New bike question

[benb]

Originally Posted by mhespenheide

Thanks for that. All of that makes a lot of sense. I have ridden through seven winters in rainy Seattle in the past, but those conditions were just wet, not wet+grit or wet+salt. I've been through one winter in north-central MA, but mostly I switched to running or indoor workouts over the winter. So you've got a lot more experience in riding in bad conditions.

(I did pick up my Avid Ultimates for $80 for the pair secondhand, but I'm glad I haven't had to go through all of the maintenance and upkeep you did.)

I mean to a certain extent the end result is "Why was I doing that?"

It's kind of miserable riding behavior. If you sign up for something early in the season you might be forced to do it here. The other option is endless time on the trainer, which is not something I was ever great at tolerating.

If you can actually just say "I'm not going to ride in the bad weather" you can kind of wave off disc breaks.

The way climate change is going we've had a very california-like fall so far.