It's September so lets see those winter road bikes.

Just built mine up this morning. Bagged the frame, forks, seatpost, bars, front mech and shifters from ebay for not a lot of money then sold/ selling the shifters, mech and bars to recoup some of the money. I have fitted the 9 speed stuff knocking around in the spares box, serviced/ resurrected my old R500’s and splashed out on a new chain. Full length guards on order.

Now fitted with full length guards – I’ve just done the Way of The Roses coast to coast on it over the weekend and it was faultless. A £300 bargain.

Not yet! It’s still September…

Just replaced my Kaffenback with a Plug 4. Just waiting for mudguards to arrive!

(Not my pic)

thumbs up to the OP for unkempt garden, like your priorities!

Replaced an ali and a plastic due to redundancy, so not really just a winter roadie … more like the only roadie 🙂

bregante – what bike is that? A Charge of some sort maybe?

Not got a pic of mine but basically this with new Ultegra 6800 wheels. Only got the one road bike so it’s winter and summer bike.

bregante – what bike is that? A Charge of some sort maybe?

Charge Juicer
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/reviews/bike-reviews-bikes/1000-british-bikes-charge-juicer-hi-999-99

Kaffenback just built up, but need to cut steerer down when I’ve finished tweaking.

thumbs up to the OP for unkempt garden, like your priorities!

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Fresh out the box 2015 Genesis Flyer. Took it for a little 25 miles after work this evening. Just needs guards popping on it.

Well I have just picked this up (an hour ago) so guess that makes it my winter road bike 8)

Importantly though, which bottle cage do you think I should get for it? 😛

This is Frankenbike. Built from bits acquired from ebay, friends, the parts bin, plus some new bits from the LBS

Ribble frame base, R500 wheels, 105 shifters and mechs, SRAM chainset.

Not quite right for me, but a good workhorse. Learned a lot building it

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a2n9mu4f3n94xmp/2013-01-11%2014.25.37.jpg

(ah buggrit, can’t even upload a simple image. Sigh. )

Try this.

It should be this (with crud race guards) but the freewheel click under load, the pedals are seized in the crank arms and the wheel bearings are full of grease-come-rust-come-sludge from last winter:

So more likely its going to be one of my “summer” bikes such as this:

Or this when I’ve built it up:

Both entirely unsuitable for guards and who wants to shit-up 105 / Ultegra through winter, but fast light bikes are just so much more fun whatever the weather.

Not a traditional winter bike, but my ‘old’ one dropped down the pecking order…

Guards are waiting to go on, perhaps some nice 25c Gatorskins or Pave once these wear out.

Guards on their way.

Single speed… kinky.!

Lol. It’s not alone in here…

Got to love the lack of love a single speed needs in the winter. Just keep on riding it with minimum spanner time.

One of these with mudguards and halo twin rails (can’t get my google pics??)

Food for thought. I need a new commuter; must take guards and rack. Heart says ss, head says gears.

Charge Plug or Genesis Day One Disc….

Jerrys, that stack is an abomination! Get it sorted, sharpish!

That aside, I’m sure I’ve seen your bike….Sarum area?

. Got to love the lack of love a single speed needs in the winter. Just keep on riding it with minimum spanner time.

And the lack of cash wasted on expensive components 🙂

Jerrys, that stack is an abomination! Get it sorted, sharpish!

That aside, I’m sure I’ve seen your bike….Sarum area?

Correct on both counts 🙂

Bishopdown Salisbury. You might have seen it down the wylye valley road or the Woodfords.

I can’t remember where I mislaid my hacksaw, I’m also not a ‘completer-finisher’ so it might stay that way for another month .

Winter is for riding in crud, off road, same old bike as any time of the year. Way more fun that wet roads, spray in face and salt eating your frame 😛

Mine’s the same bike as I ride the rest of the year

Have to say I prefer getting out on the mountainbike when the mud freezes

same as the summer bike, have a di2 groupset to fit, debating wether to save that until “spring” – although that will end up being a new frame, that canyon aeroad 😮

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Just the one roadbike for me.

Mine will be the same as my summer bike as well, its started creaking a bit now so I may just run it into the ground over winter and replace anything that needs doing for next summer so it feels awesome again. May bemore bbeneficial getting a singlespeed though plus it means another bike to play with. I really miss my old Langster.

Last winter I put mudguards on my Domane. They were an absolute ball ache to fit over 25mm tyres and the slightest tiny bit of sandy gravel stuck to the tyre would go scraping round until it dislodged.

I’m now looking for a dedicated winter bike with clearance for larger road tyres and guards and with the option for a rack. I also like the idea of disks having got thoroughly used to mtb brakes that don’t need to clear the rim of water before they start to work. Any suggestions on how to choose between kaffenback, London road, charge plug, cotic escapade? Or anything else I should consider (I don’t want to spend a fortune)?

I really want a winter bike this year as there’s no chance I can get guards on my TCR and it’s too nice to be exposed to cowshit & gravel covered Cheshire winter lanes.

Only way of getting one is selling one of the MTB’s though

no chance I can get guards on my TCR

SKS Raceblade Longs will fit a TCR and work very well, I bought 30 pairs for our club.

My winter bike is my commuting bike. Fixed wheel, fixed mudguards, will add a rack and pannier. Will post a picture later.

Dales Rider – I like that, loving the tyres 🙂

Now running 28c tyres (just)

Dales Rider – I like that, loving the tyres

Don’t encourage him! He only bought them because they were dirt cheap as nobody else wanted them 😉

Downsized 2 to 1 geared road bikes planet x superlight team ally now. Really rather a nice racey ride, so mud guards to fit to that for the longer winter rides. But really the proper winter bike is the ole fixie with guards fitted you just have to oil the chain and give it a wipe over every now and then perfect for winter grime ( any vintage road / track frame cheapy builds work fine )

will – Member

Dales Rider – I like that, loving the tyres

Now running 28c tyres (just)

Thanks will Nobby is right though yellow or green are cheaper. Did think of putting green on my summer bike but went for black in a 25 mm. They really smooth out the ride.

Jerrys, you should try and find someone who can give you friendly, professional advice on how to build that up properly! Someone with a hacksaw, obviously.

😉

Cap’n, if you think that’s bad, you should see my CdF with the adjustable stem. Now that does offend the senses 🙂