I have a Giant Farrago with "Clydesdale-friendly" indestructible rims that my local lbs put together for me. ARC lithium headlight and rechargeable 9v geek strobe light off the back. This is my year round commuter, so in the winter, I put studded nokian tires on it. Heavy as all get out, but gets me where I need to go.
I introduced my son to winter riding on the weekend. Here he is with his old mountain bike after a tour through the neighbourhood.
All good!
My 1988 Schwinn Impact MTB with Nokian Extreme 294 carbide-studded tires
Frame size is 23" (center to top). Wish I had a bigger one...
Perhaps im being a newbie but i ride alt. bikes all year round up here in the U.P. of Michigan and we get some pretty big winters sometimes, i usually take my swingbike or my terrible tallbike
proudly, Brimley, Michigan's only resident freak-biker
Running 48x20 on 700x35 nokians.
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Who the heck rides their bike in winter?
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Here is me and my "MagicCarpet" with home made studded tires on a frozen pond vacated by hockey players!
The traction was amazing no slippage whatsoever able to turn circles tighter than riding in the summer on normal trails.
Temperature about -12C windchill -19C as you can see my beard froze as well as my drinking tube!
(check the seatube)
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My current winter bike...a 1972 Phillip's 20 folder and I can't say enough times how much a fan I am of internal gear hubs.
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My bike beside a typical snow bank in our neighbourhood: (and no, it's not Photoshopped.)
I believe the fellow who built the wall is rather infamous in that area of Ottawa...
Snow bank in front of work...
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Made a few improvements and adjustments. Still riding great. Gearing is 26/20 in this pic, lol.
MAN!!!! that is a sweet lookin' bentI use a trike for winter riding. It won't go through a ton of snow or anything, but I can ride comfortably when it is pretty darn cold out for quite a distance. mine is the not yet painted pink bike.
I'm posting my summer ride as well to demonstrate slow bike vs fast bike.
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here's a few picx of my winter commuters....
both are single speeds and the mtb is studded...
i love them like my children!
slushy belly
frosty bars
jB
try harder
I got one too
i came home from work to find my bike in this condition....
thought of this section right away... makes a good winter pic ha! I locked my bike under my neighbours heating system and it dripped water on my brake lever all day.
Winter Volcano.
i use this all year round, although it doesnt snow much down the coast,
LOL you guys are brave... heres the ONLY bike I will be riding this winter in upstate NY...LOL
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Here's a pic of a winter ride in Jim Thorpe, PA a few years back...
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If I can't ride em at least I can play with them.
I'm almost ready for next winter... a friend is giving me a Nexus 7 speed for the longbike and with that and some knobbier tyres and studs it should be an ideal winter ride.
My friend says his xtracycle is the best winter bike he has ever ridden due to it's excellent stability and traction and I expect my DIY bike to perform similarly well.
With the current heat wave I found myself wishing for much cooler temps.
i hope we will have some snow here next winter!! this picture was taken in northern finland on a cold winter bike trip. my bike is a cannondale f700 with nokian and continetal spike tyres.
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