Fed up of rain, time to fit your m'guards/fenders?

Fish_n_Chips wrote:

Lol@code.  

I wouldn't want to use my sportif bike and wear out the drive-chain etc and it's cheaper for some to haves wet/winter cheaper bike.

I wouldn't not care if I was a multimillionaire.

Cheaper to use my turbo trainer.  Something about being outside that kills the turbo trainer experience.

Giant Speedshield Defy actually fitted to my old Trek 1200 winter bike. Have not tried the universal yet.

If I had money, I'd have  a winter bike, probably some CX thing with disc brakes and wide grippy winter tyres, and mudguards.

Not having the money, I just get on with it.  I am lucky in that I don't have to ride if it is raining, so can avoid the worst of it.  Also lucky in that down on the south coast, it doesn't actually rain all that often, although the roads do stay wet for a long time.

But I think a lot of folks make more out of the winter and bad conditions than is necessary.  On another forum, someone said he had discs because he "didn't want to replace his wheels every year" !  Really?  Is he using cardboard wheels?!  I ride about 5,000 miles a year, so need a new chain and cassette annually anyway.  If you clean your bike after a soaking, they don't just disintegrate having spent 3-4 months in less than perfect weather.

 

 

 

 

 

Kapelmuur wrote:

If the roads are wet or there's rain forecast I ride a bike fitted with 'guards, regardless of the season.

If it's dry I ride a bike without 'guards.

I've never understoof the summer/winter bike thing.

It's code. "Summer" == "dry roads", "winter" == "wet roads".

It also happens to be wet more often during the winter.