Ok here goes… driving from the NC to CT for Xmas. Thinking of throwing the bike on the back of the car so I can use my trainer over the Xmas vacation. When is it to cold to cart your bike around on the back of your car? Maybe I am just thinking in to much detail - I don’t know. Thoughts?
Might wanna give it a windbreaker to cut down on the windchill 
I would be worried about road salt and crap getting kicked up onto it.
I don’t think the cold, per say would have much impact. However, if the roads are snowy or itis snowing raining heavily, or there is a huge amount of salt on the road, then that would not be such a good thing for the bike - particularly on a rear mount rack. Dry roads and cold would be OK but couple that with the other messy stuff and it would not be that good for the bike.
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Ok here goes… driving from the NC to CT for Xmas. Thinking of throwing the bike on the back of the car so I can use my trainer over the Xmas vacation. When is it to cold to cart your bike around on the back of your car? Maybe I am just thinking in to much detail - I don’t know. Thoughts?
Or, maybe, you aren’t thinking about it enough. Is there a temperature below which you wouldn’t ride your bike due to concerns about the bike?
I don’t think there’s a single thing just the cold will do to your bike.
road salt is a good point though - even that, a quick hose off solves all.
road salt is a good point though - even that, a quick hose off solves all.
Oh, I wouldn’t say that!
Is there a temperature below which you wouldn’t ride your bike due to concerns about the bike?
Maybe 20°F.
http://icebike.com/Equipment/freehub.htm
I’ve ridden at ~15°F before without any problems.
take the wheels off and get it inside…I would not hang my bike out in the elements…