Originally Posted by
KGood
Hello fellow commuters, currently I ride my Trek FX 7.2 (new this year) as my primary transportation to school in Ohio. I've heard winter riding is bad for bikes so I was thinking of buying a Trek Mountain LX 7000 for $130 instead of risking damage to my FX. What do you think? Is it worth buying a winter bike? Should I ride my FX until it wears out and worry about damages later?
If I do ride my FX through the winter what kind of preventative maintenance can I do?
I often suggest that people who depend on their bicycle for daily transportation have a back up bicycle and in place where you have a lot of variability in weather a designated bad weather / winter bike can serve in a couple of roles.
If you have to deal with freezing temperatures and ice studded tyres will make sense as will fenders, these will keep you and the bike drier and cleaner which reduces the need to cleaning and reduces wear on components.
More info in my sig.