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Originally Posted by hulkrogan
Yeah, if you shop around there will be some better online options for those tires, and there are cheaper ones that would work just fine too.
1. Nervous: I was too. Those tires make you pretty invincible except for in "Crud" as per the above post. Nothing will help you there.
2. Pricey: Yup. I figured it was 3 months worth of bus passes for the clothes alone. By buying my winter gear last year (tires included) I rode an extra 7 months of the year compared to before. That's $600 saved last year which easily covered that cost. This year I'm laughing.
I'm also always late, which is why I started winter riding. My bus only comes every 20 minutes, so if I missed it, I was stuck waiting around. Now I leave whenever I'm ready.
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1. Nervous, yeah, maybe that will get better - with those tires though, when do you put them on? Is it like winter tires in Calgary? You've got them and they're great, but most of the time you're driving on dry/hard pavement?
2. Clothes - yeah, that always sucks. If it saves you money and it's a bit of exercise it's win win. Even if you break even clothes/money saved it's still win win.
Late - that's the tough part for me. I have an indoor heated parking spot in my building downtown about 1 minute from my office. So when I'm running late, which I usually am, getting into bike clothes, packing bag, clothes, laptop if I brought home, finding office keys, bike lockup keys, sweating up a storm, showering at work, etc. doesn't seem like an appealing option. It's almost like I'm only going to get on my bike if I'm early and organized in which case I should probably just drive
Sounds ridiculous - but that's how my mornings play out.
Anyway, what I'd also like to be able to do is take the dog out in the winter on my bike still, so I should probably get those tires. That doesn't require being up early and organized. Any sites people would recommend?