| Re: riding the winter chop
recycled-one wrote:
> Anyone want to nominate the most winter resistant bikes?
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> Best chains? Cables?
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> Would a fixed gear be more durable? Less gizmos to get clogged and corroded?
If you aren't up to the challenge of fixed or single-speed then there
are some things you can do for a derailleur equipped bike. SS cables
are a must if salt is used on the roads. If you can track one down, the
Cane Creek grunge guard for the rear derailleur is very effective in
keeping the salt out of that part. Thay also make one for the FD but
they are simple enough and out of the way from the worst spray that it
shouldn't be necessary. Before getting one, I destroyed an almost new
RD in one season of winter riding. The pivots were so corroded that it
would stick on the highest gear position (low normal) with the cable
completely slackened and no chain.
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