The salt and chemicals they put on the roads here quickly destroy bikes. In October I completely rebuilt my winter beater. I had to replace enough components that I seriously considered just replacing the whole bike. Of course the idea of going with a fat bike was intriguing.

Unfortunately by the time I bought it, put studded tires on the thing (I deal with ice more than snow), fenders and a rack I was looking at a hefty bill. Even worse is it would be destroyed within a couple seasons of riding. I opted to just stick with my old mountain bike and keep replacing the rusted out components. Not as fun as a new fat bike though.