I spent over a year biking as my primary transport (commuting, groceries, hauling compost, etc) with -30C days in the winter just to see if I could go without my truck. Proper gear and a bit of forethought makes weather a non-issue. We’re Canadians, get used to the cold again, folks. Get yourwelf some proper Helly Hansen or similar rain gear (WR is rated in mm on good gear), some neoprene over the handlebar gauntlets for cold/gale rain days (got mine for $15 from aliexpress) and get after it.
Big dumps of snow are annoying, but easily handled if the city/town actually invests in proper bike path infrastructure and snow clearing equipment instead of relegating us to the gutters.
Those little sidewalk snowplows/throwers handle bike paths easily and they are plowed here before I wake up to go to work (plow drivers work at night here so the roads and sidewalks are done for the AM).
Most of the complaints against biking in Canada are easily handled with a little planning and forethought. But the complaints are continually pushed by the auto lobby so 🤷♂️ doesn’t really matter if they have a weak basis, most people will just regurgitate it without ever trying for themselves
I spent over a year biking as my primary transport (commuting, groceries, hauling compost, etc) with -30C days in the winter just to see if I could go without my truck. Proper gear and a bit of forethought makes weather a non-issue. We’re Canadians, get used to the cold again, folks. Get yourwelf some proper Helly Hansen or similar rain gear (WR is rated in mm on good gear), some neoprene over the handlebar gauntlets for cold/gale rain days (got mine for $15 from aliexpress) and get after it.
Big dumps of snow are annoying, but easily handled if the city/town actually invests in proper bike path infrastructure and snow clearing equipment instead of relegating us to the gutters.
Those little sidewalk snowplows/throwers handle bike paths easily and they are plowed here before I wake up to go to work (plow drivers work at night here so the roads and sidewalks are done for the AM).
Most of the complaints against biking in Canada are easily handled with a little planning and forethought. But the complaints are continually pushed by the auto lobby so 🤷♂️ doesn’t really matter if they have a weak basis, most people will just regurgitate it without ever trying for themselves