Is it any wonder our drivetrains suffer in a wet Scottish winter

The weather this year in Scotland has been more wet than anything else, with little snow so far but plenty of mud which any mountain bike struggles to cope with.

This photo was taken this afternoon when I was out in the Pentland Hills and was typical of much of the ride.

This is the result of the assault on my freehub by rainwater and mud, the freehub just slowly gave up the ghost and had to be replaced. On a brighter note at least I got over 5k out of it which when you think of the conditions it’s been exposed to is pretty good!