On: The True Cost of Commuting

[herge]

What did you do to protect your bike against the water and salt in the winter?

[mseebach → herge]

I've never done anything in particular to my bike in Denmark, except to keep it indoors at night. Haven't had any problems.

[stephenbez → herge]

I bike to work through the winter in Chicago. I don't do anything special except have indoor storage and lube the chain each week.

I just plan for the bike to be ruined and ride a crappy bike that I replace every so often.

[Pyrodogg → stephenbez]

Yep, just keep vigilant on the routine maintenance and at least store it indoors so it's only outside while you're riding it.

The scrappy-looking dependable workhorse also has a side benefit of you not having to worry as much about it being stolen vs. something that still shines.