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Nov 24, 2007 17:46

Date I got my winter bike on the road last season: February 24
Date this year: November 24

Go me!
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dcoombs November 24 2007, 22:55:25 UTC
This is partly you being a keener, and partly winter being a keener! First snow last year wasn't until late January. It was a full two months earlier this year.

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scjody November 24 2007, 23:16:29 UTC
Last year I didn't do it until I had a reason, in other words a certain location near Du College metro that was a quicker bike trip than metro.

This year it was more a matter of "that was ridiculous, let's not have a repeat of last year." Plus tashamonster came over to work on her winter bike...

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tashamonster November 25 2007, 13:37:53 UTC
whooo!!

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jbailey November 25 2007, 16:55:55 UTC
What is this *winter* of which you speak? Bah! ;)

I'm just starting to think that perhaps it's getting chilly enough at night that I don't want to wear shorts to bike to work in the morning (~+4°C)

http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2007/11/funny-pictures-no-tail-cat.jpg

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rubberduckgrrl November 26 2007, 02:00:41 UTC
Newbie question, but what is the difference between a winter and summer bike other than the tires?

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dcoombs November 26 2007, 14:32:25 UTC
I could be wrong, but my guess is a winter bike is expendable: you don't much care if it gets eaten by road salt.

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scjody November 26 2007, 15:16:23 UTC
Sorry, I somehow missed your original reply but got Dave's.

Yeah, what he said (the frame I'm using cost me $10 or so and has no particular sentimental value) plus:

You need a studded front tire for control in the conditions we get around here. There are also things that are nice that my winter bike has: internal gearing so you can shift no matter what (derailleurs eventually freeze in place due to salt and road gunk), a roller brake that doesn't ice up like rim brakes can, a generator hub on the front to run lights without messing around with batteries, and really wide tires on special rims for more traction.

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rubberduckgrrl November 27 2007, 02:55:48 UTC
Wow. Those rims are HUGE! Winter biking must be harder than during normal summer months - not only having to fight the weather, but heavier equipment to battle the weather. (I don't even like mountain bikes because the tires are so wide compared to my road bike.)

My hat is off to you!

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