Originally Posted by
pirate
So is the first rain, when all the oil and brake fluid and road crap mix together in a disgusting slippery mess.
My front rim is all sorts of nasty from that crap, and because I use a front brake, it acts as a plow, and scrapes it off the rim and leaves it running down my fork...
Aside from the car nastiness and hidden pot holes, I have never had an issue handling my fixed gear in rain...