[QUOTE=Ronocerous]My Lbs person says that's ok, but I'll need to replace the crank, chain and cogs in the Spring.
Originally Posted by Ronocerous
why exactly? because they got cold? sounds a bit suspicious to me-a drive train should be able to withstand ONE winter commuting-sounds like your LBS person just wants to sell another drive train to me
Maybe LBS owner saw you hadn't maintained your drive train well and assumed you would continue the pattern over the winter. Maybe LBS was just trying to prepare you to buy something new. It all depends on how well you take care of your drive train. If you clean and lube after every wet ride, it will last a lot longer. If you let it go all winter, you'll buy a new one in the spring.
If you've ridden a lot, have your chain checked for stretching. Mine started to skip after about 2K miles (six months), LBS checked it, said it was stretched. A new chain solved the problem.