# Preparing for winter

My goto bike for going to the shops etc., where I need to lock the bike up while I'm elsewhere, is this single speed bike. I bought it from a charity shop. It's hopefully not very attractive to would-be thieves but, even if stolen, I won't have lost too much money.

I'm preparing for winter by adding mud guards and lights.

#UKCycling #BikeTooter #Winter #Photograph #SingleSpeedBicycle #MudGuards

The Bike Station Winter bike sale!! This week only at Gorgie and Perth. 🚲❄️
https://www.instagram.com/p/DC1Jh44vlT3/
Come by from Weds-Sat to pick out a winter-ready bike, fitted with mudguards and lights, to take on all your cold-weather journeys!

#Charity #MoreThanJustABikeShop #CircularEconomy #CyclingEdinburgh #CyclingCommunity #TheBikeStationGorgie #WinterCycling #WinterBikes #Mudguards

The Bike Station on Instagram: "Winter bike sale!! This week only at Gorgie and Perth. 🚲❄️ Come by from Weds-Sat to pick out a winter-ready bike, fitted with mudguards and lights, to take on all your cold-weather journeys! #Charity #MoreThanJustABikeShop #CircularEconomy #CyclingEdinburgh #CyclingCommunity #TheBikeStationGorgie #WinterCycling #WinterBikes #Mudguards"

12 likes, 0 comments - the_bikestation on November 26, 2024: "Winter bike sale!! This week only at Gorgie and Perth. 🚲❄️ Come by from Weds-Sat to pick out a winter-ready bike, fitted with mudguards and lights, to take on all your cold-weather journeys! #Charity #MoreThanJustABikeShop #CircularEconomy #CyclingEdinburgh #CyclingCommunity #TheBikeStationGorgie #WinterCycling #WinterBikes #Mudguards".

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Don’t cha…

wish the wheel in front was a freak like me?

Don’t cha? 🎶

#Cycling #Mudguards #BikeTooter

Where's the mud when you need it? The holloway was dry but the green lane didn't let me down, providing a couple of kilometres of slop to test out my new mudguards.

I broke the old guards removing them in the summer (yes, my mechanic skills are that bad). But I never really liked them anyway. Their replacements are full metal ones from Portland Design Works and they’re amazing: no rattles or wobbles, great coverage and minimal splatter.

#BikeTooter #portlanddesignworks #mudguards #fenders

You're not serious about riding a bike in #Melbourne if you don't have mudguards.
Most bike shops in Melbourne aren't serious and only sell joke/novelty bikes that don't have mudguards.

Get yourself a serious #bike from a serious bike shop.

Get serious, get mudguards.

#bicycles #MudGuards

Actually well enough to ride my bike again although I baulked at riding the whole way. #multimodal #commute #BikeTooter #cycling #train #mudflaps #mudguards #fenders

It has been quite wet recently and so there were patches of water on the path all along the journey and in one area, a length of about 30-40 m was completely waterlogged meaning that I got completely drenched but only from the shins downwards – #mudguards on the wheels are a must. The strange thing was that on the return leg of the journey, the flooded area had completely dissipated and I actually felt a bit sad that disappointed not to be able to ride through the mega-puddle again.

#Biking

Dear reader, I'm pleased to confirm that #Mudguards are entirely brilliant.

It did end up being a wet ride yesterday, but it was quite a novelty to feel myself getting wet from the top down, rather than bottom up!

#CyclingTwitter
#Audax
#Cycling

A clean bike is a happy #bike and a #BikeTooter with a dry bum can spend a longer, more comfortable time enjoying post-ride recovery drinks.

So, it's fair to say, I'm pretty stoked about my new #Mudguards. All set for #Cycling 100km DIY #audaxuk tomorrow.

#Vélophant