Originally Posted by
chipcom
Here's my observations for Ohio winters (YMMV)
1. Expect snow around Halloween maybe one out of every three years, gone withing days.
2. Expect a mild, fairly dry November at least every one out of three years.
3. Expect a mild, fairly dry December at least every one out of three years.
4. None of the above necessarily sync with each other.
5. January and February pretty much always suck.
My observation is a bit different yet somehow the same.
Broad statement: "There will be more or less exactly
six cold, miserable, crappy weeks of winter every year in Ohio"
Qualifications:
- The weeks may or may not be consecutive, in any combination, wholly or in part.
- The weeks can occur any time from October 1 to April 30
The other 46 weeks are pretty much OK, especially if you don't mind getting wet. And I don't.
Back to the OP's question/bet: add me to the list of people in Ohio who cycle commute year round. 21 miles a day between Piqua and Troy (small towns north of Dayton).
In the past I have driven only the handful of days when it snows more than an inch, but I bought a singlespeed Raleigh One Way with 35c tires and will invest in studded to try and go 100% this winter. Too much snow to ride should mean too much to drive and I'll work from home.
There is NO temperature in Ohio too cold to ride.