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It has been snowing quite a bit yesterday (5cm is quite a bit here) and I spent an hour driving trough the back paths (non-plowed or salted) so I could drift with my bike. Great fun. Roads are like this.
Now my bike looks like this
Other than that I biked to university and the city and back, a total of about 15 km. I guess half of it on pure white roads. Do you ever bike in snow, either out of necessity or for fun? Tijmen P.S. My bike is my only way of transportation, I don't own a car. Or I could take PT but that's quite overcrowded in this weather, and takes longer than walking.
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Yeah, I've been winter cycling regularly for about 10 years. Mostly commuting and transportation. I also don't drive, but I take public transit fairly often too. Actually, this year I've been a lazy-ass and haven't been cycling to work very much. Here are some photos from last winter's ice bike races here in Toronto. I didn't participate, but took lots of photos. A few years ago I did the "rubber race" (with no studded tires) and had a blast. 1.
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Nice post, thanks. I love snow biking. I find its very similar to sand biking, in that you have to lean back a lot and keep the front tire from drifting and washing out.I also ride a mountain bike (mostly) to do this in the sierras so the snow can be really deep. If the snow is packed on the trail and you have a decent grade though... woo-hoo!
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