Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
I washed the salt off my bike on a day that was almost 50 degrees and then when I rode it on a day in the teens the rear der cable was frozen to the rear der cable housing. I had to do a nightime roadside field repair in the snow. it took a good 15 minutes to free it up and get it adjusted right. not amused.
That's one of the reasons I don't put water on my bike in the winter, regardless of how dirty it gets. Every time I've done that in the past, I have cables freeze up.
When it happens, I don't bother trying to repair. I can make my commute in 3rd gear or whatever gear it's in in less extra time than it would take me to stop and try to fix it.