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Normand C. :postmarketos:

One of my last (if not last) rides of 2021

I fully equipped my hybrid/urban bike for winter. Studded 700c x 38 winter tires, partial mud guards. The rear one for a MTB didn't fit, so I made a makeshift one from cardboard. 😄 When my local shop opens back, I'll get a proper one.

I tested my bike commute, 19km (12mi) round trip at -6°C (21°F), it went well. The bike paths have been plowed, a packed snow trail allows me to cross safely between two boulevards.

A bicycle shown indoors, close up of the rear showing a makeshift mud guard made of white cardboard, attached to a pannier rack with zip ties.
The front wheel of a bicycle kept indoors, the tire has steel carbide studs, a small black plastic mud guard covers the wheel.
A packed snow trail with trees on each side, on the bottom of the picture and in the foreground, we see part of a bicycle's handlebar and it's front wheel.
An asphalt bicycle lane separated from the main road seen left, the bicycle lane has been cleared of snow.
Normand C. :postmarketos:

This is a bridge along the path that crosses a park between two boulevards, the path is about 1 km long. It ends up at a street light, going straight to the other side is a low trafic residential street. After a couple of other streets, there's a bicycle lane that goes up to about 1 km from my work place. Apart from this last section on an industrial avenue, the commute is quite safe.

A wide bridge for pedestrians and cyclists, covered with packed snow. A bicycle rests on the guard rail. Trees which lost their foliage are seen in the background.
A closer view of the bicycle on the side of the bridge. A small river below is unseen, covered in snow.
#cycling#WinterInCanada
Dec 30, 2021, 05:04 AM·Public·Fedilab
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Normand C. :postmarketos:

I'll probably go back to remote work starting January 3rd, but maybe I'll have the opportunity to try this commute for real before the end of winter.

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