11-29-2017, 11:13 AM
(11-29-2017, 10:06 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: Part of me wants to try winter cycling, but I feel like it's such a switch from my easygoing low-maintenance ways. I only even did my first work commute summer ride in 2015 or 2014, making the then-7km trip, because a cycling friend did the run with me during workday traffic to get me used to it.
I biked through the winter for the first time two years ago, and did it again all last winter. Both years were pretty mild however. My winter bike is a tank, and apparently the cables are impervious to salt, because they are still going strong. Having them run on top of the top tube, far away from the ground, helps. I don't do a lot of maintenance aside from trying to keep it lubricated.
It is definitely a challenge some days. I also appreciate that more of an effort is made to maintain trails in the winter than used to be done. I also try to stay off the roads on bad days, because drivers be crazy.