Originally Posted by
chefisaac
If I may add a question or two:
What are you all doing with your bike once you get home and it is caked with snow? Will be bringing mine into the apartment so I am not sure.
The snow that accumulates between the tire and fender.... does it slow you down?
I'll answer from my experiences.
I generally just bring my bike into the kitchen and let them melt and drip all over the linoleum. Then I mop it up.
Snow build up between tire and fender can cause issues depending on clearance and snow consistency. It's worse in really wet, heavy snow. That's also when I have derailleur issues.