Will Brooks grips withstand SEVERE WINTER Daily Riding Conditions in Chicago, IL, USA?

On Feb 15, 8:37 pm, "Jay" wrote:
OK, my RBT Masters, at long last,...I am poised to pull the Electra
Amsterdam Royal8 trigger on this coming Monday, through Rapid Transit
Cycleshop, unless I hear any strong RBT objections.

Rapid Transit sells Ritchey True Grips, a much more durable and
comfortable option.

On Feb 16, 4:17*am, Tom Sherman
wrote:
Jay Bollyn, Chicagoland Cycle Commuter, wrote: [...]
Andre, it is more than a 'bit of wet'. Chicago winter bike commutes are
quite nasty, just ask Tom! Tom and I share the same latitude! And wave
length![...]

Well, I used to live in Chicagoland near Fermilab, but moved farther
north by just over a full degree of latitude.

When it snows in Chicagoland, the put salt (calcium chloride and sodium
chloride mix) on the roads. LOTS of salt. The temperatures are generally
in the range where the salt and snow forms a semi-solid slush. This
slush coats everything, and gets sprayed onto cyclists by passing cars.

There are three main approaches to using a bicycle in these conditions.

1 - Spend a LOT of time cleaning and lubricating the bicycle.
2 - Use as corrosion resistant materials as possible, slather the
bicycle in Cosmoline or petroleum jelly, and clean it in the spring.
3 - Do neither, and replace the rusty ruined items when they fail.

--
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
The weather is here, wish you were beautiful

Thanks for reminding me. I used to visit Chicago twelve times a year
for a day on an inspection of our office there and couldn't wait to
get out of the place again. Salted roads and slush are not unknown in
Europe either.

I'll just buy a pair of Brooks grips and see how they go in the green
and beloved isle, which is so damp that if you throw your worn
underpants into the corner of an evening, in the morning you can pick
enough mushrooms for breakfast. And I'll find out the full story on a
Brooks saddle in the spring when I shall run into several guys I meet
on the roads who have Brooks saddles on their bikes.

Andre Jute
Multitasker