Originally Posted by PaulRivers

lol, I don't think anyone really wants to clean their tires after each ride if they don't have to - and in the winter, you'd have to.

It would totally be fun to be out there riding around after a major snowfall. :-) Still think the lack of studs in pugsley tires would be a problem though. (And yes, I have actually ridden a pugsley on a lake partially covered in snow and partially in ice - it doesn't stay upright on pure, slick ice, though it does give you a chance to put your foot down before falling over).

If I was buying an IGH bike nowadays, I'd probably get a belt drive and avoid the chain altogether. Personally, I see little point in cleaning my winter bike though. In the summer, you clean the chain and it stays clean for a while. In the winter, your chain is dirty again 50 feet down the road from your driveway. I'm not sure there's much, if any, benefit to cleaning it when it will get covered in grime almost immediately once you start riding.