I’m less likely to sweat profusely in winter
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e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month agoI disagree cycling in winter is nice. Just get some warm clothes and good tyres. A car is also really expensive to own in the city. Why pay for a car and parking when the alternative is almost free and arguably more fun.
__nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Lightor@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Bike in sub zero weather with snow and ice everywhere, that’s far from nice for me.
deltapi@lemmy.world 1 month ago
It was minus seventeen degrees celsius when I got up yesterday. In the time it would take me to bicycle to work on clear paths/roads - assuming no accidents - I would have frostbite on all of my face unless I was also wearing a full-face helmet.
Peck@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You should check out oulu in Finland where kids bike to school in child weather. Not a problem apparently. If that is too far fetched, you should visit Bozeman MT where people biking in the winter quite often.
x4740N@lemm.ee 1 month ago
I’m sorry but your going to need to backup the claim with actual evidence of the average tempreture in Ousa, Finland as well as the average time it takes for kids to get to school there because your claim means nothing because Ousa, Finland could be less cold on average then the person you’re replying too
Humans can be fine in cold weather for a certain amount of time and tempreture but it gets worser the colder it gets
Peck@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Is this s troll message? It has to be, right?
e8d79@discuss.tchncs.de 1 month ago
If a full-face helmet works why not use one? You can also just skip the extremely cold days and use public transport instead. It doesn’t have to be an all or nothing decision.
deltapi@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Because instead of risking bodily injury I can be there in 10 minutes? Public transport in my town is a joke. I have to walk 5 minutes to the nearest bus stop, take it to the central station which is an hour, then another hour bus to work.
GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Could probably rock a balaclava in those temperatures. I bought one in anticipation of winter riding, but the coldest I’ve ridden this year is -11 C and it wasn’t quite necessary yet at that point, but I was debating trying it out.
Climate change is basically killing most of the cold days we have where I live so this is a problem I’m long-term apparently not going to have to deal with. Instead I will have to deal with the way worse type of weather - wet weather.
Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Dude where I live climate change is making it snow less but get extremely cold (-40c/-40F) multiple times a season thanks to the destabilizing polar vortex. It’s really interesting seeing how different places are impacted by climate change
I suppose in the context of biking that makes it more viable though since you can always dress more appropriately for the weather but you can’t out dress 12" of snow in front of your tires
x4740N@lemm.ee 1 month ago
This ignores the fact that some people can’t be out as long as others due to being less physically able or having a health condition that makes them more vulnerable to the cold
Szyler@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Just wrap a scarf around your face and you will not be cold. Proper clothes is all you need to not even be uncomfortable.
Riding in snow is also not an issue if you regularly bike. A good tire and practice and you will not fall.