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And the most difficult, practically impossible weather to cycle in, is winter rain. 0-5 degrees celcius and rain, good luck riding your bike. You literally can'
by jseban 5y ago
And the most difficult, practically impossible weather to cycle in, is winter rain. 0-5 degrees celcius and rain, good luck riding your bike. You literally can't dress for it, it's better to even walk because then you can use an umbrella. You have to cover your whole body in specialised clothing that's both warm insulating, and fully waterproof. Your feet, your hands, and even then, your head, your face...
- input_sh 5y agoI've driven bikes on -5 while snowing no problem. I've also not driven a bike when the temperature increased to positives because the bike lanes weren't cleared of the snow that fell on previous days. Then again, raincoats are far more convenient to me than an umbrella, I prefer them when walking as well. That may make me an exception instead of a rule. As for my hands and face, can't say I care if they get wet, but my opinion on that would probably change if I was wearing makeup.
- jseban 5y agoIf it's light snow, it doesn't matter because it's dry, so you only have to dress warm, not warm and waterproof. You do care if your hands get wet when it's +2 degrees, because you will freeze and get sick. What I'm talking about is cold rain, not dry snow. And if the snow gets heavier, you won't see, you have to wear ski goggles. Literally
- sveme 5y agoThat‘s winter in Munich; plenty of people, me included, don‘t mind.
- jseban 5y agoIt doesn't matter if you and "plenty of people" don't mind, the important part is that the majority of people do mind, and will not cycle in cold winter rain.
- pvaldes 5y agoChildren are much more fragile than adults to cold and hot. It does not matter if a fit adult can do it, you need to adapt it to the weakest link.
- Tarsul 5y agoit's pretty typical in Germany that kids of all (school) ages bike to and from school, basically every day of the year. I did.
- jseban 5y agoWhy, it's much better for the kids to just take the bus, it's more practical and easier, and they don't have the risk of sitting cold and wet in school, what's the point of stubbornly cycling in shitty weather
- pvaldes 5y agoI'm more concerned by heatstrokes in this case.
- jseban 5y agoI also had to cycle my whole childhood to school, and I don't see the point at all, it just felt like some kind of unnecessary punishment and some creepy amish like way of being against technology
- Steltek 5y agoI bike with my kids in -12C. You dress like they're going sledding or skiing. It's fine. If you live in a cold climate, you just have that stuff anyway.