Originally Posted by
scroca
It sounds like you weren't going very fast when you went down. I say, if you don't feel comfortable, don't do it. The snow can't last forever, right?
But I am puzzled, because I've not fallen in snow, and the only problems I have are when I have to pass across a slanted stretch of my MUP when it has ice and snow. Still, I haven't gone down.
Can you predict where these problem places are? It might be worth while walking short stretches if that will get you through safely.
I'm gonna guess: It's snowed a few times, the city does a poor job of cleaning it up and several layers of partially melted snow (that are now mainly ice) are underneath a fresh layer of snow. It's hard to see when you're about to have the your tire slip off the side of some of that icy stuff because the snow hides it. And the snow probably acts as a nice lubricant to make your studs almost completely useless.
Nasty nasty stuff.
As far as the main roads, any road that people do 45 on will be in far far better shape than that.