Since it's pretty slow around here, figure I'll throw this out to see what people are doing with their bikes this winter. This is a good time to learn how to pull apart your bike, repack a hub, rebuild a fork, etc. For me this is what I've got going:
* The SS bike. I just took it off the trainer because I want to use it over the winter. The fork on it is an old Rox Shox which has about 2 MM of travel if I had to guess. It'll do the job but I think I want to look for a rigid to put on it. I also have a wider set of bars I'm going to put on. I need to shorter the chain because it was on the trainer with a bigger ring on the front. I have a Singulator on it which I haven't used "in the field" yet.
* The hardtail. The Manitou Black fork needs a stiffer spring, but I don't know if they make them anymore. I see some out there but I don't know how to tell if it's the right thing or not. I think I'm also going to put mechanical discs on it even though some people say to go straight to hydros. The cash concerns are keeping me looking at the mechanical discs. Maybe an eBay used set for now, Avid BB 7s I think.
* The FS needs more fork work - yes that same fork that's been a problem all year. John at CW wasn't able to fix it and he's stumped. So I may need to send it back to Fox. I also want to buy the Mavic SLR wheelset and the mechanicals on the hardtail mean I could use it on both. Before spring I'll need to replace the drivetrain on this as well.
* The road bike is doing well. I have a new set of Shimano 105 brakes that are waiting to go on. The ones on now are originals, like 7-8 years old now and a bit over the hill. I also have a new chain but I may have waited too long and might need new rings and cassette.
What do the rest of you guys have going on?
* The SS bike. I just took it off the trainer because I want to use it over the winter. The fork on it is an old Rox Shox which has about 2 MM of travel if I had to guess. It'll do the job but I think I want to look for a rigid to put on it. I also have a wider set of bars I'm going to put on. I need to shorter the chain because it was on the trainer with a bigger ring on the front. I have a Singulator on it which I haven't used "in the field" yet.
* The hardtail. The Manitou Black fork needs a stiffer spring, but I don't know if they make them anymore. I see some out there but I don't know how to tell if it's the right thing or not. I think I'm also going to put mechanical discs on it even though some people say to go straight to hydros. The cash concerns are keeping me looking at the mechanical discs. Maybe an eBay used set for now, Avid BB 7s I think.
* The FS needs more fork work - yes that same fork that's been a problem all year. John at CW wasn't able to fix it and he's stumped. So I may need to send it back to Fox. I also want to buy the Mavic SLR wheelset and the mechanicals on the hardtail mean I could use it on both. Before spring I'll need to replace the drivetrain on this as well.
* The road bike is doing well. I have a new set of Shimano 105 brakes that are waiting to go on. The ones on now are originals, like 7-8 years old now and a bit over the hill. I also have a new chain but I may have waited too long and might need new rings and cassette.
What do the rest of you guys have going on?