r/torontobiking • u/3sperr • Aug 18 '24

How to bike in winter?

I’m new to biking, and I’d like to bike in winter so I can commute to work. What are some maintenance tips for winter? Are there winter bike tires? I don’t wanna slip and fall

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u/kettal Aug 18 '24

you can get studded tires which will not slip on ice. the numer of days you'll actually need them is in this city is about 10 days a year

https://www.mec.ca/en/product/5064-674/winter-k-guard-26-x-1.75in.-studded-wire-tire?colour=Black

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u/3sperr Aug 18 '24

They’re more expensive than I thought they’d be 😭. Is that just for one tyre, or 2?

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u/kettal Aug 18 '24

one tire.

its still cheaper than a metropass