Originally Posted by Kabir
Hi guys,
I will move to Waterloo, Ontario pretty soon. I am looking for a new bike to use there. Since it will be winter then, should I go for a decent bike or just some crap but fully accessarized from Walmart? I am a little reluctant to abuse a nice bike with salt/sand after reading this forum for a while.
Ya, you are from Ontario. It is difficult for most folks to understand what it is like to winter bike in a REALLY northern city. The salt just eats bicycles.
I think a Wally world bike is fine for winter riding only because they are so cheap as to be dispensible. The down side is that they are mostly steel - most especially the simple spokes that are used on the Wally-World bikes. They won't last too long in the salt slush