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For me the biggest part was having a place to change. I commuted rain/snow/shine for almost 2 years straight in Chicago, but I was only able to make it happen b
by briancurtin 15y ago
For me the biggest part was having a place to change. I commuted rain/snow/shine for almost 2 years straight in Chicago, but I was only able to make it happen because I had a gym membership in the building. Some places around here are (supposedly, so I hear) getting better about having more of a locker room style bathroom to allow for people who ride to work and not be a sweaty mess when they get there.
- Periodic 15y agoFor about four years I did bicycle commuting year-round, rain or shine (no snow here). It was only possible because I had an indoor place to store my bike, a place to hang my clothes to dry, a place to change and wash up a bit, and space at work to store things like dry shoes and indoor jackets. This allowed me to just accept the weather and completely change between biking at work. Now, I don't have that luxury. I don't have a good place to store things, I don't have a good changing/cleaning area. I'm dreading the rain.
- herge 15y agoWhat did you do to protect your bike against the water and salt in the winter?
- mseebach 15y agoI've never done anything in particular to my bike in Denmark, except to keep it indoors at night. Haven't had any problems.
- stephenbez 15y agoI bike to work through the winter in Chicago. I don't do anything special except have indoor storage and lube the chain each week. I just plan for the bike to be ruined and ride a crappy bike that I replace every so often.
- Pyrodogg 15y agoYep, just keep vigilant on the routine maintenance and at least store it indoors so it's only outside while you're riding it. The scrappy-looking dependable workhorse also has a side benefit of you not having to worry as much about it being stolen vs. something that still shines.