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Try doing a 5km ride on ice in -15 C, and then report back about making sense.
by user-the-name 5y ago
Try doing a 5km ride on ice in -15 C, and then report back about making sense.
- fulafel 5y agoThat's a routine & enjoyable commute for a lot of people (usually that weather means more packed snow than ice though). Along with doing a lot of recreational outdoor stuff at that weather. You want proper clothing of course.
- shkkmo 5y agoStudded tires and pogies work. My dad commuted regularly to work by bike more than 5km in the winter in Alaska at those temps. Edit: He lives in Fairbanks, where the fat bike originated. He doesn't ride one since he doesn't like the bounce, but people ride them all winter for fun. I think, like many places, the key is having trails to ride on to improve safety.
- user-the-name 5y agoSure, it works. I've done it. You'll wish you were in a car the whole time you're doing it though.
- shkkmo 5y agoHe owns a car and regularly chose to commute by bike during the winter. Now that he is retired, he still bikes during the winter purely for fun, as do many other people. That may not be the choice everyone would make, but my point us that it can make sense and bikes are quite feasible during the winter. Of course, the availability of trails has a huge impact on that choice and it's safety. Sled dogs, snow machines, and now other bike rider make sure that there are lots of trails all over.