I've commuted by bike for five or six years, and the main thing that seems to boggle people is that I ride through the Michigan winter. It's a lot easier to han

I've commuted by bike for five or six years, and the main thing that seems to boggle people is that I ride through the Michigan winter. It's a lot easier to handle a fixed-gear mountain bike on ice than a car, though - if the rear tire starts to lose traction, the pedals jump due to the decrease in rolling resistance, and my legs reflexively stabilize them. Fifteen miles with snow is probably pushing it, though - I've only done up to six in the winter.