I rode my sam through vermont winters. I had this same dilemma, was thinking about finding a winter beater, then figured why ride a bike i don't love in the winter?
I frame-savered the frame, wiped it off after riding, and then gave it a deeper clean every once in a while. i would say it probably made the drivetrain age faster, but the frame and everything else is fine. good luck! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.