Bike Maintenance in Winter Conditions

We are regularly asked about keeping your bike maintained during the winter months and minimizing the impact of the elements. Certainly if you want the frame and parts on your new fat bike to function for years there is a bit more attention and maintenance that should be considered than in Spring and Summer. Winter snow will do no additional harm to your ride than water in the summer but it is the salt and sand from roadway work that it carries with it that can. For this reason if you can avoid salty road travel and stick to the snow bike trails your job of keeping things clean will be a whole lot easier.