Winter Build

I'm wanting to build up a decent winter set-up (for winter - obviously) but I don't want to spend to much money, anyone got any suggestions?

I'm wanting to build up a decent winter set-up (for winter - obviously) but I don't want to spend to much money, anyone got any suggestions?

Oooooh deeeeaaar. What an open-ended question. What are your requirements, budget, skill level, etc? What's wrong with the bike you've got but with added mudguards, etc?

You had to start a new thread for this?

summer just started

summer just started

and what a great one it is....

crampons are a must

furry handlebar covers and a dynamo heated bottle

(I must have just invented something awesome there surely?)

Oooooh deeeeaaar. What an open-ended question. What are your requirements, budget, skill level, etc? What's wrong with the bike you've got but with added mudguards, etc?

You had to start a new thread for this?

I didn't want to ask in another thread as I wasn't sure where it went.
I think for winter I'd be best off with a geared road bike, nothing too flash, just a good all round bike.
What do you mean about my skill level?

i'll try and post something serious for a change.

in my opinion, getting a geared road bike to use over winter is stupid, i dont really see the point. if the roads are soaking wet and salty, then just use whatever you normally use, maybe a beater fixed if you dont wanna ruin a nice bike.

if the roads are covered in 7 foot of snow, then a geared road bike is gonna be shit too. and if you dont use gears normally then why would you need them in snow?

the past 2 winters i have used a cheap fixed for when its just wet and horrible and a singlespeed mountain bike with the biggest tyres i could find for the snow. it looked shit and rode horribly, but it never broke and got me to work in one piece.

or just htfu and ride what you got through anything

.....What do you mean about my skill level?

I just meant are you able to build this bike yourself, or (since this is a winter bike which you, presumably, don't really care about) are you just after a cheap OTP bike, that's all.

Phil talks sense, ride what you know, but with added winter practicality, like bigger treaded tyres and mudguards, etc.

When I don't wanna use my track bike 'cos the weather's shitty, I use this:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16282281@N04/5518857294/in/photostream

or this:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16282281@N04/5131588332/in/set-72157625154135923/
but with mudguards

but that's just me, everyone's different.

Winter is when tattyfixedgears come into their own. Stick on some CX tyres and mudguards, mebbe drop the gearing a touch and you're sorted.

I'm going to take into account what you've all said, so thanks for the advice! I think I'll just lower my gearing and buy some parts a bit more suitable for the winter, thanks again! :)

I'm wanting to build up a decent winter set-up (for winter - obviously) but I don't want to spend to much money, anyone got any suggestions?

isen't this what the search function is for?

also, way too vague.

It was vague so that people could give me as many suggestions as possible, but it doesn't matter now

just walk

the moots is teh sex...

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iDm-x9jU470/TRT4VDkpP3I/AAAAAAAAANg/ysF2jI-KdA4/s1600/Picture%2B284.jpg
hi res porn

My winter warrior:

28c tyres, mudguards, brakes was about it.

My winter warrior:

28c tyres, mudguards, brakes was about it.