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Because the rest is cold.

... says the guy who used to bicycle to university in -37C (-45 with wind chill!)

Fun fact: the plastic buckles on knapsacks will shatter like glass in -45 weather. Try biking to school while holding a knapsack in one hand. On snow and ice.

I'm smarter now.

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Biking to school in -35C weather isn't too bad if you're properly dressed and practised at it. The trick is to avoid sweating.

It's when something goes wrong when you realize just how bad an idea biking in -35C weather. Being dressed for exercise in -35C weather means that you're severely underdressed for delicate bike repairs at the side of the road, and you can get dangerously cold very quickly.

- someone else who is also smarter now.

I used to bicycle commute to work in Ottawa year round (I'm not smarter now, but I work from home instead) and as you say, it's totally feasible (fun even!) as long as you dress smartly and ride at a fairly casual pace. If your bike breaks down you're definitely better off walking it somewhere warm to make repairs rather than fixing it on the side of the road!

> The trick is to avoid sweating.

would I would imagine that you might want to avoid any - ice + snow patches as well, don't know if you can get * tires for bikes.

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