Originally Posted by baldilocks

I posted some of this in the winter cycling forum. My apologies if you've read this before. The snow has arrived in northern Indiana, and my daily commute has gotten difficult. My normal bike of choice is a ridge mountain bike. I like the feeling I can ride over or thru anything. On one section of my commute, I go over a bridge on the side walk. The road is too dangerous to travel. The first time I crossed the sidewalk on the bridge, the frozen foot prints caused me to fishtail all the way across the bridge. It was a heck of a workout, but I stayed on the bike. It was like going over tightly placed whoop t do's that were kicking my back tire around. Another time I was able to get between the outside wall and the foot prints. I know the other side of the foot prints has large chunks of cement that are now covered with snow. Yesterday and today, I was unable to do either and ended up walking. I think with a fat bike the bumpiness would have less affect on me. Can anyone speak to those kinds of conditions? If possible I would go with a plus bike, but it seems like most people say they aren't fat enough. I really enjoy riding in the winter, but I hate getting off the bike to walk. Other than that stupid bridge, I'm happy with a ridged mountain bike for winter riding. PS, I do think whatever bike I use, I need studded tires. Thanks in advance for your advice.