The Winter Bike Setup - Felt F25 ~ A Journey Through Cycling

For this winter I decided to throw together a bike from old parts so that my race bike would not have to deal with all of the wear and tear of winter riding. My goal for this bike was to have a reliable and strong bike that could get me thorough the rough Wisconsin winter and sand coated roads. Last winter I was getting tired of painstakingly cleaning my bike after each ride due to everything be covered in sand, so now I am now as worried for the integrity of the components so I will not have to clean them as much and will be able to enjoy my training without having to deal with the cleaning. So far this bike has had no troubles this winter and has held up great, but I have not brought this bike up to Wisconsin so when I go back up in a few weeks it will really get it's test. I believe that this bike will hold up to the beachy roads of Wisconsin, and I will be able to continue to enjoy my winter training. I do hope to add some fenders onto this bike so I will not have to deal with spray up from the water but have yet to find any fenders that will work with this bike, but maybe with more research I will be able to find a pair and slap them on. Overall, this bike will serves it purpose in the winter and it will be nice to go back to the race bike in April and not have to lug around 20 lbs with me every ride.