My winter bike

[markyboy]

Just built this up for the coming winter, trek 2.1 with full ultegra and rs80 wheels.

[HugoDrax]

Looks good! How much does it weigh?

[markyboy]

Not sure,i would say its around 17lb it will do me for our winter

[cerro]

Riding a regular roadbike without fenders in winter. Don't you have real winter?

[irf3]

Haha yeah, this bike would not survive a real winter.

[veganeric]

I have always wondered the same thing when people post their "winter bike". I suppose if you live where winters just mean more rain that would be fine (though I'd still want fenders). For me winter means 35c knobbys with studs, I don't trust skinny tires to handle all the sand, salt, and ice.

[mrfish]

In Bristol there are maybe 2 weeks of the year with snow. And mostly it melts within 24h, so no need for studded tyres. But there is plenty of rain and wind, and rain a 2-5 degreees gets very cold, so either Markyboy is super hard and does not like group rides, enjoys spending time on his turbo trainer or will be getting some mudguards at some point.

[markyboy]

In Bristol there are maybe 2 weeks of the year with snow. And mostly it melts within 24h, so no need for studded tyres. But there is plenty of rain and wind, and rain a 2-5 degreees gets very cold, so either Markyboy is super hard and does not like group rides, enjoys spending time on his turbo trainer or will be getting some mudguards at some point.

I have the race blades to go on,guards are compulsory on our club rides.
cheers mr fish
I dont know about you in london but bloody hell we have had some rain today.

p*ssed off with it.

[Monkeyboy3333]

Who'd you ride with bristol Markboy? i'm in Bristol, Long Ashton

[markyboy]

Who'd you ride with bristol Markboy? i'm in Bristol, Long Ashton

Hi i ride with pac tri in portishead