I ride my Atlantis all winter long, no problems at all. I might get a touch of surface rust here and there on a steel bolt, or bit of exposed frame where the paint is worn off, but it is so thin it comes off easily. I should apply a new layer of frame-saver this fall though. Don't want a surprise hole appearing from the inside.
I believe that if you have good quality components, they should easily last the winter. I have a Phil rear hub, SONdelux front hub, Phil BB, XT derailleur. All those parts handled the winter no problem. And I've got a real NASTY winter where I'm from (Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winter is six months long, dips down to -40 for a while). I always lock my bike indoors as well, so there are many melt/freeze cycles happening. Giving the bike a good shake before bringing it in (or brushing the snow off with a nylon brush or something similar) is a great idea. The riv's are real tough, don't be afraid to get it a bit cold! <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-K_LC_Pf2olU/Va5za5X_x1I/AAAAAAAALWo/GI9O5a0SHmI/s1600/16369296007_70d38d74b9_k.jpg> On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 10:52:24 AM UTC-5, Surlyprof wrote: > > I had similar difficulties but thought it was the Compass tires (which I > had heard were tough to seat). Didn't think to blame the wheels. Thanks > for the insight and congrats on the new Sam. Looks great. How do the > Knards ride on roads? I've been using Smart Sams and was surprised how > smooth they rode on roads (less so in the turns of course). > > John > > On Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 5:12:09 AM UTC-7, murphyjrfk wrote: >> >> Regarding the synergies- tires are a pain to seat-all of them it seems. >> >> I hope there is a better selection of 650b studded tires this year- I'd >> love a marathon winter in a 42 that would be perfect. I'll probably just >> end up riding it all winter and deal w the salt and drivetrain stuff as it >> happens. Certainly worse problems than that! > > -- 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.
