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Lead mudguards!
That time again, away goes the 53, out comes the compact. Fit it with the mud guards and all of a sudden the legs are like stone, the lungs are like a 60-a-day-60 year old, a 4% feels like a 14%, and I'm cooking better than Mary Berry!
Anyone else suffer??
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It's the aero I reckon. And the psychological effect of making your bike look like it's wearing wellies.
Winter miles for base rides, avg speed not important. Just keep on spinning.
But it'll feel so much easier on the carbon frame once the good weather returns. About May....
What time again? Why would you use lead for your mudguards and not plastic? Why not a little AssSaver or nothing at all? It was 12 degrees today, what season do you think it is? If a baby can survive a damp bottom once in a while so can you. This winter bike business has got why out of hand. N=1
Don't be such a tool.
Ride a proper winter build bike with full guards and then tell me you prefer a pointless cut out from a washing up bottle wedged under your saddle to full guards.
It's so much better, not getting soaked in 2 minutes after going out, keeping the majority of the road crap off you and the bike, stops you getting wet and a cold core, means you don't need to pile on the layers to compensate for getting drenched, and keeps the best bike in better condition. I don't want to ruin the thousands I've spent on it riding it through the winter.
Yep, same here. On goes an extra layer of clothing, off comes one mile per hour.
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