cabbynate
Active member
Winters in the high desert are great! No need to get up at the crack of dawn to beat the heat. More than likely I will get 65 F / 18 c sunny days to play...
What do all you e-bikers do in winter???
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Hitby
Well-known member
Try and make the most of it. This is my old Marin - pre emtb days. Much easier now, I can’t wait for the snow!
StevenM
Active member
Here in the Southern Hemisphere we ride all day in winter, where as in summer you ride super early like 4.30 am or at night when it’s cool.
We are about to have our second 40 c day here today in a row. Spring has more than sprung.
We are about to have our second 40 c day here today in a row. Spring has more than sprung.
HORSPWR
E*POWAH Master
Winter is when I ride the most, it's much better than the constant 44º every day in summer in what seems like death valley.
winter in Australia , 24 degrees we got lost out on Hell line and Roadtrain .24 but the sun still cooked us .Mighty fine trails out there though.
lamerecycles
Member
Ride the full carbon full suspension E-Fattie of course..... with big 27.5 wheels and 4.5" tires.
Nifty 56
Member
Axle
New Member
Best time to ride trails are quiet and midges are dorment
Zds
New Member
Winter commutes are the reason I need an eMTB in the first place...
Last winter went with Haibike and 65-584 studded tires, but for unmaintained sections that was not enough, so for this winter I'm building an electric fat bike.
Last winter went with Haibike and 65-584 studded tires, but for unmaintained sections that was not enough, so for this winter I'm building an electric fat bike.
MitchF
E*POWAH Elite
And it’s only October .......
Cheers
Hope to continue riding and avoid getting plugged by deer hunters over the next 3 months. I ride on my own property, but it backs into some of Henry County Kentucky's great hunting areas. Trying to decide if I should post "No hunting - Hiking and Biking trails in use" signs.
Kentucky has mild weather most of the winter, but it will be chilly and muddy.
Kentucky has mild weather most of the winter, but it will be chilly and muddy.
That is super nice! Custom build or OEM?
brizi2003
Active member
Ride and clean my bike more! Anyone any tips for weather-proofing the Specialized Keveno motor?
Master_G
Member
I would also like to know more about this. I've only had mine 2 weeks and I've had to hose it down after every ride it's that muddy. Can't be good for all the electronics!
Akiwi
🐸 Kermit Elite 🐸
I build my own skis and snowboards, then thrash them!!!
Or I go biking.
Or I go biking.
Just got my first ebike and will admit that i am a bit worried about water ingress with riding and cleaning in west of Scotland muddy conditions. I ride a couple of times a week and regular MTB normally gets a rinse with a hose on sprinkle, muc off, soft brush, hose again on sprinkle, dried off and then stored in dry integral garage. Am hoping I can do same with Orbea Wild FS without getting moisture into battery areas and charge ports...
Vaso1975
Member
Winter, no problem at all . MAGIC MARY 2.8 rulez.
Enjoy the quiet trails/winter woodland. Fall off more, trail maintenance. Oh and buy kit while it's cheaper.
Reinstate the bigger lines that jerks/council/whoever fell trees across every summer.
I would say that in this area the trails improve. Rains way less than spring and autumn, and the ground goes harder with the cold(not always good).
Also, night riding in the woods is just amazing. Trails seem tame next to the spooky dark wood and its shadows and noises. You may find out that adrenaline can spike way harder than you thought! And that it is brown in colour.
Some of these activities I am no longer able to do myself but they came to mind.
Reinstate the bigger lines that jerks/council/whoever fell trees across every summer.
I would say that in this area the trails improve. Rains way less than spring and autumn, and the ground goes harder with the cold(not always good).
Also, night riding in the woods is just amazing. Trails seem tame next to the spooky dark wood and its shadows and noises. You may find out that adrenaline can spike way harder than you thought! And that it is brown in colour.
Some of these activities I am no longer able to do myself but they came to mind.
Damn fine work man! Those wood veneers look amazing ???
Akiwi
🐸 Kermit Elite 🐸
Thanks, The skis are all my work, the snowboards I built together with my sons, they were responsible for how they look. One took to his board with the airbrush, the other did the cutout. Was a fun project.
Strong work. I like the way they ski compared to nylon topsheets. More damp and in some cases lighter. I buy praxis skis and his customs with veneer topsheets have been $. Look amazing too. One of my last pairs
I also find riding at night in the woods to be a hoot. It's a completely new experience each time and always leaves me in awe and often very much so spooked.
Akiwi
🐸 Kermit Elite 🐸
Me too. And fascinating that deer just stand there and stare at you untill you get really close.
It is unnerving when you are biking along in the dark woods (alone) and you see these eyes looking back at you reflected in your lights.
