Sad news, my silky Gios is not going to handle too well in the winter crud that will overcome Colorado here in the next month or so.

So rather than get sad about putting the bike away, I got glad and bought a Surly Cross Check frame and will be building up my winter fixie! yay for me!

I have a question about the bars. I love my bullhorns. Is there any valid reason I should not get another pair for a cross-fix? I don't think I care too much about being in the drops, while riding through sketchy terrain.

Any other suggestions for building a winter bike? You know like great tires, or cold weather gear, yadayadayada.

Oops just realized there's another similar post out there. Oh well, tell me about the bars.