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If I could justify a belt-drive commuter bike which was mostly weatherproof I certainly would.

• sudobash1 3y ago
  I commuted on my bike in the Portland area for quite some time. The rain-gear kept me dry (except my feet as I lacked anything for my shoes. Always brought a dry pair of socks). And the bike never minded the rain, even though it was often left outside during the day. I wouldn't do that with a really nice bike (more because of the likelihood of theft than rain), but there is nothing wrong with letting your bike get a bit wet.
• piva00 3y ago
  My daily beater here in Stockholm is a fixed gear bike with a common chain, clean the chain and slap some all-weather chain oil on it every 3-6 months and it's good to go. During mid-fall/winters I swap to my wheels with gravel tyres for better traction. There's no need to go for a belt-drive just for weatherproofing sake, a good chain oil is enough to keep your chain going pretty well. I bike around 8-10k km per year on this bike for the past 7-8 years, mostly just doing the basics of maintenance: change brake cables and tubing, change brake pads, clean and oil the chain. The only times I needed to do more than that was after forgetting the bike outside when a snowstorm came, that can fuck you up: tyres cracking, chain rusting quickly, don't recommend it.