Next year I’m going to make a phony new account and ask about winterbiking. In german. It will be hilarious.
^Lol, in Finland we have this thing called “vieraskoreus.”
I’ve noticed it before and I don’t think I’ll ever seen such quick, polite and thorough answers here in finnish. Good for you!
And don’t worry about the winter cycling too much. At times it can be a total bliss, sometimes it’s the total opposite.
best winter fenders ever.
Good 99% of the time. a 29er for the 1%.
zee winter is coming
Yeah have a old 26" mtb frame, use it with 26", 650b or 28" (all of them fit), get a flip flop hub so you can try it with freewheel or fixed and slap a nice disc brake on front. And depending if you want to use a rear brake, that is up to you. You can use a canti-one or a u-brake if you have a rim that works with that. Here is an example of a such bike: https://www.yksivaihde.net/old/25745
^ That’s an great example for a frame I think. But because it is possible with mtb, I’d rather suggest to use more reliable components: some sturdy cassette hub with iso-6 disc threads and maybe also a 6-bolt fixed cog. We had somewhere here quite strong opinions about cheap bmx freewheels…
no matter what you choose, you’ll manage it you are careful. rest is about best possible compromise for different weather that cannot be predicted accurately enough. personally cx w freewheel, ss, full fenders and disc brakes is best I’ve come up with. and two sets of wheels: studded and knobs. sometimes you curse the icy car tracks when you struggle to keep up, but then you can switch to studded tires in 15 minutes and vice versa when weather changes again.
edit: and absolutely weight back in slush. unless you want to struggle with the steering and bike travelling to random directions all the time…
edit edit: I had a frozen freewheel once in my life. cheap shimano bmx freewheel.
^What the man say
For me it’s generally discs both ends and studs too - lots of 'em. Because I’m a wimp. But I don’t usually see many a räädistelijä around here in the suburbs anyway so who’s there to know. Also, I’m too lazy to be changing wheels on a regular basis even on the best of days, not to mention those dire winter mornings.
But then again.