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I run my Winter Marathons as soon as the first icy / winter weather arrives. My commute crosses a couple of valleys & the conditions can be different either side. I hope I'll be able take the winter tyres off soon though !
*I do have more than one bike, so I've got the option to commute without winter tyres if the weather is mild.

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Schmidt wired headlamp. Any reason why it wouldn't work on a Shimano dyno hub if I removed the spade connectors & tidily threaded the bare wires into the Shimano "plug"??

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I've been running my CC for 3 yrs or so as a fixie for audax / winter commuter. It stable, comfy & relatively*light ( *compared to my other bikes ) but above all it offers versatilty - fat tyres / gears / pannier options....It also looks rather plain & ordinary so I never worry about leaving it locked up outside a cafe /shop.

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Love mine too ! Very comfy/nice angle on the brake hoods... the drops could be a tad longer though.

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This maybe of interest?:
http://gypsybytrade.wordpress.com/2012/06/01/one-bike-for-all-seasons-part-2/

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A friend of mine was out @ the weekend on glare ice using studded ( sorry ! ) Winter Marathons & made this short film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihyyAlASyo0

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I'm selling a set of 700x37 Conti Top Contact Winter tyres ifany interested: http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=32&t=70293

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That's the title from Cycling Weekly advert !

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Has anybody been to this cycle jumble before @ Longridge near Preston? It's on this sat 17th Nov. Just wondered if it was one of the bigger UK jumbles ?

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I've been on Folding Ribmos 26x1.75 ( replacing worn Pasela 26 x1.5 ) for the last week covering 100 or so pretty wet miles. So far I'm quite impressed, they roll quite fast & handle fine. Possibly slightly less comfortable than a Pasela due to the Ribmos' thicker tread in the centre.

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DaveP wrote:Having read an endorsement by Robin Thorn I bought a folding P P in 26 x 1.75 last year, as a spare for our tandem excursion in Southern France. Because we had it we didn't need it, and its still sitting on the shelf. That's a fairly expensive tyre and I've been thinking that it wont keep for ever and I ought to stick it on a wheel and try it out. (Probably not on the tandem, about to be winterised!). I dont have much experience of different tyre types, and I've never used a folding tyre before. Could be instructive, but having read this thread I dont know if that's such a good idea.
I presume the same considerations would aply to 26" tyres?

I've been running a 26 x 1.5 (steel bead ) Pasela on my commuter for a good 3000+ miles - can't recall a puncture... rear has begun to show signs of tread wear & also slight cracking between tread & sidewalls, I would expect them to be ok for another 1000 miles perhaps(?) But just fitted some 1.75" Ribmos ( folding ) out of curiosity / preparation for winter commutes...

*also ridden 700x32c Paselas on the fixie for a couple of years without any problems.

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You might also want to consider chainstay length for pannier / heel clearance when deciding which model too !

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Thanks Chaps !

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I was about to buy some train tickets on Raileasy site but there doesn't seem to be anyway of reserving my bike ! - Any suggestions or any other train ticket website I should try?

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Travel Lodge now booked. Thanks.

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