| Re: riding the winter chop
joseph.santaniello@gmail.com wrote:
> recycled-one wrote:
> > Anyone want to nominate the most winter resistant bikes?
> >
> > Best chains? Cables?
> >
> > Would a fixed gear be more durable? Less gizmos to get clogged and corroded?
>
> Fixed does have less stuff to break/wear-out and mine seems to cope
> with half-corroded chains just fine. There is no freewheel to get
> gummed up by cold-weather either. I don't have direct experience with
> one, but I imagine an internal geared hub like Nexus would offer more
> or less the same advantages, aside from the possibly corroding cable.
>
> I like fixed, but I think a freewheel would make those occasional ice
> patches a little less dicey. YMMV.
>
> Joseph
Agree. When it's snowy and I gotta 'go there', turning the rear wheel
around for my 17t 'single speed', vs 16t fixie, does make it easier.
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