Burton

A few shots taken over the past winter:

On Lac Saint Loius



Nor ice nor rain nor sleet nor hail .......



The spring dare:
There was this ice block that was making a circuit behind an ice dam and every once in a while would come in and dock.

Sixty Fiver

Apparently... the fat lady hasn't even started her warm up.

irclean

I feel for you, brother! Might have been my fault... I swapped out my studs this week.

trustnoone

You win. Very cool trip.

mmeiser

There were a couple impassible sections on grandfather mountain and mount mitchel. Spent one whole day going 17 miles, 6 of it descending the mountain and going back into a town. The irony is the next day I went a few miles further up the road and jumped right bac on the parkway and it was clear and open.

The moral to the story is while there is snow and there is bad weather it is very localized and you can usually hike-a-bike right through it.

Indeed the parkway will have gates for a section, you'll go through it, hike over some five foot drifts and a quarter mile further you'll go through another gate and the parkway will be free and clear and open to traffic. It all depends on which way the winds blow and what side of the mountain gets sun.

spike420211

Nokians, 2 pair, one pair for each bike


I'll getcha some moar pix this winter
$pike

ThermionicScott 

Here's a shot of me looking particularly dorky before the BRR Ride in central Iowa this past February. There is a little snow on the sidestreets, but the main roads are generally clear.



(I "borrow" my roommate's bike for this. )

- Scott

c_hasbeen

This is the bicycle I am working on for this up coming winter.
It is a Spider AT by Sun Bicycles.
I have only had it a month or so, it has a two speed hub with coaster brake.

I modified a rear rack that I bought on amazon to fit over a motorcycle front fender. The tires are 31 inches tall and 4 inches wide, so it took some looking to find a fender that would work. This one is off of a dirt bike.

I had to do some cutting and brazing to make this rack fit, I am not quite finished yet, as I am not satisfied with the front of the rack where it is fastened on with a single bracket to what would be a brake mounting location.

I had trouble with the hub making a lot of noise shifting between gears and when applying the brake, Sun Race was super nice and sent me new guts for the hub and I swapped it out the other day, I need to take it on a test ride to see how it works and sounds now.

this is really a fun bike so far, I need a front fender yet and I want to build a front rack.

Sixty Fiver

Hoping that we have a few good days of summer left here but have the new winter bike almost ready... just need to acquire and mount the fenders and headlight.

Was given this Canadian made Norco frame and fork and thought my Kuwahara Shasta deserved better and is now an 18 speed commuter / trekking bike...

Swapped the wheel set into this rather pristine Norco Mountaineer frame and grabbed some spares from the bin to set up the rest... the braking is pretty stellar with some Avid 1.9 levers running Tektros and fresh Kool Stop mtb pads and the tyres are studded to the max.

Oddly enough... wish there was some snow and ice to do some test driving on but that will be here soon enough and to that I say... "bring it".

scoatw

Here are some ideas for fat tire fenders. https://nccyclery.wordpress.com/2010/...rs-done-right/



And this site has a great tutorial on Rackbuilding. https://alexwetmore.org/?cat=298

DVC45

I did not ride enough last winter to see if my bike is winter worthy. That might change this time.



Still debating to get disc brake equiped bike or not.

Mr Pink57

Building it back up for the winter, have to pull the cranks off almost afraid to see what's in there.

Sixty Fiver

Bring it on...

gecho

The mountain bike is ready for the winter. I cleaned it up and dealt with a bit of frame rust. I might aim for 50/50 riding on the mountain bike and touring bike this winter.

DVC45

I found a disc brake equipped bike for cheap in CL.



I just need to install the studded tires and it should be good to go.

Blak Majyk

Haters gonna hate.

Pwnt

This is the winter ride for this year. Changed it to a single speed with drop bars. We'll see how it goes.

*sorry about the crappy phone pic

idc

This will be my first attempt at commuting through winter. I've just finished the 20 "break-in" miles for the new Nokians. Also new (or previously unused) are the disc compatible wider wheels, tubes, front BB7 disc brake + cables (used existing lever), cassette + spacer, Nashbar saddle, Nashbar frame bag (currently empty), Nashbar tail light, LED flashlight (1x18650 cell) and the horrible rear fender ($5 on ebay refunded because it broke, jerry rigged to stay in place for who knows how long).

Yes I put on a new cassette without a new chain

A bit of a frankenbike, and well over 30 lbs:


I'd like a rigid fork but it seems like a lot of work/tools to replace a fork. Maybe in the future. Also I should probably get some bar tape or put the original grips back on. I wouldn't mind removing the FD and making it a 1x7 as well.

You can also see the wacky front handlebar setup. I have brake lever extenders made for bar ends, but the bar ends are reversed R<=>L and upside down to function as "drops". The positioning of the brake lever extenders actually allow me to shift and brake from the "drop" position (I have largish hands), although not at the same time.

Sixty Fiver

Nice... although some full fenders will make you life that much better.

cedar_lake

Snow tomorrow. Bring it.

More pictures:
https://re-turn.blogspot.com/2011/11/...-pictures.html

gecho

Now with full fenders, I really needed them this week. I've also attached a camera bag to help protect my Stella 200 battery from the cold. Last Friday the battery only lasted 20 minutes before the light fell back to a lower setting. Monday at a similar temp after adding the bag I got 50 minutes.


I installed a new Bontrager Back Rack Deluxe on both my mountain bike and touring bike. The dual rails let me use my Arkel panniers and Bontrager quick release trunk at the same time. I also put a set of lithium AAA batteries in my Radbot 1000. The the longevity claims are to be believed, they should last until July.

GriddleCakes

^^^
That's a solid looking rig, Gecho.

To be fair, this is my year-round bike; I don't have a dedicated winter bike:

Sixty Fiver

Just whip your hair back and forth...

AEO

this is actually quite easy and can be cheaply done if you know how to work plexiglass.

Chopping is easy, just run a box cutter knife down the center to give it a weak point to crack. Then all you have to do is squeeze or pry, depending on which side you put the scratch on, the fender and it will split down that line. Alternatively, a power tool can be used, but you need a saw for plastic and caution should be used to not run the tool faster than needed, unless you want melted plastic.

For the center piece, lexan, or polycarbonate, should be used. It's quite resilient to cracking from impacts and it's quite flexible. There's a size that's about 5mm thick, or about 1/8" thick and can be bought from a hardware store. Drilling holes into polycarbonate is quite easy. Just use a drill bit for metals. Getting the polycarbonate to bend is the hard part. You need slightly less than 300F or 150C to bend polycarbonate into a new shape and a heatgun is ideal for this. Hairdryers simply won't get hot enough. For the curvature of a fender, simply weighing down one end, while clamping the other end should while heating the entire length should cause a nice curve.

Pynchonite

So yep, here's the winter bike/bike I don't mind abusing. There will be snow tires eventually, though the way this year is going I might not need them. /sigh
https://www.flickr.com/photos/68099171@N08/6433169035/