noglider 

How much does this really help? It seems to be a new interest. I meant to spray the interior of my frame before I built it up, but I forgot. I suspect I'll be OK. A few frames rust through and end up perforated, but it seems very rare. It comes from leaving the bike out 24 hours a day for months or years.

Then again, spraying your bike with WD40 or wiping it with oil can't hurt, and it's easy enough to do.

prairiepedaler

Hi, bike tubing is thin to begin with and I think the salt / moisture combo can affect the joints. I've watched youtube videos of corrosion at work on stuck seatposts & stems and the efforts required to free a frame from them is quite extensive. I mention it only to illustrate there can definetely be corrosion inside a frame, especially between dissimilar metals. It certainly can't hurt to treat a steel framed winter bike to some protection on the inside. I want to lube the hubs and freehub pawl with MAG1 grease. Sometimes those hubs can be awfully hard to move in the cold and when the pawl freezes a man can unpredictably no-load spin and put undue pressure on his privates (been there!).

blitzo

Just went for a spin on this Kilo WT. Should of mounted the studded tires.

Chandne

thisisbenji

No snow yet, but the fact that it's dark before I get home from the office has got to count for something!

TuckamoreDew

Great pic.

TuckamoreDew

My 1990 Rocky Mountain Fusion is ready for another winter season. This year I made a few changes with the intent of creating some more clearance for fenders. I got rid of the seat stay mounted u-brake by lacing up a wheel with a drum brake hub, and I replaced the original fork with a roomier one. For a scruffy winter bike, it almost looks pretty now.

noglider 

I haven't decided if I want to winterize a bike this year. It didn't work out so well last year. I still have studded tires, though.

epdarks

Felt2.jpg


Hopefully this photo pulls through. My winter daily driver. 2016 Felt F85X. Only mods are a WTB speed seat and the rear fender.


EDIT: Better pic.

stevemtbr

Put on some studded tires and the conditions have been perfect for winter riding.

Chandne

Great picture....that is my kind of true winter riding. I hope to deliver soon. I'm running 4.6 Specialized Ground Controls tubeless but am thinking about studded Dillinger 5s....if they are tubeless.

esmith2039

Couldn't resist a ride today. Did ok even on icy sidewalks. But steering, stopping or putting your feet down is a problem! Picked up 5lbs of ice melt it was a bit better.

02Giant 

80's Mongoose flat bar ATB conversion.

wipekitty

Old Nishiki currently running Nokian Extremes. The front derailleur rusted out, so I removed it...I may get around to replacing it this summer. This is my all-around ride as long as the snow sticks around, for commuting, utility riding, and - like today - fun rides around trails and roads in the snow!

The actual trail only had an inch or so of snow. I tried to take a picture, but my phone hates the cold and crashed.

rholland1951

Put the Nokian Hakkapeliitta 559-47 W240s back on my venerable 1987 GT Karakoram, and went for my first snow & ice ride of the season on Saturday. Many more to come, if the long-range forecast for Massachusetts is to be believed.




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prairiepedaler

Here it is, "winterized".

I took the deflector shield that I had mounted aback the seat tube, cut it up, used it to extend the rear fender slightly and a mud flap for the front fender. The fenders come courtesy of the local community bike shop.

The tires are a mixed pair which work well for me on this bike. The only maintainence alteration left to perform is a re-pack with Mag1 in the rear hub / pawls (front is done).

I might mess with the rear derailleur and construct a makeshift protective shroud for it too, depending on how dirty it becomes.

Snuts

A retired Tour bike. One of the Brifters went south. To expensive to replace (value of the bike). Mounted my city bars on it, and a new set of trigger shifters. Ever work great in town.



-Snuts-

rumrunn6

I was fine so long as I kept moving. but at a certain point when it really piles up, a 6" wide footprint makes more sense

mdilthey

I fatbiked to the highest elevation in my state. Singlespeed Pugsley at the summit of Mt. Greylock in Western Massachusetts. 4ºF before windchill.



Full post is up on my site: Max, The Cyclist

rumrunn6

wow, you da man!

wipekitty

Nice work! But holy cow, that gearing...what are you running?

mdilthey

Hey, thanks guys! That's a dinglespeed setup, 30/17 and 26/21. I could pedal up the steep sections at the base when I was on pavement, but the ice later on made it too hard to pedal - I just slid out. So, lots of walking on the steepest grades.

dlappjr

This is my first winter since I started biking this past spring. It's...interesting. I can see that the right gear makes a ton of difference when the elements are extreme, both hot and cold, wet and dry. This is my Trek 8.4 DS with MTB tires I use for Trail riding. I also just picked up a Crossrip Comp that I fitted with Fenders for Street riding.

BassoBry

Just updated this winter jammer. 1x10 friction with XTR m952 via a road link.

Thomand

Still going strong


Untitled by Thomas Andersen, on Flickr