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And when there's a lot of snow, a bicycle is "wrong gear". (N.b. I ride in the snow for hundreds of kilometers every winter. I know you can take a fatbike to p
by dancek 7y ago
And when there's a lot of snow, a bicycle is "wrong gear".
(N.b. I ride in the snow for hundreds of kilometers every winter. I know you can take a fatbike to powder snow but that's just too strenuous for most people.)
- adrianN 7y agoMost cities don't get more snow than can be cleared from the roads.
- dancek 7y agoBut clearing snow takes time and equipment and main routes have the priority. For example my commute of about 20km has about 10km that gets cleared early in the morning if humanly possible; maybe 9km that usually gets cleared during the evening; and maybe 1km that may take 3-5 days after a big snowstorm.
- adrianN 7y agoLooks like there are seasonal jobs waiting to be created.
- monknomo 7y agoidk, people seem to commute by bike even in the winter in Anchorage, AK... It isn't like there is a fresh dump of 6" powder every day. Most places, you get a dump of snow, it's sloppy for a day or two, then back to packed down snow and ice. When faced with something like that, I usually just switch to the bus for a day