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Originally Posted by esquire
Whether or not you or Jeff Browaty think it's extreme, the point is that it's happening out there so there's no point in being in denial about it.
I'm sure that back before the days of routine snowplowing of roads, driving motor vehicles in the winter was regarded as extreme too, but we got used to the idea of doing that in the winter. It's the same thing with cycling.
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Not too mention that bike technology is getting better.
Softer compound tires. Studded tires. Light/tougher component and frame construction. Lighter and warmer clothing. I could go on.
Back in the day cars ran on bias ply tires, had poor fuel and air delivery making them unreliable on cold days and the interior heating/defrost systems were poor and in Winnipeg often required frost shields. There was no traction control, no AWD and no ABS. Driving in the winter was extreme for motorists back then compared to now.
The only thing "extreme" about cycling in the winter in Winnipeg is having to deal with the ignorant motorists.