Originally Posted by DrPete
I've been lumbering my fat azz along on my CF poseur bike all winter, through rain, sleet, freezing rain, a little snow, and sub-freezing temperatures. I've already raced 8 times this season.
Wow. In case I didn't feel silly about getting into that argument in your other thread, I sure as hell do now.
Yeah, I don't like to ride my road bike through the snow/wet/ salty winter conditions. To many gears and moving parts to muck up with the mud and sand and salt. I actually road it for about two months during November and December - after having destroying my fixed gear frame trying to get out a stuck seat post, and in those two months of riding I managed to get the drivetrain and other parts thoroughly mucked up. From now on I'm just taking the road bike out it dry/good conditions.
Originally Posted by DrPete
Does lugged steel freeze below 50 degrees or something?
No, steel 'freezes' at approx 2500 degrees Fahrenheit. My brifters however do not seem to work well when the temp gets below or around ~ 10-20 degrees F.