I just hate getting my bike dirty. When I was racing, I liked being on the track because you're either indoors, or if it's an outdoor velodrome, everything shuts down when the rain starts. As a result, track parts last forever. I'm still using track wheels from the 70's. On an indoor board track, your tires wear very, very slowly.

We've had a pretty good summer here in Victoria and Vancouver, BC. I've only had the fenders on once since the middle of June, and only for a day or so. I've used the same brake pads all summer. In the winter, with constant rain or snow, I'll go thru three or four sets of brake pads.

That said, I would think that if you had a bike called a Roubaix, you would want to be riding in the rain on wet, muddy cobblestones.

Luis