Originally Posted by
jrickards
I was wearing long, merino ski socks, fairly lightweight but maybe thicker than my summer weight short merino cycling socks so perhaps I'll loosen my shoes.
It's looking a lot like winter outside right now, more snow falling but it appears that the wind has died. I may not be cycling home if the snow is too deep for comfortable safe control.
Snow is where I draw the line. That's just not fun for me. It's more dangerous, less enjoyable.
Too many suddenly unexpected hazards in the road...like finding out that extra lane that's safer to ride in hasn't been plowed, or being all the way right and suddenly seeing a hunk of snow jutting out in the road meaning you either go left into traffic or stop in the road. Or finding that a sidewalk you normally cross over hasn't been shoveled so you suddenly have to lift the bike and climb over a snow bank to get to your street. Snow and biking just are't a good combo fro me.
But that's in Maryland, where we get 2 serious snow storms a year and everyone freaks the eff out like it's the apocalypse. I'm sure in Canada where you get snow all winter the city services do a much better job of maintaining the area to make all the routes passable for cars and bikes, and the world doesn't lose it's collective mind causing everyone in a Prius to suddenly brave horrendous conditions to get bread and milk at the same time.
So the locality has a lot to do with if snow riding is safe I'm sure. It looks pretty!