Winter road bike ideas

[fraz101]

https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/...tent=app_ios&utm_medium=social&utm_source=sms


something like this might be ok

 

[vickster]

Does it take proper fixed mudguards?

 

[steveindenmark]

I would be looking for a second hand gravel bike with as big a tyres as possible.

 

[cougie uk]

I paid £500 for a CAADX on ebay and then a bit more doing it up. It made a pretty good bike for bad weather rides and light touring. I wouldn't fancy trying to do 18 mph on it for 100 miles though!

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Probably be fine in a group ride. Not so easy by yourself though !

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I should have added I plan on going club rides on this so need something I can ride decent distances (50-100miles) on at circa 15-18mph average

The speed is much more dependant on your fitness, and how much you sit in rather than pull at the front, than the bike. If you are a 10 mph rider, a new bike isn’t going get you 5-8mph even with the advantages of drafting in a group.

 

[Sittingduck]

The front chainring sizing puts me off (proper) CX bikes. Prefer to stick to regular compact or semi compact - year round. Of course this isn't an issue with pretend CX bikes that come with 34-50 chainsets. Just sayin'

 

[Chislenko]

I paid £500 for a CAADX on ebay and then a bit more doing it up. It made a pretty good bike for bad weather rides and light touring. I wouldn't fancy trying to do 18 mph on it for 100 miles though!

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Colin, a bit of knowledge from you if I may. I already have a dedicated winter bike but don't really like it!!

I have just brought my old Allez Sport back from Portugal and am toying with the idea of making it my winter bike.

Looking at your Cannondale I can see build similarities so you may be able to point me in the right direction. Like yours my Allez has rear mudguard mount holes by the drop outs so not a problem. What it doesn't have is a bridge between the chain stays, does your Cannondale or did you have to figure someway of fixing it.

Secondly my Allez does not have front fork mounting holes, have you just put some sort of P clip round your front forks? Apologies I know nothing about disc brake bikes and that may be a normal mudguard fixing point on a disc brake front fork.

 

[ColinJ]

Like yours my Allez has rear mudguard mount holes by the drop outs so not a problem. What it doesn't have is a bridge between the chain stays, does your Cannondale or did you have to figure someway of fixing it.

The CAADX does have that bridge so it was easy to mount the rear mudguard but I found that the stays would have fouled the disk. I solved that problem by fitting a rack with spacers built in to the mounting points like on THIS RACK, though mine was a different one (I can't remember which one exactly). I then spread the mudguard stays and mounted them to the outside of the rack stays.

Secondly my Allez does not have front fork mounting holes, have you just put some sort of P clip round your front forks? Apologies I know nothing about disc brake bikes and that may be a normal mudguard fixing point on a disc brake front fork.

The CAADX for has hidden mounting points on the inside of each fork leg, but I have used P-clips on a different bike in the past. I was happy mounting mudguards to p-clips but wasn't quite so happy with mounting a rack to them. I didn't have any problems with the arrangement, but I always worried that I might one day!

 

[Chislenko]

The CAADX does have that bridge so it was easy to mount the rear mudguard but I found that the stays would have fouled the disk. I solved that problem by fitting a rack with spacers built in to the mounting points like on THIS RACK, though mine was a different one (I can't remember which one exactly). I then spread the mudguard stays and mounted them to the outside of the rack stays.


The CAADX for has hidden mounting points on the inside of each fork leg, but I have used P-clips on a different bike in the past. I was happy mounting mudguards to p-clips but wasn't quite so happy with mounting a rack to them. I didn't have any problems with the arrangement, but I always worried that I might one day!

Thanks Colin. I have a few months until winter so will borrow the mudguards off the winter bike and see if I can cobble them on to the Allez

 

[jpj84]

I've not read through the thread, so may be covering old ground here:-
I had one of those alloy Defy frames as a winter bike. It was a great frame to ride, most enjoyable winter bike I've had. And it has proper mudguard eyelets... but doesn't really take mudguards. I ran 25mm tyres, and was constantly having to fettle them to stop rubbing; rubber bands and cable ties all over the shop. Giant actually made their own specific mudguards for the frame - which didn't fit my xl frame - but they didn't solve the issue of there simply being insufficient space.
I've got a disk Contend as my winter bike now, with 30mm tyres and full metal guards. Even with those big fat tyres, it's not as nice to ride a the Defy was

 

[fraz101]

Cube Peloton - Aluminium Superlite Road Bike
https://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/...tent=app_ios&utm_medium=social&utm_source=sms

Any thoughts on this? I can’t figure out what model year it is.

 

[vickster]

At least 8-10 years old I’d think

 

[fraz101]

At least 8-10 years old I’d think

Think it’s

Cube Peloton Pro 2012 Tiagra triple.

Not sure I want a triple on the front.

 

[vickster]

Think it’s

Cube Peloton Pro 2012 Tiagra triple.

Not sure I want a triple on the front.

So 10 years old. Give you plenty of gears.
Likely lack of clearance for full mudguards and wider tyres would render it a less than ideal winter bike especially in Scotland

 

[Teamfixed]

Sorry, couldn't resist. Make one of these (if you're fit they are great fun on clubruns!)
And bullet proof all year round.