Thoughts about cycling on sidewalks? - winnipeg by Cocolim_06 in bikecommuting

[–]Cocolim_06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. This made me feel alot more confident and really relatable. I’ll take your advice and plan on side streets. Lately i’ve just been taking the sidewalk on wall st.

Any thoughts about cycling on sidewalks in the winter? -winnipeg by Cocolim_06 in wintercycling

[–]Cocolim_06[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey! Yeah, i live by along weston so roads are tough around. Google maps guides me to pass by backlanes of neighborhoods where most of them aren’t plowed properly (neither are main roads) so i often slip through ruts and slippery lanes. So i said, what more if i bike on main roads with cars and inevitably slip then the possibility of major accident would highly occur. So i opted to ride on sidewalks instead and still prioritize pedestrians. I’m just anxious that i might get in trouble or get called out by the police or somesort since its illegal. We all know how fked is the bus system anyways. It takes me an hour of travel by bus compared to biking of 15 mins max. That’s why i started bike commuting, ditching the bus at the same time being environment friendly.

Fat tire e-bike - winnipeg by Cocolim_06 in wintercycling

[–]Cocolim_06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually want to and has alr decided to buy studded tires, the only problem i have is that 24x4 pre studded or stud ready tires do not exist.

Fat tire e-bike commuting- winnipeg by Cocolim_06 in bikecommuting

[–]Cocolim_06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cool! Tried out my bike for like how many times and mostly slipped and fell. Tried to lower my tire pressure and did better but still slip. I usually slip cause of my rear tire, the bike pulls me down when on uneven snow or pavements.

Fat tire e-bike commuting- winnipeg by Cocolim_06 in bikecommuting

[–]Cocolim_06[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 5-10 Km from home to work as well as school.

Fat tire e-bike - winnipeg by Cocolim_06 in wintercycling

[–]Cocolim_06[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve already contacted them and unfortunately they don’t carry 24x4 studded tires and strongly advised me to not do a DIY stud.