Originally Posted by Kapusta

My bike did not "die" from riding a winter of salted roads, but it really did a number on my drivetrain and brakes. This is with full coverage fenders. I did more maintenance to my bike that spring than I usually do in several years.

For many people, rising the bike off is not practical, as when it is below freezing out you will need:
a) either a place indoors to rinse it, or store a hose inside (where it will not freeze) that you then take out each time you rinse off the bike
and
b) somewhere above freezing that will allow the bike to dry off and not freeze the water.

I'll still ride on salty roads if I need to commute (rare the past few years, as I work from home now) but I am only taking my old commuter bike with pretty low end parts. No way I am riding any of my nicer bikes.

That has been my experience, anyway.