Congratulations Leonard!!! I love it when someone who puts the time and effort into doing a TH-cam channel for others to enjoy, gets payback and satisfaction that enhances their life. Have fun at the Giro. That is so cool to get to see that in person. Most importantly, enjoy the biking in Italy, again! 👍
it seems winters are mild . there was no mention of snow ! in montreal, once snow comes, usually in november, it sticks to the ground , freezes and it's over until april.
We don’t really do winter bikes here in Australia, as there isn’t snow, salted roads etc. However I still get crud all over my bike, but a quick spray with degreaser, and a light hose down and it’s spotless. Every 100km if the weather has been bad, it gets a quick clean with a chain cleaning box to stop it gritting up. BTW I run a waxed chain which helps to keep the drivetrain cleaner than with wet lube....
I'd strongly encourage you to fit some mudguards. They keep the wet and crap from spraying over you and the bike, reduce grit getting in the drivechain and generally make it a more pleasant experience. There is also a psychological benefit in that you are more inclined to go out in marginal weather if you know you will be reasonably dry. Honestly, they revolutionised my winter riding when I fitted them 3 years ago SKS chromoplastics are a pretty good price/quality point.
@@jollygoodvelo I'll admit I resisted for a couple of years but when I finally fitted them my winter mileages went up, I think mainly because I would still go out if it was drizzly or there was standing water whereas I wouldn't with just an ass saver. If you get the black Chromoplastics and fit them tight to the wheels they dont even look too bad.
@@jollygoodvelo i just bought a Trek fx3 (fitness flat bar bike), i'm trying to debate if i should trade it for an endurance drop bar bike, do you have any experience with both? which would you recommend ? I am new to cycling and slightly overweight (6 feet 225lbs)?
Coincidentally, I bought an Allez Elite a year ago to as my winter bike! Got it cheaply on an end-of-season sale. It came with a carbon fork and internal cabling. I was told it would accept 28mm tires, alas there is just too little clearance under the fork crown so I have to run a 25 at the front. The shop swapped Ultegra and 105 components onto it from another bike of mine, plus a set of Shimano C24 wheels I had. Clip-on SKS fenders (it also has fender eyelets) to deal with winter road debris. Nice, but as you say a LOT heavier than my "summer" bike, gave me a nice "lift" in the spring. I put the components from the Allez onto my "trainer" bike, nice to leave the trainer set up, = minimal fuss if the weather is just too frigid/lousy to ride outdoors.
Your smile when you got the news of the invitation was that of a kid on Christmas. Have a great time. Thanks for the” shout out” for Landry’s in Boston. I’ve been there many times as I live south of the city near the Cape. Have fun and keep us updated.
Great vid Len - you lucky man ! There’s a lot to be said for having a winter training bike that you really look forward to riding. Three or so years back I built myself a winter bike based on a Dolan Profissio steel frame and Campag Veloce group set and wheels, 25c tyres, slightly wider gearing and full mudguards. Cost around £1250 but it looks nice and doesn’t get absolutely caked in crap on winter rides (and nor do I). It’s a bit retro with shiny components and it’s a bit heavy, but it’s a nice ride. When I get back on my Enigma Etape for the summer it feels like a sports car ! One thing I would say is try and and get your winter and summer sets ups as similar as possible in terms of geometry otherwise aches and pains could result. Happy winter riding friends 😎
It's always good to give a bike new life. I'm glad it works. It never would have occurred to me to use Altus M310 on a road bike. But, the cable pull is the same as for road at 9 speed and below, so I am sure it works. And one should never question success.
My winter set up is .. rear wheel off and set up on the kickr and zwift..😇 I may do the odd outdoor ride, but only being able to ride outside at weekends and relying on the UK weather lottery.. I'm happy inside riding 5-6 times a week..
if anybody is better ambassador of casual cycling than you I don't know him - you well deserved another trip to Italy. Hopefully they will pay you for such advertisement of their business ;-) Waiting for another stunning videos from there!
Absolutely superb collaboration. Very interesting times ahead for you (both) and very well deserved 👍 Enjoy the Giro. Hope you saw Sagans epic Stage 10
I still have my first roadbike from 2014! A £500 boardman road sport, that is now my winter training bike. I also have a 2019 boardman elite Air 9.2 full carbon bike that I ride in the summer 😎
Well done Leonard. My winter bike is also an Allez but from the 90s. Built with 9'spd Ultegra. Standard road cranks. Great. BIke for the money. Riding mostly. Gravel on a Spec. Diverge. Fenders for winter on both. Like your bike, you'll ride your bike. Way to go Mate! Ride On👍 Heavy bikes make you appreciate the Light ones
Leonardo you so very fortunate to be able to go back to Italy 🇮🇹 already!! WOW 🤩 I actually started laughing when your friend noticed you were SMILING SO MUCH😂😃
I can recommend some Specialized Armadillo non-folding tyres for winter. Used them for years now in the Hampshire lanes and cannot prise them enough. My folding GP4000s just cant handle winter conditions and are really not meant to.
Hi Leonard, the area around Rimini is great to ride in. San Marino is a good climb as is Pantani's mountain - albeit you might want to use the olde ebike for that one!! Have a great ride & am looking forward to the blogs.
Hiya Leonard, I hope you have/ are having a great time in Italy. I or should I say we are eight of the people perusing the inspired Italy website looking at a post Covid treat in the hope that's possible asap. It looked great, I look forward to seeing the videos which I presume that you'll shoot over there. Ride safe 👍🏻🚴🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️
Lenoard, I live in Florida (USA) and we really don't have a winter. I sorta wish we did so I would have an excuse to get another bike. Hope you have a great time on your rip, Enjoy and stay safe!!
Lucky man..enjoy your next trip..find some nice tours for us elderly riders for next year...great area to ride..used to drive trucks down to Rimini area ..
Hi Leonardo.When i heard yesterday looking this video of you been invited to come to Italy/Rimini area again this time riding on the Dogma F10. I did not leave a comment or get in touch with you.Since this video was about rain,wind,dirt,mudand before i got in touch with you to see if there was a possibility in me coming there.I took a look at the weather " Meteo.it Rimini " It called rain Tue,Wed.Thu.I have couple bikes,they have never been in the rain.Anyway i hope you enjoy Italy,Giro,food etc.I hope the Meteo as been wrong.Ciao Leonardo.
Hi Saverio, yes we are in Cesesntico right now. Today the weather has been fantastic but I think tomorrow is not so good. Might be a day for us to visit the Pantani museum here. We saw a part of the Giro today. Fantastic. Caio!
@@jollygoodvelo I am glad the weather is great,i know the area well.This year i was going to take part at Ironman Cervia 70.3, due to Covid -19 was cancelled.It was a blessing in disguise,i went to Calabria sailing.If you are following the Giro,you will be in Cervia Friday.Ciao from rain/thunder here home tonight.
I switch to much knobbier tires for winter to get over all the leaves, wet, dead deer, etc. in the road. I also add some Pearl Izumi full pants to keep the cold from cutting through.
Great video Leonard, love seeing bikes getting a bit of TLC, on another TH-cam channel Monty of Sportive Cyclist fixes up his bike for the first time, changing out a lot of worn parts, it was a lovely viewing experience as I have hoarding away parts to do the same myself. Great news about Italy as well, I’m a few days behind in my TH-cam videos as I have been watching the Giro highlights and The Breakaway every evening on GCN/Eurosport, maybe I will spy you at a stage finish. Anyway, the most pressing question I have is whether or not your radiator heats up your light switch where you were discussing the Allez? Ha ha
Bought a 2020 Speedster Gravel 20 with GRX Groupset, and it love it! More road riding now, so changed the 46/30 cranks to a 50/34 105 crank, and 32mm road tyres. Does everything I want!
I ride a Craigslist McKenzie DH :D and I've never been happier! Has winter rubber, and I will ride it untill it's bare bones. So yeah, my summer bike is my winter bike.
Cracking video m8 as always yea winter is coming I just finished rebuilding my trek 1000 spent a winning 120 quid new drivetrain too we both got the same rear mech lol Italy trip sounds good
I commuted daily prior to COVID related work from home - so I have a commuter/winter bike and a good day bike. There are still plenty of days during winter where it's perfectly reasonable to ride the nice bike though :)
I don't really do the winter/summer bike thing. I have an all-purpose Trek Domaine with 32 mm tyres, have just fitted some aero bars, on this bike I might do all day rides up to 150 km. My other bike is a Cannondale Supersix, much lighter and I use it more when I feel like doing hills.
Hi Congrat for going to Italy again. I realy would like to know your opinion about training on roller in winter, please. By the way, you computer is still noisy, use a elastic spacer under it, somthing like an O- Ring. Thank you
One bike year round. My bike being 31 years old, not sure what is meant by a bike reaching the end of its life. Maintenance, new cables once in a while, the old ones can definitely keep up with the new.
14 degrees we had last Friday (October 9th), my last ride. Since then the weather has been rapidly turned worse, 3 days of rainfall in a row and today morning we woke up in a white world. The first (wet) snow had fallen down. I'll have to suffer riding abstinence for two more days, at least. I have only one bike so I have only to possibilities: to ride or not to ride.
Are those the weinman lp18 wheels? I put those 36 spoke wheels on my allez n they look sick! Have you had any problems with the higher spoke count? I'm at 250 pounds n wonder if they will hold up.
My first bike in 2017 was an Allez, picked it up for £50 and it was great. I have had 5 Roubaix since and now have a collection like everyone else! I wondered if you would prefer the geometry of the Secteur better? The Allez is a bit aggressive for me on long rides
Wow! Some guys get all their epics jammed together. Locally I got 50+50+50+86 miles in 10 days. Weather good here and some of the roads brought back memories from 45 years ago. Most of the scenery was protected from development! Now for the removal of the incompetent orange tyrant!
If you have to change your cassette and/or chain rings when you change your chain, then it means you have left it far too long and your chain has stretched beyond what is should. A cheap chain checker costs £3-4 and pays for itself in a very short time.
The intro seems to imply switching summer/winter bikes is normal. I think it's a fortunate position to be able to own more than one bike. I'd think most of us only own one bike.
@@jollygoodvelo Hey Leonard, thanks for answering! Yeah, I guess it depends on your circle. If you talk mostly about mates in cycling clubs and/or like-minded keen cyclists, then yes. They are probably likely to know about winter bikes and their maintenance, though. If instead you are pitching to more general audience, or even trying to motivate people to ride more, I think the winter/summer bike thing can lead into thinking that either one has a winter bike, or should not cycle in winter.
Leonard, why someone would want a « Winter bike » in England? Or maybe the better question is how are the Englands winters like for you guys? (And girls!) You Guys have snow on the roads? If yes whats the amount of snow (or not!) you are having out there? This Frogs from Quebec Canada, and no need to explain why our summer bikes are in hibernation for 7 to 8 months every years! Tks in advance for all replies! ;-)
Hi In the UK we do not have much snow but do have a lot of overnight frost. Our local authorities spread tons of grit salt to keep the roads frost free. I am sure other cyclists would agree with me that grit salt ruins your drive mechanisms and also your nice expensive rims. Best to have a cheaper bike so it does not matter so much.
@@tryan137 Tks Terry, did not know England needed that nasty road salt like we need here on Canadians roads!! This explains why someone would want a winter bike, summer bike, also a spring bike, and why not a fall bike too! Yes indeed, like womens have gazilions pair of shoes, purses, and handbags to color match their outfits we bikers do have(need) all sorts of bikes too! Mouhaha!!
Shimano Deore. Great budget hubs, especially for winter. The story goes many years ago, when Shimano were developing the Deore group sets, they misspelt or misunderstood how it should be written. If you look at the original logos and art work for Deore, it was an animation of a dear. The marketing department got the spelling wrong and everything was produced and developed before it was too late. “Deore”should have been “Deer”. The first XT group was often referred to as “Deerhead” bike.shimano.com/en-US/information/news/shimano-xt-from-the-beginning-.html
Isn’t that similar to the Mitsubishi Starion? Could be an urban myth, a bit like the one about the fact that Pajero, another Mitsubishi car, apparently means something rude in Spanish.
Very excited for you and waiting for the next adventure to be posted! My Colnago “gravel bike” serves as my “winter bike” also! I decided to go with SPD for all my bikes rather than Look for the road bike and SPD for the gravel. One of my fellow riders has a Pinarello Dogma! A very nice ride!
I went to get some fitted on my Specialized and they told me there wasn’t enough clearance through the brake calipers. Sadly, it looks like the Specialized was not designed to take them.
Lovely surprise for you Leonard. Congratulations on your Italy surprise. Enjoy the Giro. Wish it was me.
Congratulations Leonard!!! I love it when someone who puts the time and effort into doing a TH-cam channel for others to enjoy, gets payback and satisfaction that enhances their life. Have fun at the Giro. That is so cool to get to see that in person. Most importantly, enjoy the biking in Italy, again! 👍
My winter bike is also my summer bike.
yep, just gets muddy :)
Mine too
I now live in Houston, TX so I can ride my winter bike all year long outdoors.
I live in Canada, no such thing as a winter bike!
Good one.
it seems winters are mild . there was no mention of snow ! in montreal, once snow comes, usually in november, it sticks to the ground , freezes and it's over until april.
You lucky boy Leonard 😀 can’t wait to see the videos
Stay tuned!
We don’t really do winter bikes here in Australia, as there isn’t snow, salted roads etc. However I still get crud all over my bike, but a quick spray with degreaser, and a light hose down and it’s spotless. Every 100km if the weather has been bad, it gets a quick clean with a chain cleaning box to stop it gritting up.
BTW I run a waxed chain which helps to keep the drivetrain cleaner than with wet lube....
hey Leonardo :) your mate Graham is a star sorting out the Allez and as for the smile on your face when you spoke to Tim....great stuff - enjoy!
He has worked wonders.
No mudguards on winter bike??
Love mudguards
Love splashing through puddles keeping fairly clean and dry
Beating the system almost!
I'd strongly encourage you to fit some mudguards. They keep the wet and crap from spraying over you and the bike, reduce grit getting in the drivechain and generally make it a more pleasant experience.
There is also a psychological benefit in that you are more inclined to go out in marginal weather if you know you will be reasonably dry.
Honestly, they revolutionised my winter riding when I fitted them 3 years ago
SKS chromoplastics are a pretty good price/quality point.
Thanks for the tip. I have been thinking a lot about mudguards for this bike.
@@jollygoodvelo I'll admit I resisted for a couple of years but when I finally fitted them my winter mileages went up, I think mainly because I would still go out if it was drizzly or there was standing water whereas I wouldn't with just an ass saver.
If you get the black Chromoplastics and fit them tight to the wheels they dont even look too bad.
@@jollygoodvelo i just bought a Trek fx3 (fitness flat bar bike), i'm trying to debate if i should trade it for an endurance drop bar bike, do you have any experience with both? which would you recommend ? I am new to cycling and slightly overweight (6 feet 225lbs)?
@@JitinMisra Sorry, I’ve not any experience with either. Good luck, though.
Have a brilliant time in Italy - look forward to the vlogs 👍
Here's hoping you have a wonderful time in Italy.
Thank you.
Coincidentally, I bought an Allez Elite a year ago to as my winter bike! Got it cheaply on an end-of-season sale. It came with a carbon fork and internal cabling. I was told it would accept 28mm tires, alas there is just too little clearance under the fork crown so I have to run a 25 at the front. The shop swapped Ultegra and 105 components onto it from another bike of mine, plus a set of Shimano C24 wheels I had. Clip-on SKS fenders (it also has fender eyelets) to deal with winter road debris. Nice, but as you say a LOT heavier than my "summer" bike, gave me a nice "lift" in the spring.
I put the components from the Allez onto my "trainer" bike, nice to leave the trainer set up, = minimal fuss if the weather is just too frigid/lousy to ride outdoors.
Your smile when you got the news of the invitation was that of a kid on Christmas. Have a great time. Thanks for the” shout out” for Landry’s in Boston. I’ve been there many times as I live south of the city near the Cape. Have fun and keep us updated.
Great vid Len - you lucky man ! There’s a lot to be said for having a winter training bike that you really look forward to riding. Three or so years back I built myself a winter bike based on a Dolan Profissio steel frame and Campag Veloce group set and wheels, 25c tyres, slightly wider gearing and full mudguards. Cost around £1250 but it looks nice and doesn’t get absolutely caked in crap on winter rides (and nor do I). It’s a bit retro with shiny components and it’s a bit heavy, but it’s a nice ride. When I get back on my Enigma Etape for the summer it feels like a sports car ! One thing I would say is try and and get your winter and summer sets ups as similar as possible in terms of geometry otherwise aches and pains could result. Happy winter riding friends 😎
Tim is fantastic! Love the winter set-up and VERY jealous about the spin on the F10 and about the trip in general! Enjoy :)
It's always good to give a bike new life. I'm glad it works.
It never would have occurred to me to use Altus M310 on a road bike. But, the cable pull is the same as for road at 9 speed and below, so I am sure it works. And one should never question success.
A very informative and educational video i really do like theses videos i enjoyed it too great video as always keep up the good work
Your looking very fit ol boy, keep up the great work and keep the videos coming
My winter set up is .. rear wheel off and set up on the kickr and zwift..😇
I may do the odd outdoor ride, but only being able to ride outside at weekends and relying on the UK weather lottery.. I'm happy inside riding 5-6 times a week..
Have fun in Italy! Wow the Giro too. What a package. I need friends like yours.
The grin on Leonard's face on the zoom call said it all. Can't hide it my friend 🤣
if anybody is better ambassador of casual cycling than you I don't know him - you well deserved another trip to Italy. Hopefully they will pay you for such advertisement of their business ;-)
Waiting for another stunning videos from there!
Looking forward to your second Italian vlog series. Best of luck!
It will will be a bit different!
Absolutely superb collaboration. Very interesting times ahead for you (both) and very well deserved 👍
Enjoy the Giro. Hope you saw Sagans epic Stage 10
Very interesting Leonardmlee, I'm looking forward to see your coverage of Italy trip.
Wish you all the best enjoy it.
Fantastic news in the return trip and the Giro!! Sounds like some business coordination there. Superb.
Thansk
Great vlog as always. Have a great time in Italy 🚴♂️
Bikes never die...well until the frame brakes.☺
To be a proper winter bike it needs full mudguards and lights ! ;-)
I will be using lights and in might put mudguards on there.
@@jollygoodvelo Definitely the way to go, you and the bike stay so much cleaner and dryer. :-)
I still have my first roadbike from 2014! A £500 boardman road sport, that is now my winter training bike. I also have a 2019 boardman elite Air 9.2 full carbon bike that I ride in the summer 😎
Well done Leonard. My winter bike is also an Allez but from the 90s. Built with 9'spd Ultegra. Standard road cranks. Great. BIke for the money. Riding mostly. Gravel on a Spec. Diverge. Fenders for winter on both. Like your bike, you'll ride your bike. Way to go Mate! Ride On👍 Heavy bikes make you appreciate the
Light ones
Fantastic!! Enjoy yourself and let us know how it goes!!
Leonardo you so very fortunate to be able to go back to Italy 🇮🇹 already!!
WOW 🤩 I actually started laughing when your friend noticed you were SMILING SO MUCH😂😃
I thought I hid it well. Must try harder.
@@jollygoodvelo LOL U smiled a lot of times😊
I can recommend some Specialized Armadillo non-folding tyres for winter. Used them for years now in the Hampshire lanes and cannot prise them enough. My folding GP4000s just cant handle winter conditions and are really not meant to.
Hi thanks for all your videos! Any suggestions on turbo trainers not sure if you’ve made any videos on the subject ..
Hi Leonard, the area around Rimini is great to ride in. San Marino is a good climb as is Pantani's mountain - albeit you might want to use the olde ebike for that one!! Have a great ride & am looking forward to the blogs.
I saw the mountain that was San Marino. Looks a toughie
Hiya Leonard, I hope you have/ are having a great time in Italy. I or should I say we are eight of the people perusing the inspired Italy website looking at a post Covid treat in the hope that's possible asap. It looked great, I look forward to seeing the videos which I presume that you'll shoot over there. Ride safe 👍🏻🚴🏼♀️🚴🏼♀️
Hello there, I am with Tim at the moment. Perhaps I can connect you directly with him?
Goes to show that you get out what you put in. Well deserved.
The old Warrior looking good 👍
Lenoard, I live in Florida (USA) and we really don't have a winter. I sorta wish we did so I would have an excuse to get another bike. Hope you have a great time on your rip, Enjoy and stay safe!!
Wow! Have a great time. It is not as wet here in the San Francisco Bay area so need to change up bikes.
Thanks Brian. Going well so far. Got here a few hours ago.
Lucky man..enjoy your next trip..find some nice tours for us elderly riders for next year...great area to ride..used to drive trucks down to Rimini area ..
Hi Leonardo.When i heard yesterday looking this video of you been invited to come to Italy/Rimini area again this time riding on the Dogma F10. I did not leave a comment or get in touch with you.Since this video was about rain,wind,dirt,mudand before i got in touch with you to see if there was a possibility in me coming there.I took a look at the weather " Meteo.it Rimini " It called rain Tue,Wed.Thu.I have couple bikes,they have never been in the rain.Anyway i hope you enjoy Italy,Giro,food etc.I hope the Meteo as been wrong.Ciao Leonardo.
Hi Saverio, yes we are in Cesesntico right now. Today the weather has been fantastic but I think tomorrow is not so good. Might be a day for us to visit the Pantani museum here. We saw a part of the Giro today. Fantastic. Caio!
@@jollygoodvelo I am glad the weather is great,i know the area well.This year i was going to take part at Ironman Cervia 70.3, due to Covid -19 was cancelled.It was a blessing in disguise,i went to Calabria sailing.If you are following the Giro,you will be in Cervia Friday.Ciao from rain/thunder here home tonight.
I switch to much knobbier tires for winter to get over all the leaves, wet, dead deer, etc. in the road. I also add some Pearl Izumi full pants to keep the cold from cutting through.
I use my hybrid bike all year round usually.
Which Allez do you have? Mine is a 2014 Allez Elite which I’ve upgraded to the Ultegra DI2 group with 11/34 on the cassette.
Deore is mtb 135mm rear hub spacing , your allez is road 130mm spacing , only 5 mm difference but alloy frames don’t like being stretched .
Thanks for the info.
Looking forward to the new Italian video.
Great video Leonard, love seeing bikes getting a bit of TLC, on another TH-cam channel Monty of Sportive Cyclist fixes up his bike for the first time, changing out a lot of worn parts, it was a lovely viewing experience as I have hoarding away parts to do the same myself.
Great news about Italy as well, I’m a few days behind in my TH-cam videos as I have been watching the Giro highlights and The Breakaway every evening on GCN/Eurosport, maybe I will spy you at a stage finish.
Anyway, the most pressing question I have is whether or not your radiator heats up your light switch where you were discussing the Allez? Ha ha
Have a great time in Italy
Just bought a new scott speedster alloy frame,carbon forks,shimano 105 groupset for my winter bike.
Enjoy!
Speedster 30 was my first road bike (I wish I still had it). Great bike.
Bought a 2020 Speedster Gravel 20 with GRX Groupset, and it love it!
More road riding now, so changed the 46/30 cranks to a 50/34 105 crank, and 32mm road tyres. Does everything I want!
No mudguards! Rain, mud and cowmuck on our roads... in summer too!
Lucky you!
@@jollygoodvelo Good for the complexion.
I ride a Craigslist McKenzie DH :D and I've never been happier! Has winter rubber, and I will ride it untill it's bare bones. So yeah, my summer bike is my winter bike.
All you need is one bike
Love the winter so i can get back on my caad12 winter bike
Wow, great news Leonard congrats! Don't forget to eat the lasagna again 😋 cheers, can't wait to see the footage!
Wow and here comes Italy
It does!
Cracking video m8 as always yea winter is coming I just finished rebuilding my trek 1000 spent a winning 120 quid new drivetrain too we both got the same rear mech lol Italy trip sounds good
I commuted daily prior to COVID related work from home - so I have a commuter/winter bike and a good day bike. There are still plenty of days during winter where it's perfectly reasonable to ride the nice bike though :)
I don't really do the winter/summer bike thing. I have an all-purpose Trek Domaine with 32 mm tyres, have just fitted some aero bars, on this bike I might do all day rides up to 150 km. My other bike is a Cannondale Supersix, much lighter and I use it more when I feel like doing hills.
In Canada we have to do indoor cycling for at least 4-5 months.
That’s tough.
Haven’t you got any snow tyres ?...only joking 🙃
@@Kingcarparpeggio. Believe it or not, I do have winter tires but does not help. Is too cold -20--30 C degrees
Have fun in Italy, again!! My winter bike is an MTB.
Great workout.
Hello again Mr Lee. Can i ask why you went for the ALTUS rear mech? Isn't that a mountain bike set up? Cheers James
Hi James, I didn’t chose it. My friend that serviced the bike put it on there. It must have been because it was a budget rear mech. It works fine.
@@jollygoodvelo cool thanks for the reply. Im sure it will get you through the winter ++
Have a great time!!
Allez Allez!!
Hi
Congrat for going to Italy again.
I realy would like to know your opinion about training on roller in winter, please.
By the way, you computer is still noisy, use a elastic spacer under it, somthing like an O- Ring.
Thank you
One bike year round. My bike being 31 years old, not sure what is meant by a bike reaching the end of its life. Maintenance, new cables once in a while, the old ones can definitely keep up with the new.
14 degrees we had last Friday (October 9th), my last ride. Since then the weather has been rapidly turned worse, 3 days of rainfall in a row and today morning
we woke up in a white world. The first (wet) snow had fallen down. I'll have to suffer riding abstinence for two more days, at least.
I have only one bike so I have only to possibilities: to ride or not to ride.
Are those the weinman lp18 wheels? I put those 36 spoke wheels on my allez n they look sick! Have you had any problems with the higher spoke count? I'm at 250 pounds n wonder if they will hold up.
Hope your front rings pick up your chain as Shimano design theirs for a 16 tooth gap.
Summer bike is planet x rim brakes, an my winter bike a cannondale synapse disc brakes, i recently bought
Love my Synapse
@@jollygoodvelo yep, i really like mine too. It feels different to my planet x bike
My first bike in 2017 was an Allez, picked it up for £50 and it was great. I have had 5 Roubaix since and now have a collection like everyone else! I wondered if you would prefer the geometry of the Secteur better? The Allez is a bit aggressive for me on long rides
My Allez fits very well but I have a strange shaped body.
Have you thought anymore about an Ebike and what trip camera do you use?
Wow! Some guys get all their epics jammed together. Locally I got 50+50+50+86 miles in 10 days. Weather good here and some of the roads brought back memories from 45 years ago. Most of the scenery was protected from development! Now for the removal of the incompetent orange tyrant!
If you have to change your cassette and/or chain rings when you change your chain, then it means you have left it far too long and your chain has stretched beyond what is should. A cheap chain checker costs £3-4 and pays for itself in a very short time.
Agreed! Two chains approximately to one cassette. Four chains to one chainring. That's what I was taught.
The intro seems to imply switching summer/winter bikes is normal. I think it's a fortunate position to be able to own more than one bike. I'd think most of us only own one bike.
The into suggests exactly that. Most of the cyclist I know have more than one bike.
@@jollygoodvelo Hey Leonard, thanks for answering! Yeah, I guess it depends on your circle. If you talk mostly about mates in cycling clubs and/or like-minded keen cyclists, then yes. They are probably likely to know about winter bikes and their maintenance, though. If instead you are pitching to more general audience, or even trying to motivate people to ride more, I think the winter/summer bike thing can lead into thinking that either one has a winter bike, or should not cycle in winter.
@@matteo.ceriotti Yes, I see how it could be interpreted as that, especially for people new to cycling that may only have one bike.
Leonard, why someone would want a « Winter bike » in England? Or maybe the better question is how are the Englands winters like for you guys? (And girls!) You Guys have snow on the roads? If yes whats the amount of snow (or not!) you are having out there? This Frogs from Quebec Canada, and no need to explain why our summer bikes are in hibernation for 7 to 8 months every years! Tks in advance for all replies! ;-)
Hi
In the UK we do not have much snow but do have a lot of overnight frost. Our local authorities spread tons of grit salt to keep the roads frost free. I am sure other cyclists would agree with me that grit salt ruins your drive mechanisms and also your nice expensive rims. Best to have a cheaper bike so it does not matter so much.
@@tryan137 Tks Terry, did not know England needed that nasty road salt like we need here on Canadians roads!! This explains why someone would want a winter bike, summer bike, also a spring bike, and why not a fall bike too! Yes indeed, like womens have gazilions pair of shoes, purses, and handbags to color match their outfits we bikers do have(need) all sorts of bikes too! Mouhaha!!
We don’t have snow all that often but it’s usually very wet and windy which am be worse than snow in a strange way.
What’s a “winter”? ( I live in Thailand 😀☀️☀️😀 )
Hope you're currently enjoying Italia
Been here a couple of hours and it’s going well so far, thanks
Are both your bikes DI 2?
Shimano Deore. Great budget hubs, especially for winter. The story goes many years ago, when Shimano were developing the Deore group sets, they misspelt or misunderstood how it should be written. If you look at the original logos and art work for Deore, it was an animation of a dear. The marketing department got the spelling wrong and everything was produced and developed before it was too late. “Deore”should have been “Deer”. The first XT group was often referred to as “Deerhead”
bike.shimano.com/en-US/information/news/shimano-xt-from-the-beginning-.html
Isn’t that similar to the Mitsubishi Starion? Could be an urban myth, a bit like the one about the fact that Pajero, another Mitsubishi car, apparently means something rude in Spanish.
Could have gone for lower gearing when fitting a new drive train
I replaced my Claris with a long cage Acera and 36t first gear
Look at me with the same bike all year long. lol
Leonard, I thought your Cannondale was your winter bike.
Surely in winter you need mud guards, no?
52/34 up front that's a big jump
It’s a 50/34. Must have been a slip of the tongue.
Very excited for you and waiting for the next adventure to be posted!
My Colnago “gravel bike” serves as my “winter bike” also! I decided to go with SPD for all my bikes rather than Look for the road bike and SPD for the gravel. One of my fellow riders has a Pinarello Dogma! A very nice ride!
You jammy bastard...😄
Leonard: Why aren't you using mud guards if the roads are so wet and grimy?
I went to get some fitted on my Specialized and they told me there wasn’t enough clearance through the brake calipers. Sadly, it looks like the Specialized was not designed to take them.
Deore is a mtb set
Cmon Leonard. Rule#37
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It would be better to buy a gravel bike.
Any self respecting cyclist should think about buying an autumn bike and a spring bike to go along with their summer and winter bikes.... N+1
Don’t forget a spare bike if the other four have problems. Plus a spare for the spare.
Too funny. I have 10 I thinks. All ready to roll
Think I’ll take up running......must be a lot cheaper !