So rain and cold don't scare me. We'll see how it goes with ice though. On my motorcycle I would only use the part of the lane that cars actually drive on and unless I'm out very early or very late there is really not much of a chance for black ice. On the bicycle though I'd be using the curb or side streets or bike paths - and they all don't get much traffic so that's where black ice could be waiting for me. I guess I'll just have to take it easy, watch my speed, and see how it goes.
Yeah it is the ice that is the scary bit to me. I found that as I came up into Burnaby and NW (from SFU to the river) there was always colder air sitting on the Kingsway ridge, making ice more prevalent. Most bike paths are less used by traffic and tree covered therefore more ice is the norm. I only crossed the ridge so travelling along it may be different.
With that being said I only went down once due to ice; it was late one November on the 90° curve on 6th to Edmonds. I made it through the corner and thought I was in the clear (expecting ice) and then went down. Just keep that concentration on the acceleration is what I learned. I remember my only MC crash was after winter on sand patch while braking and turning. I literally just took the bike out of storage and just push started it and went for a lap around the storage unit and the front brake was much stiffer and touchy then expected. MCs and bikes are the same you go down before you know it, even when you expect it.