Snow is fine, I use studded tires. With that said, winter cycling is its own beast, and in my endless bike advocacy, I never push it on people. Instead, my mess

Snow is fine, I use studded tires. With that said, winter cycling is its own beast, and in my endless bike advocacy, I never push it on people. Instead, my message is: Give cycling a try when the weather is nice, then you can decide how many months you really want to keep riding. In my world (upper midwest city), "winter" is defined by when the salt trucks come out, because wet salt is murder on bikes. In addition to studded tires, I have an entire dedicated winter bike, to keep the salt off my nice bikes. Winter ends when the first heavy spring rain washes the salt away.