Out of curiosity, is Bikechain actually part of U of T? Students pay in to it? If so, that is really cool and I wish they had had something like that when I was there. Cycling is a big part of student life and any help or training the university can provide in regards to safety or mechanics is great.
And yeah, the transit system sucks but man, I was really tempted to get off the bike and jump on a streetcar today, I haven't felt it this cold since forever. But the streets were really quiet for me, are all the cagers staying home because of the killer-ice from the Tower? The Gardiner has never been closed for this sort of thing before either, what a weird winter.