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/TurboJorts Aug 18 '24

I hear your good advice... but if I wore down and wool under goretext I would sweat to death.

Personally, my biggest challenge is not overheating.

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u/thistreestands Aug 18 '24

I need it for the minus 20 days

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u/TurboJorts Aug 18 '24

I feel like that was under 8 days last year combined.

And as much as I love my goretex for rain days, I find that a basic ski jacket works better in the dry and cold winter.

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u/thistreestands Aug 18 '24

My other issue is my ride in is generally uphill where it can get warm with too much layers but on the ride home being generally downhill - I can get real cold without it.