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it might not be inviting, but it's FINE. Biking in negative temperatures with snow is easier than heavy rain (heavy rain is the worst case). The ONLY barrier to
by quadrangle 5y ago
it might not be inviting, but it's FINE. Biking in negative temperatures with snow is easier than heavy rain (heavy rain is the worst case). The ONLY barrier to biking in snow is whether priority is given to support the infrastructure to make it safe.
Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU
Answer: because Finnish people have dedicated bike paths that aren't next to traffic and are cleared and maintained by the city, even in snowy weather. And in that case even elderly people still bike. It's not some extreme thing.
- deanclatworthy 5y ago“Cleared” is a bit of a red herring. In reality this means ploughed. You’re still riding on compacted snow with puncture-wielding stones on top. In the capital they do “clear” some major bike lanes but it’s rather limited.
- quadrangle 5y agoSure, but specifically the video highlights a town that does it the best, and it might be biased but the claim is very strong that it really is used widely and quite nice. To put it the other way, driving in the most heavy snowy weather isn't ideal either.
- pjmlp 5y agoI have done it multiple times in Switzerland during two years, and it is "fine" when no other alternative exist. Definitely wouldn't force myself cycling with -10 degrees nowadays, when given the option.