cyclist2000
11-11-09, 07:36 PM
What are the best frame materials for winter riding? Are there problems with CF in cold environments?
Winter Cycling - Frame materials for winter riding?
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Mtn Mike
11-11-09, 10:58 PM
Frame material makes no more difference in the winter than any other time of year. I guess if you plan to keep your winter bike for 50 years, then Ti would make the most sense, but how realistic is that really? Not very. You can ride your carbon bike in the winter. The road grime in the winter can tear up your drivetrain so keep it clean if you want it to last.
I think when people talk about frame choices for winter commuting, the main consideration is to use an older beater bike that you don't mind getting dirty. I don't think material makes a difference.
I think when people talk about frame choices for winter commuting, the main consideration is to use an older beater bike that you don't mind getting dirty. I don't think material makes a difference.
Sixty Fiver
11-11-09, 11:01 PM
I have been riding steel in the winter for years with no ill effects to the bikes... a little cleaning and waxing goes a long way to preserve them.
electrik
11-11-09, 11:46 PM
I guess it all depends on the resins used in your frame... corrosion wouldn't be an issue like it is with steel. Don't think you'd have an issue with cold affecting the frame elasticity.
My main worry would be how the resins/glue used interacts with motoroils, salts and those chemical de-icers. Depends what your area uses.
I ride an AL frame, no issues with that though my magnesium fork has begun to corrode... i don't bother to prepare the frame in any manner. AL forms a layer of protective oxidation on the surface and then ceases to corrode further, it pays not to wash it.
My main worry would be how the resins/glue used interacts with motoroils, salts and those chemical de-icers. Depends what your area uses.
I ride an AL frame, no issues with that though my magnesium fork has begun to corrode... i don't bother to prepare the frame in any manner. AL forms a layer of protective oxidation on the surface and then ceases to corrode further, it pays not to wash it.
ghettocruiser
11-12-09, 02:26 PM
Over several winters, the magnesium lowers on my old SID fork started to corrode a bit at the top.
But the fork was dead from riding long before it would have ever died from corrosion.
But the fork was dead from riding long before it would have ever died from corrosion.
Randochap
11-15-09, 08:52 PM
Yep, ti would make most sense (no corrosion) but my ti bike (http://www.veloweb.ca/mybikepages/sportivo.html) stays indoors during bad weather ... unless I'm caught out, while I pull out my (rust-prone) steel bike.
ZIPP2001
11-19-09, 06:03 PM
My main winter ride is AL, but I have taken my CF bike out when the roads aren't soaked. I tend to keep my CF wheels on throughout winter.
ghettocruiser
11-20-09, 03:54 PM
HED wheels?
From a user called "ZIPP"?
From a user called "ZIPP"?
Llamero
11-20-09, 04:03 PM
I use an aluminum frame with no problems. Just give i a few coats of turtle wax and you're good to go.
ZIPP2001
11-20-09, 08:57 PM
My user name comes from my main rides (3) Zipp2001's.