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11-21-21, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 2bridges1bike

Hi All

I sold my alloy road bike this year to upgrade to a carbon fiber road bike with SRAM axs. Everything on the internet says like salt will immediately corrode and destroy my new bike, but it’s my only bike and I’d like to keep riding it through the winter when it relatively dry out. tThere will likely be a lot of salt on the roads too. Would my bike and drivetrain be ok if I put clip on fenders and washed the bike down after each ride? Anyone else ride your nice bike during the winter?

here in Central NC it doesn’t get that consistently cold, but they salt the roads whenever a hard freeze is forecast. The first salting forces my old car off the road until a few good rains in the spring, but I ride my “good” (only) road bike through winter. Just need to be a bit more assiduous about cleaning, lubing and routine maintenance.

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