The salt is definitely a mess, and the wet melty snow/ice/salt mix is even worse. From a frame perspective, I've been pretty good about wiping down the frames and fenders help a ton... I really see no point in staying off the trails from a frame/finish perspective unless the bike is more a collectable than a vehicle/tool. All my bikes fall into the latter category at least so far. On the drive train it'll be interesting to see how my 9 speed setup fairs as it has been out in the messiest conditions. Shifting, at least w/ friction hasn't suffered and other than normal weekly cleaning I'm not lathering extra care. Maybe it'll prompt an early chain replacement or some extra breakdown/servicing of the RD pulleys.
On drivetrains I've been giving serious thought to trying to go 8 speed across the board, my bikes, wife's bikes... I've got 10 and 9 speed right now and having the different chain/chainring/cassette standards bothers my sensibilities (completely arbitrary sensibilities! :) ). We'll see. Of the riders I meet up with for Friday Coffee in DC (large group) many have winter bikes/drive trains but there is about an equal amount who are riding their 'best bike' year round. Tony On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 12:04 PM, hsmitham <hughsmit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Michael, > > Enjoyed the photograph's. That Emu is amazing. Glad you were able to get > out especially after three weeks. I can't stand being off the bike that > long. > > ~Hugh > > > On Saturday, February 8, 2014 4:54:48 PM UTC-8, Michael wrote: >> >> View the set here: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/70237737@N00/12396292693/in/ >> set-72157640701338654 >> >> Anyway, 25 miles around the BWI Trail. 31-33 degrees. Cloudy. Wool.cotton >> layers. Fleece hat. Regular use gloves. I had a great time. >> I was glad to ride as I haven't in three weeks because the roads around >> me are trashed lately. >> But I figured I'd drive over to the trail and get a triaining ride in for >> the Six Pillars Century ride in Maryland I hope to go on in May if the >> trail looked unsalted and clear. >> It was a comfortable and fun ride. Not many people outside. >> Rounded a corner and came across this Ostrich. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/cipgRO4Olo4/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
