Originally Posted by
Sixty Fiver
We received 10 - 20 inches of snow (depending on location) and there was a 300 car pile up on the highway... I guess that when the news stations said "Only travel if you have to" most people took this seriously, so although not every little piggy stayed home, there were hardly any cars on roads that would have otherwise been quite busy.
I had friends who were also out riding and where they found they had to walk their bikes, I just kept riding... which made me a pretty happy camper and the Pug does turn riding in these conditions a fairly enjoyable experience even though you can't relate.... but then you live in Iowa and I live in Alberta.
If the public was advised "Only travel if you have to" what/where were you commuting to that was open? Since this is the commute forum I consider that a relevant question.
I can relate to having a specialized bike good for specialized joy riding, but not a commuter bike that has a sole advantage of being roadworthy when everything worth going to is closed, and is otherwise inferior to almost any other bike on the market.