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submitted 9 months ago by nix@midwest.social to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 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 1 points 9 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.

[-] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 0 points 9 months ago

You can get studded tires for $80-150 easy

[-] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 1 points 9 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.

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