Show us your - winter hack

[NormanD]

Just bought this second-hand. It came with the raceblades. The saddlebag holds my lock, tyre levers and patches etc. View attachment 6369

Well done, you'll enjoy riding the Carrera, they have a very good reputation from owners on the forum, I miss my Carrera

 

[Arjimlad]

Very nice
Is your seat level ? looks like its pointing down .

I angled it down a little to put less pressure on certain nerves...

The bike is medium sized, I think I really need a large. Otherwise it was very smooth on the way in today. The chain had not seen lubrication for ages but I soon sorted that out. I enjoyed using the drop handlebars though and I did get down in the drops here & there.

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

Just built this up from an old scrap bike, not my winter bike but my lads school /my shop/off-licence bike ( Bikes are regularly stolen from his school) It's single speed and has been put to good use by both myself and my lad. The next plan is to remove two of the rings from the cheapy chainset . The rear single sprocket setup has been made by separating two cassettes and using the plastic spacers to line the chain up right ( The photo angle makes the chainline look out)
Finished with a coat of brushed night time invisibility paint.

 

[gb155]

Just bought this second-hand. It came with the raceblades. The saddlebag holds my lock, tyre levers and patches etc. View attachment 6369

Thats where my old wallpaper went

 

[Arjimlad]

Thats where my old wallpaper went

Lol - sorry for the clash with the garish yellow.
It is the only original room in the house after 7 years... will redecorate once our youngest gets to 5... !

 

[Moss]

I recently bought myself a Ridley X Ride for the winter! But then realise it's such a nice lightweight bike, that it's going to be a second "Nice Weather" road bike >

Now changed the tyres to Michelin Lithion 700 X 23 road tyres!

 

[bobones]

Here's my winter bike. It's a 2011 Trek 1.5 56cm, frameset that I picked up for £150. I built it up with parts from my old winter bike. Drive train is Microshift 10 speed shifters, SRAM PG-1050 11-28 cassette, Shimano Sora compact chainset, Sora FD and 2300 RD.

Edit: Now with matte black SKS Blumels, black cages and a Bontrager carbon seat post.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

I think you could do with a few more Trek logos on that.

 

[Gingerbloke]

All put together for £350, after the kind donation of frame and forks. Just completed the exmoor Beast on it, rides really well.

 

[fossyant]

Dusted off for icy weather, and snow. My 20 year old Diamond Back Tange Cromo steel rigid MTB with vintage Deore XT and LX.

Added full guards to take on the sandy mucky stuff that comes off the Trans Pennine Trail. Added a pop bottle mudflap to the front. Snow Stud Tyres.

Lights Front - Magicshine 808E T6 and a Planet X Special Cheap 3w Backup.
Lights Rear - Blackburn Mars 4 and 2 x Cheap Planet X Specials (RSP Astrum copies) - not bad for £2.50 each.

I'll be riding this for a few weeks until my undercarriage is able to take the battering from the fixed.

Oh, Garmin equipped too - I think the Strava Sections will be safe on the TPT with this tank !

 

[MadoneRider1991]

Heres mine ready to rock and roll... new bikes here in the new year though!!! woop!!

 

[NorthernSky]

i don't have a winter bike, will just be riding the same one!
might change the tyres

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

my winter commuter boardman cx team... you may have seen it before ..
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That looks like almost the ideal winter bike, perhaps with longer/deeper mudguards, & a brighter colour?, but discs on a commuter... superb



Anyway here's my old Dyna-Tech (bought new in 1994)
Sadly, due to the very close clearances, I can only get Salmon Profils on it, along with '20' tyres, but..... it's quite possibly the best-handling bike I've ever ridden (however, that could be simply familiarity??)


Oh, & it's predecessor; the 'yellow bike'
This may get re-used this winter (once I free off the STI levers, it refuses to change 'up' the block - derailleur is fine)

 

[defy-one]

I would look again at your saddle position my friend. You are putting a lot of pressure on the crown jewels..... This can cause severe blood flow problems!!!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I would look again at your saddle position my friend. You are putting a lot of pressure on the crown jewels..... This can cause severe blood flow problems!!!!

it's an 'optical illusion'. due to the wide(ish) angle lens, it's not really like that