[cameronh90]

I cycle around London no matter the weather. During the "beast from the East" a few years ago, I found the biggest problem was that any snow sitting on top of our painted white lines seemed to harden. This would mean I'd hit them like they're a kerb and fall off my bike.

Grip issues aside, cycling in the snow isn't too bad provided you have decent gloves.

[whimsicalism]

Yeah, also when raining - I generally just try to avoid painted lines to bike on.

It's even worse here in SF with our metal thingies in the road.

[wolverine876]

How do you avoid skidding into traffic (or into something else)?

[mumblemumble]

You can get winter tires for bikes. We use studded ones on our cargo bike, and I think that those tires might actually give it more stopping power on ice than regular tires give it on dry pavement.

For my regular old townie, I don't bother. I just pay attention to conditions and slow down when I need to slow down. Ice can be a bit tricky to deal with at low speeds, but one nice trick about bikes is that you can very quickly convert yourself from a bipod to a tripod.

If the weather's really bad and the roads aren't clear, it's a good day to just stay home. IMO cars should be doing the same thing, though. I think that our culture has perhaps become so workaholic that it even overrules common sense.

[wolverine876]

Thanks. Is there a particular kind of stud or tire? Also, is it both wheels? For obvious reasons, it would be much more convenient if it was only the front wheel.