never bothered, flip between the hard tail and full sus all the time (Though the HT has just been canablised for a couple of parts) They all have moving parts, some are more fun to ride that others.

FWIW I choose not to plough through bogs and knee deep mud as it’s not really fun and head to the rocky or better maintained/weather proof trails instead.

I’m another ‘sort of’

The rigid Charge Duster (with a bent/twisted frame) that I commute on is kind of my winter bike too. It falls into the ‘bodge it when it breaks’ camp instead of the ‘keep it running nicely’ camp which the 456/Gimp/Macinato fall into.

I have a winter bike… it’s British, steel and fully rigid… great fun and sorts out my bike skills ready for ripping up the dry summer trails. Sometimes it feels absolutely ‘right’ if you know what I mean 😀

I tend to pick the fully rigid geared marin when its gopping. Mainly for bike sympathy as I like to keep the full sus well looked after and they’re expensive to maintain!

Fixed steel road bike, geared titanium road bike, single speed steel hard tail Kona for the snow. Sheds getting crowded with everything else.

One bike, one gear. It’s all I ever need.

No ambition.

I have ended up with an 06 enduro as my winter bike and a 2012 enduro as my summer bike…keeps me happy

I have a spare bike which I use more in the winter. Similar to the main bike but with cheaper (and heavier) bits. Both full suspension, same length cranks and near identical riding positions.

Winter bike? Er, yes, I suppose so……

Road – Alu C’dale Synapse with mudguards.

Every eventuality bike – 1998 Marin Pine Mountain with Exotic carbon forks. Was a god send in the snow.

My road bike is about to become my winter road bike. On account of a summer road bike arriving soon 😀

I have a GT Avalanche which I got last February as a ‘winter bike’ to save the wear and tear on my FS bearings… but as it has been like winter most of the last year I’ve done much more riding on it than I expected.