Hey I live in Ottawa and I was thinking of building a bike this January. It would be my first time build one and I was wondering if it would be a bad idea to build it and ride it in the winter (at least for break in). Riding the bike isn’t the worry as the roads and sidewalks here are plowed pretty well I’m just wondering if it would be catastrophic for the motor during break in? I would probably only use it for short trips (<10 mins driving and about 1hour parked outside) I have room inside my house so I plan on keeping it inside when not use. How bad would it be for the motor and should I just wait till spring to start the build?
Bad idea ?
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Chainlube
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The weather isn't going to hurt it any.
GW's Motorized
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The cold won't hurt it one bit. Just make sure after every heat cycle you let it cool completely and re torque the head bolts to 144 inch lbs
robe
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I've seen some people making their own for pretty cheap I might give that a try.
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I got a set of CST Toboggan $65 each, for my fat tire E bike. I got then without the studs,
Tread comparison
CST Toboggan next to the Kenda Juggerknot
If it snows in SoCal I'm ready,
I'll just need to get and put the studs in
Tread comparison
CST Toboggan next to the Kenda Juggerknot
If it snows in SoCal I'm ready,
I'll just need to get and put the studs in
Don't forget the snow chains...lol...lol.If it snows in SoCal I'm ready,
they got those for bicycle lol
