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Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:58 am
by Goodbuyspeed
My xmas present to myself

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 2:46 pm
by guest5111
She's a beauty, and in the best colours too ;-)


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Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:06 pm
by simbo
Lovely! Happy 2018 for you 👍

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2018 3:52 pm
by BoB21
merry xmas !!!!

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:00 pm
by Sprintgull

No wonder Santa said he was skint when he got to me.  Still, the socks are very nice :)
Enjoy Spring!

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:25 am
by Casbar
Why do you need to wait until Spring, the bikes don't shrink and work fine in the winter  8)

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:50 pm
by Goodbuyspeed
-5 and a ton of salt on the roads 😬. Think I’ll leave it in the garage

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:16 pm
by Casbar
Goodbuyspeed wrote: -5 and a ton of salt on the roads 😬. Think I’ll leave it in the garage

Lol, where do you live, its not -5 all the time in the UK for the whole of Winter, once it rains the salt washes off the roads. I generally don't ride if the temp is below 1 deg, but have never had issue with salt, just keep the bike clean.

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 8:06 pm
by MacJ
+1
Bit of a pain washing it off in the cold but worth it.

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 10:09 pm
by exportman
Out for a ride today  got caught in some snow  around Haslingden North Of Manchester.  So stopped for a hot Chock at Mac Ds  until it stopped snowing so hard. 


First time I have changed the mode from dynamic since about a week after buying the bike.

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 11:10 pm
by Steve F
MacJ wrote: +1
Bit of a pain washing it off in the cold but worth it.
+2 on winter riding. Yes, more frequent rinsing off of the crud required, but the sheer pleasure of riding on a crisp winter’s day (admittedly with heated grips & seat on full +wearing the thermal clobber), but yes, well worth it! :)

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 10:42 am
by guest5111
As a back to biker who bought in November I know no other riding environment than winter. I won't go out if there is any chance of black ice. Should have been doing IAM Observe #3 today but snow put the dampers on that. Very frustrating, just when I thought I had it sorted  :-\

Re: Can't wait till spring ????

Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 1:15 pm
by exportman
The group I'm with don't generally have observed rides between mid November and Beginning  of March.  Weather is too unpredictable, and the risks are greatly increased.