Like Veronica, I use my skinny tires in the primarily dry time of year. Once the weather switches to (yuck!) cold and wet, I usually ride one of my touring bikes which has slightly heavier tires.

As for cleaning the bike, that depends on how wet it is and how awful my bike looks when I get home. On days when it isn't too bad I usually wait until the bike dries and brush off the dirt. On bad days my bike gets a bath - and a re-lube - before I get my own shower.

Of course part of my bad weather riding is in the winter when there is both salt and sand on the roads here - and if I'm riding on that kind of stuff my bike always gets cleaned as soon as I get home.

--- Denise