I just love the bike and I'd hate to get it all gummed up with grime and slush and stuff - rain and mud I'm OK with but that horrible salt and Calcium chloride they put on our country roads could make short work of killing my new ride!
Yeah, that's the stuff that that I subject crappy old bikes to.
If I spent 20$ on a bike then I'm not out much when the chain, derailleurs, and freewheel get rusty.