Time to change locations...
We had a big snow storm roll through around Christmas, then it warmed up melted, then the deep freeze hit and the roads are just ruts of in the ice. I commute, but fell twice two nights in a row, right in front of my house. It gave me pause, as I'm over 50 now, and the wrong fall could end cycling all together, or at least for a long time.
I took to driving my van, but the same ice conditions on the road or a pothole drove the driver's side shock absorber into the engine compartment (the mount was more rusty than I had thought and one good thump), so I am back on the bike, after falling again on the way to work, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANY MORE, not in MN, I'm through with winters like this, I love the snow, but I love biking more.
Any ideas?