Originally Posted by
gerv
The winter might be difficult, but you can make it easier if you develop a backup plan. If the streets are too snowy (or there's a -35F wind chill) I can always take the bus. This works out pretty well. I really look forward to getting in on bicycle, but the bus is a nice rest too.
The first winter it might seems a little daunting, but it does get easier.
It's just a matter of habit, though. You get used to a routine of traveling by bike and eventually it seems to be the most natural, reasonable way to go.
Yep. Go slow and gradual. The way I got into winter cycling is one fall I told myself that I'd just keep going on the bike as long as I could. The weather gradually got colder and snowier, and I gradually adjusted to it. By Christmas, I was still alive
and I was thinking, "I made it this far, I might as well keep going."
Personally, I don't like the bus as a backup plan in winter because it's usually running late when the weather's really bad and you need it the most. I prefer to walk if there's a few inches of fresh snow falling when I have to go out.