Originally Posted by Tiagra77

Hello everyone. I hope everybody is doing fine. This winter will be the third winter that I use a bike all winter long for my transport. I live in the suburb of Montreal so a lot of snow is falling but there is a good clearing. However, the snow plow leaves a lot of sand and salt and destroys my bike. For that reason, I buy a really cheap and really used/rusty MTB for like 50$ in classified ads. Unfortunatly, these cheap bikes do not last long, especially the brakes stuck. I am afraid the bike I bought last year will not stand another winter long, eventough I made a good tune up now and few times during last winter. I live in an appartment and I don't have any garage, the bike is on a balcony not really protected from snow.

So my questions are, should I buy a fatbike ? I know it will be more confortable but how about the durability ? I have a strict budget of around 100$/year. Will a 1000$ fatbike last 10 years in these conditions ? Which one do you suggest me if so ? Or should I just buy a used ~80$ mountain bike almost every year like I did ?

Thanks in advance.