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The same goes for driving (well, driving safely at least). You need winter tires, you need an ice scraper, probably a snow shovel and other gear. You probably a
by KozmoNau7 8y ago
The same goes for driving (well, driving safely at least). You need winter tires, you need an ice scraper, probably a snow shovel and other gear. You probably also shouldn't be driving around in a blizzard, either.
Come to Copenhagen or Amsterdam. We bike in all kinds of weather, backed up by great public transport.
- weberc2 8y agoYou definitely don't need winter tires; all-season tires work just fine. And an ice scraper (or even a shovel) isn't a burden for motorists. Also, winters in Copenhagen are probably quite a lot warmer than many places in the U.S. (the lowest average monthly temperature is barely below freezing!). Quite a different story from Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, or Des Moines.
- village-idiot 8y agoYeah, you actually need winter tires. All season tires are garbage.
- weberc2 8y agoI’m guessing you’re not accounting for wear. I can’t tell the difference between my all seasons and winter tires, but the performance gap between summer tires and all seasons (in winter conditions) is enormous.
- village-idiot 8y agoWear matters a ton. Winter tires are usually made of very soft rubber to maintain pliability below freezing. Driving them when it gets warm destroys them quickly.
- weberc2 8y agoI'm not sure if you meant that as a rebuttal or not, but I completely agree. :)
- KozmoNau7 8y agoDepending on the weather, yes you do need winter tires. All-seasons are a compromise, and the only actually good ones wear out really quickly. I've scrapers are not a burden to carry in a car, but they do cost money, and require physical effort to use. You should visit Copenhagen in the winter, and enter a dimension of slush, the freezing/thawing cycles make it extremely unpredictable to ride or drive in. Actual steady freezing temperatures are so much easier to deal with.