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Advice on a winter commuter (lemmy.ml)
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I recently landed in a small town that gets a decent amount of snow in the winter, and commute on my bike with thin road tires. I'm thinking I want a fat bike with some nice thick tires to deal with the snow days, but local used options are limited and new bikes are fairly pricey. I have a bit more options in the used departed if I can go with more standard mountain bike. Are regular mountain bikes a viable option for commuting in snow? We had a very weak winter this last year with 7 inches all season but from some locals I've spoken too they said it can get up to 6 or 7 inches a month and only main thoroughfars are plowed, if amount of snow makes a difference in what sort of bike would be most suitable.

Appreciate any advice from those of you who ride in the snow regularly.

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[–] [S] 2 points 1 month ago

Thank you so much for taking the time to write all this up. I lived at the beach most of my life so the only weather I've experienced on a bike is some mild rain, and you've really given me a ton to think about. I never considered the benefits of being directly attached to the movement of the rear wheel in winter but what you say makes a lot of sense.

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