Originally Posted by
mihlbach
Only two of my bikes are roadbikes. Ones really nice and the other a beater. At any rate, bikes are tools, not trophies. I'd rather ride my best bike as often as possible. To say that all the roads are trashed after the first snow is an exaggeration.
Incorrect. Maybe in your hoighty-toighty neck of the woods the salt doesn't stick around until well into spring, but around here it does.
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