Thanks for the replies! They are most appreciated.
I'm in Ottawa, Ontario, currently I have very little fear of it thawing and freezing and thawing and freezing, if that at all makes a difference.
I think I will invest in some mats and cram my bike in a corner. Would a sponge/brush and bucket of water suffice to rinse away the salt, or am I unlikely to be able to rinse enough away without a hose/showerhead? It's below freezing outside, and I'm pretty certain hosing it outdoors might not be the wisest of ideas, hee. Mostly, it's the salt I'm terribly worried about. They salt everything here. And not just a bit of salt, tons of salt.
My ride isn't very far, it's 7km, or... 4.5ish miles? 4.6? There's no real backroads I can take to avoid the road salt. And I'm waiting for payday to purchase fenders and a chainguard.
