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the cold doesn't really get bad until it's below 10F, then it's awful. You're still going to be sweating if you're dressed warmly enough to not get frostbite, and shoes that fit my toe clips are not warm at all. 4 pairs of socks with one of those pairs being wool socks, and toe warmers are not enough. Balaclavas just get condensation all over your face no matter how hard you try to breathe through the little mesh part.
Are you riding it fixed? If so, studded tires, fixed gear, and the snow is Bicycle Enlightenment.
How do you like riding with cages? They may look cheezy, but I hear that POWER GRIPS are a good compromise between cages and clipless. Supposedly they are easier to get your feet out of than pedal cages, without the shoes required by clipless.
Yeah, i've heard good things about Power Grips. I'll get a pair if it gets too cold for my normal shoes again, otherwise clips are the best. I couldn't ride without them now.
Riding fixie on snow is the best!
I want to winter bike but I don't want to trash my FX. Might pick up a cheap mountain bike to put studded tires on if I can find one cheap.
So bumpity bump...
Figured it was time to upgrade to something with an aluminum frame.
Trek 7000, another craiglist find, barely riden, the guy spent a lot of money upgrading it too, has Carbon Fiber bars, and what I was told by someone else, very expensive 32 spoke wheels. Shimano Demore rapid fire shifters, but they werent shifting through all the gears when I looked at it so I talked the guy down to $300. He just wanted rid of it.
Pulled the cables off, shot some lube into the cable entry area, and it freed up the shifter, so it now shifts perfectly.
Took it for a spin on the trails today...
http://www.the-nextlevel.com/board/a...1&d=1265602718
Still some snow on the trail so it was sketchy going up inclines, but it was a nice ride. Cant wait for it stay light out when I get out of work...
Dang, nice find.
There is an 80's model schwinn SPRINT 10 in tupelo for 65 bucks and I need a new bike. Please tell me why I shouldn't get it. Other than fixies make your dick bigger.
I need comments today. I may be in tupelo to buy it later in the evening
If you plan on riding it a lot, you're going to need to change those tires, and it looks like there's a little rust on the cogset, but the teeth look like the bike's been barely ridden. Take it for a ride and try the brakes, changing gears. If it's smooth, it might be a good buy, if not, you're going to have some repair work.
Check the chain, make sure the links pivot freely. It looks like it could use some lube.
And those tires are dooooooooooooooooooooone.