Originally Posted by
prxmid
There's no way I'd bike in that weather, I can't believe it's remotely safe.
You guys seem to do it, but I just don't see the attraction. It can't be fun, it has to be dangerous (biking on ice),
Is it the principle? I don't get it
Throw on the studs and you'd find that it's quite safe. I ride my bike to work every day, all year. I use studs when there's a realistic chance of frozen stuff. And believe it or not, freezing rain is the easiest surface to ride on when you have studs. Surface is completely smooth and the studs give great grip.
Riding in snow/ice can also be fun as hell.
The question of safety in traffic is an entirely separate one. My commute is almost exclusively MUP, so it's not an issue for me. I might rethink it if I were especially near heavy traffic on poorly treated roads.