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Originally Posted by Kilgore Trout
I was using my bike right up until early December, then started again in early March. The only reason I don't cycle in deep winter is because I can't be bothered getting studded tires or dealing with the extra maintenance required because of all the road salt. In a city with relatively mild and dry winters like Toronto, the only thing stopping people from cycling more often in the winter is the lack of decent all-season infrastructure.
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It's a bit harder with the snow in Montreal for sure. In Toronto salt is still an issue, and as a result I only use my personal bike for similar timeframes. During winter I use bikeshare to get around as the network is now comprehensive enough that I can get pretty much anywhere I need to be. Some of my friends have a separate beater bike for winter but I find the $100 annually for bikeshare more than worth it and will use it occasionally in the summer too. Didn't use it much this winter with the lack of commuting, though... Not sure if Mtls is still shut down for the winter, I recall it used to be.
As an aside I've definitely noticed an uptick in winter cyclists over the past couple years. And cycling overall, of course.
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