Love this website, the layout is great and the explanations are simple and straight-forward.

  • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
    11·
    11 months ago

    Around here, winter routinely hits -20C, and we can have heavy snow at short notice. Riding in weather like that means (a) studded tires (and extra $400), winter riding gear, and likely a place to shower at work. Also, the skill to ride on snow, which is non-trivial. Winterizing your bike is another story.

    -30C (and colder!) is pretty much out.

    • pc486@reddthat.com
      21·
      11 months ago

      -20 isn’t so bad. Neither is the winter gear, assuming you go outside at all during winter, as it’s the same gear as going out for a walk.

      Studded tires are nice, but also not necessary if there’s proper bike infrastructure. Plowing bike lanes goes a long way.

      • Swordgeek@lemmy.ca
        1·
        11 months ago

        The absolute cheapest trustworthy tires we could find here were from Amazon, at $140 per tire (cdn.). Most started at $200 and went up.