The riding conditions here are not ideal at this time of year. Western Washington winters are a mix of rain snow and wind. They sand the roads when it snows and don't do much of a road shoulder cleanup. All that and gets into the chain and sprockets, one ride and my bike looks like hell, that can't be good for it either, so I will keep pressure washing but will be more careful how I do it. It's supposed to be nice today changing to rain snow mix tomorrow, cold with snow on Thursday and Friday. This is not normal for here, the snow chance is usually over by the end of January, Damn is this winter ever going to end, I'm thinking about moving to someplace warmer.