hi all - i am wondering what your daily riders look like - for example above i have my ebike (a secondhand Eco-Evo by Easy Motion), which is my summer daily driver since i can charge it with solar energy and don’t get as hot cycling (i’m fat and i live in a desert, which is a miserable combo sometimes).
right now i’m working on putting together a winter “acoustic” bike by putting together a bunch of parts stripped from old bikes i’ve salvaged or been given, but i’d love to see any ideas for what folks ride.
Pogies/bar mitts are the way to go for winter riding.
On the bike I plan to use during the winter, I’ve got full fenders and a DIY fender extender on the front to keep crap from spraying my chain and bottom bracket.
It’s a steel frame bike, so I’ve already internal coated it with rust protection; once my city drops salt on the ground, it’ll get a wipe after every ride.
Other than that, Schwalbe Marathon GT 365 tires, with plans to get a spare front wheel mounted with a Schwalbe Marathon Winter Plus studded tire for when things get dicey.
i’ve been looking at Surly’s on Craigslist for the steel frame factor. and Shifter on youtube also has a studded front tire - i don’t usually need one here in western Colorado where i live; i mostly deal with the cold and a bit more precipitation than any other time of the year.
studded are nice, but even when I ran them on both wheels last year, I might have only really needed them twice, maybe. LOL
I’m happy with the GT 365 tires. They are “all season”, so they do offer good traction on all surfaces and I can run them all year without worry.
There’s a guy on YouTube named ryan van duzer who lives in Colorado and bikes everywhere (doesn’t own a car). His videos will have some tips for winter commuting in your state :)