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Fat (pedal) bikes with big enough tires can ride on most winter terrain. And the warm clothing is not much an issue when you're pedaling hard and not moving ver
by rhinoceraptor 8y ago
Fat (pedal) bikes with big enough tires can ride on most winter terrain. And the warm clothing is not much an issue when you're pedaling hard and not moving very fast, since snow can be tough to plow through. Most of the time you need to focus on keeping your hands warm, preventing sweating, and staying dry from slush.
I bought a 29+ bike for winter riding, with my 3" tubeless tires inflated to 5-10 PSI, I have a ton of grip. I've pedaled up hills with ease, passing cars are spinning their tires. Granted, I have much better bike control than most people (if I do say so myself), but with a fat bike, riding in the winter is actually doable.
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- s0rce 8y agoThat is more effort and complexity than 99.9% of winter commuters will ever put into getting to work when they can drive or take transit. Not to say that it isn't fun/exciting but with bike lanes unplowed or worse plowed with extra snow from the car lanes and drivers who have no idea how to drive in snow it doesn't seem fun.
- rhinoceraptor 8y agoOh yeah, I definitely don’t think most people could or would want to do this. Also, I pretty much never ride in the road when there’s more than a dusting or ice on the ground. I can’t take the risk of falling and having a car not be able to stop in time.