Canadian Winter is on it's way.

[BiketoBasics]

Up until now the weather here has been very cooperative. It is going to change before too long. Studded tires are standing by. This year I'll be trying the Continental Top Contact Winter II as an interim tire.

After 17 years of riding in Winnipeg Winters, I don't really want to do it any more. Not having a car for over 20 years I may be faced with buying one. Too bad. They do nothing but take money out of your pocket. It's a balance, trading cost for convenience. Driving the roads have changed now too due to the radical alteration in demographics here. I'd still ride from time to time in the winter if I did buy a motor car, just to stay in some sort of physical riding shape. When Spring finally shows up after a Winter of riding, I seriously want a break. Unfortunately, that break never happens.

If you ride in the harsh cold of a Canadian Winter, salute yourself.

 

[rentedmule]

I rarely commute on my (fat)bike in winter, but I can relate. The depth of cold you folks get on the prairies is impressive and far worse than we get on the east coast. I lived in Edmonton for a while and it was no fun to ride when it was -40C. Good luck with the car!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Easten Ontario here. Once the roads are icy, my bikes are parked. I am nervous enough cycling around traffic in the best of weather, no need to add unpredictable Canadian conditions to the anxiety buffet. Even the autumn give me pause. On one November pavement ride, I slid through a stopsign, and nearly got hit by a car, because of the piles of wet maple leaves on the roadside

 

[pwebb]

(presumably rubber tyres no good in extreme temps, plus WW1 rifle in case of polar bears and things that may bite harder than the frost)

In UK we just have 'white van man' who is generally far more dangerous than any quadrupeds