Yes, That is a problem. Snow and extremely cold weather. But hey....I will work it out. The reason that I get the deluxe is.....I am not rich....so I put 15k or so miles on the bike and then sell it maintaining my financial investment. If I were to put 50k miles on it...I would lose too much value. I think its easier to sell a deluxe then a standard. Yes, I know its a lot of running around. But it works for me and I tend to keep a newer bike and enjoy it.