in winter....?

Full mudguards FTW.
I was amazed how dry i stayed when I put full guards on my bike.

Taken them off for the summer now but that bike remains as the one I use if I think it's gonna get wet/dirty/knocked about.
That's mainly because my 'good' bike is getting more track oriented now so isn't as practical on the road anyway.

My winter/bad weather bike is a Trek District so I don't have to worry about the chain rusting and the full guards will go back on it to keep the calipers in good condition once he bad weather comes back. It's an ali frame so that won't rust but I am noticing some small areas of oxidisation on the rims and my pedals (spd) are looking a it corroded. It still runs fine though.

I'm about to build a kaffenback as a winter/cyclocross bike, full guards are they way forward espically for mid winter commuting

Advanced apo-logie's for hitching a ride & poss gonna get some stick, but can't post whilst in the nursery... so sorry & what the heck!

Whilst looking for a comfortable all-season distance/light-touring upgrade to my current modified, capable, but inadequate 8 speed Revolution Courier, I was looking towards purchasing an £850 Ribble Audax or Verenti Kilmeston on credit.

That said, I’ve now acquired a very nice used 2009 Thorn Audax frame & as a novice builder & minimum wage care-home worker, I’d very much appreciate your advice with regard to mixing, matching & purchasing a decent set of components that will do both myself & the frame justice within my remaining £650 budget.

Please note; I'm looking for a compact/triple chainset & the rear stays have been cold set at 135mm. So whilst I’d like to purchase off-the-shelf wheels, I may nonetheless need to consider a hand-built rear.

Many thanks, Chris.