I take some old fleamarket frame and make a winterbeater every other year. Last years ended up being a rather tired Fisher Montare that will end up in a dumpster soon. Now I am in the process of making this seasons beater. I will be riding my CX bike with Nokian W106 most of the time (commuting and on fireroads), but when the snow comes down heavily or there is too much ice I need a bike with wider studded tires. (I have the the road version of Nokian Freddies Revenz). This years beater is a small Kona Kilauea that I am setting up with mostly 8 speed LX stuff. Had a long thought process today whether I should break out a NIB Thomson Elite seatpost I had lying around. Needed the extra length and it was 27.0 which is what the Kona takes. Only have to put on gear wires and cables and I am ready for some bad weather .