I'm maybe outing myself with my comment as that's exactly what I do - good bikes in the shed until the grit is a distant memory. Seeing some of the full guard and disc builds here (particularly @PhilDAS), I'd definitely go down that route if I was starting afresh as it's one bike to do it all. But as it is I have a mish-mash of rim brake skinny-tyre bikes that no-one else would buy so I'll ride them till they break! Apart from the summer ones...
I'm maybe outing myself with my comment as that's exactly what I do - good bikes in the shed until the grit is a distant memory. Seeing some of the full guard and disc builds here (particularly @PhilDAS), I'd definitely go down that route if I was starting afresh as it's one bike to do it all. But as it is I have a mish-mash of rim brake skinny-tyre bikes that no-one else would buy so I'll ride them till they break! Apart from the summer ones...