Originally Posted by bostontrevor
Speaking of which, I picked up a Pro Max/Open Pro wheel this spring which I love as much as a person may love a material thing. Am I asking for trouble to continue riding it this winter. I'm not worried about the bearings, they're cartridge so they can be trashed as far as I'm concerned. Most of the winter is dry pavement, but then there are the sort of warm days with the briney slush. Am I going to have a lot of hub body or rim damage? Pitting? Do I really need to build up a winter wheel. Tell me I don't.
I ran mine all last winter without any problems (although I eventually had to swap in a new axle because the stupid nuts froze in place - as one's nuts are bound to do during Boston winters). So far so good - rim and hub are happy and ready for more winter riding (my stupid dad was in town all weekend so I couldn't get out for a snowy frolic. grrrrr...).