I bike year round and yes it does, but you need to wear the right stuff which includes a water/windproof outer layer (otherwise, the wind pushes the cold right through your barriers, just like it would on a mountain).
It makes getting ready more of a hassle, riding more of a hassle, and you’ll want your outer layer to be vented with stuff like pit zips as well so you can dump off the extra heat you will inevitably build up pedaling. If you overheat and build up sweat inside, then stop, you’ll start to freeze especially if your layers don’t wick away and evaporate your sweat fast enough.
I like having my outer layer made out of a waterproof breathable material like eVent or Goretex, but they’re pricey. It’s not as nice as commuting in warmer weather, but it isn’t impossible.
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It’d be great here but I fear it won’t get much traction 'cause it’s usually well below 0 by late October. People here don’t like cold :(
Skill issue.
If Yellowknife can figure it out, so can your Southern city.
Yellowknife is actually just 1 degree colder in the winter than where I live. There are colder cities in the arctic, though…
But yes, people need to toughen up.
Dress warm?
Ironically, that’s not helpful with biking, I bike year round and keep warm. Works okay for walking and such, though.
I bike year round and yes it does, but you need to wear the right stuff which includes a water/windproof outer layer (otherwise, the wind pushes the cold right through your barriers, just like it would on a mountain).
It makes getting ready more of a hassle, riding more of a hassle, and you’ll want your outer layer to be vented with stuff like pit zips as well so you can dump off the extra heat you will inevitably build up pedaling. If you overheat and build up sweat inside, then stop, you’ll start to freeze especially if your layers don’t wick away and evaporate your sweat fast enough.
I like having my outer layer made out of a waterproof breathable material like eVent or Goretex, but they’re pricey. It’s not as nice as commuting in warmer weather, but it isn’t impossible.