Do you love your bike, but leave it home on wintry, icy days?
With Winter Bike to Work Day coming up Friday, veteran cyclists have some tips to reunite you with your two wheels even when the roads and the bike paths look dicey.
Jack Todd, spokesperson for Bicycle Colorado, said the bottom line is to take it slow, give yourself extra time and be particularly careful at intersections where motorists may not be able to stop.
“What I see more than anything this time of year and with the weather like we've had the past couple of weeks, is people (in their cars) are going later and later through that yellow light because they don't want to slam on the brakes,” Todd said. “Going slowly is super important this time of year because that reduces crash severity if anything does happen.”
Winter biking is worth the extra effort, Todd said.
“You’ll learn something the first time you do it about the way your bike handles in deep snow, thinner snow, that kind of thing,” he said. “It's peaceful, it's beautiful, especially on these snowy days. I just couldn't think of commuting any other way.”
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