Shifter

2025-01-22 14:27:55

A bike ride to overcome the barriers to winter cycling

I get it. Getting starting riding your bike in winter can be intimidating. So I went on a typical ride in the city with a goal of encountering the most common obstacles of winter cycling and then overcoming them to reach my destination.

0:00 Introduction
0:27 Cold body
2:10 Cold hands
2:57 Cold head
4:21 Ice
5:55 Slippery hills
6:30 Deep snow
7:12 Cold neck
7:58 Cars
10:02 Route selection
10:38 Cold feet
11:30 Cold face and eyes
12:57 Maintaining your bike
14:05 Distance and sweat
15:11 Slush and snirt
16:33 Darkness
17:02 Fuel
17:37 Arrival at the destination

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