srestrepo

I've been mulling over how to best prepare myself for the wintertime.

my first concerns are to protect my derailleur from accumulating huge chunks of ice on it, and then secondly, to protect the cassette from also becoming ice logged.

i have fenders and will be adding a mud flap to the front wheel that extends pretty close to the ground to help mitigate snow/ice accumulation but i have to wonder, has anyone ever made something to protect their rear derailleur and/or cassette?

i know they have those crappy aluminum of pot metal things that vaguely resemble a u-shape on BSO's

but maybe something that articulates with the body of the derailleur that prevents the pivot points from gumming up?

or do should i just spray it with some kind of oil or something so that water and ice aren't so prone to stick?

what is anyone's thoughts?