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[–] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 child)

It's a pretty hilly commute. Besides the ever present threat of being murdered in traffic (and this is a rural area, so traffic actually is a lesser concern), I have to contend with going up and down half a dozen steep slopes.

On ice in the dark.

I might just wreck my bike and freeze to death.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (1 child)

    studded tyres make biking on ice feel like biking on asphalt, and you can buy very good rechargable LED lamps. I had a teacher who biked ~20km in the winter, through rural areas and during the dark since it becomes night at 17:00.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago*

    I have lights and ride in the dark already.

    But we're talking 11pm, if I get in a bad accident on a dark farm-to-market road I'll just die. No one will see or hear me.

    Also 20km is only 12.4 miles.

    And I outright don't believe riding on a steep icy hill with studs is like riding on asphalt. I'm sure it's doable, I just don't believe it's easy or safe.

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