Originally Posted by WHO
How I wish I could simply go carfree! The winter is too harsh here to even consider biking the whole winter.
In Montreal? I thought winter there was comparable with, say, Chicago, Toronto, Detroit, et. al. There are folks here who ride all winter in such climes. Check out the "Winter Cycling" forum here if you're interested (it's pretty quiescent right now, 'cuz most participants live in the northern hemisphere). 'Course, for now, I'd just concentrate on getting started with bike commuting; you can cross the winter commuting bridge when you come to it.