Originally Posted by
timvan_78
Took the wife/kids to UBC endowment lands (local forests) for some frozen off-road riding on the weekend as darkness set in. Very good grip on the frozen trails, but not on the streets surrounding! (Wife & Thing2 both went down separately on sheets of ice.)
Had the day off yesterday, biked with kids to/from schools. Thing1 thought he was hardcore biking with only one glove. (He forgot the other one at school.) Macho attitude already at age 6 ?

Commuted this AM. The City of Vancouver has done a fantastic job with brine (de-icing) on the main bike routes--Burnaby not so much. This afternoon I am expecting to hit 4,500kms commuting this year, which is less than last year but I hurt myself three times this year.
The deicing is interesting to hear about. I would quit riding by now when I lived in Burnaby for the fear of ice. More the wife's fear of ice, darkness and drivers hitting me.
I have been debating the merits of studded tires to placate my wife.