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I have done it both ways, I ran my pegoretti with dura-ace all year round, I did clean it and look after the drivetrain, though I did trash a pair of DT mon-chasseral rims in one winter ride (a bit of gritty rag got caught in the brake and wore off the corner of a rim on one grim winter ride)
I had it re-painted, a new fork fitted and a new campagnolo groupset plus some HED Ardennes so that is now for summer and dry days.
I have a custom chesini with sram force that is for winter and have fitted PDW guards has some nice zipp finishing kit and Easton wheels so it's still a £4K bike but I'm less attached to it than the peg, I do look after the drivetrain and clean it regularly.
I tend to ride more in the winter as I'm less busy so don't want a dull heavy bike to ride, life is too short for 105 and rubbish frames 😀
I've got my custom built Reilly stainless steel rig for "best/summer" bike….then a rather posh Ritte Ace carbon bike for "winter" - it's a full on race bike but bought it secondhand for a bargain price so i don't mind that getting a hammering
- then I have a 50 year old steel framed bike that I've just re-built as a bit of a neo-retro build with full winter guards that I'll use for really bad days….it's just come back to me after being with my brother in law for 30 years - he was going to tip it but I've rescued it and had it powder coated and brought back to life (it was my Uni bike in the '80's, and my Dad's race bike in the 70's before that!!! so some emotional attachment)
Having a "nice" bike to take out of storage and start using again is a welcome sign the shitty weather is over and it feels great to ride easily in nice warm, dry weather.
Putting the "nice" bike back in storage is a not-so-pleasant reminder that winter is approaching 🙁
On balance, it's nice having something to look forward to. Similarly, driving a Ferrari all the time would soon lose its novelty value...
a product made to make people feel like/Show they have tried to make an effort to be group ride compliant but they may as well have done **** all .
Have to disagree, they’re not bad at all in the newest incarnation, but as I don’t do group riding and they keep my feet/arse dry I’m struggling to care too much!
I bought my "good bike" a Scott CR1 with 10 speed Campag many years ago, it's still mint and still nice to ride despite many thousands of miles. I've been through several winter bikes in the that time. Just saying.