Old 03-09-14, 05:52 AM
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Jim from Boston
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Originally Posted by Cougrrcj
Still 4" of snow on the ground this morning, and salt-covered roads. I'm not taking any of my bikes out on salt! The way things are looking, it'll be mid-April until the salt is washed off the roads! D*** Winter!!!
Same here.

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
…BTW, I am now riding just my beater winter bike even though the roads are nice and dry, because I don't want to expose my beautiful Specialized S-works to any salt. Am I being too fastidious? …

Originally Posted by dz_nuzz
C'mon Jim. Gotta go get that Roubaix dirty, its only a real bike once it sees bad weather.

Originally Posted by Jim from Boston
...My Roubaix already has had its baptism by riding it once this summer in some drizzle. I spent a couple days cleaning the chain after that using the Sheldon Brown Chain Cleaning System as pictured below. No Más.

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