Canadian Winter? You're in Toronto. Suck it up, princess. The army will take care of any snow for you. :P
Ah, I see you're one of those not from Toronto that loves to hate people from Toronto. Good for you.
I still stand by my 'I'm not going to bike to work if there is snow and ice on the roads.' I didn't come here to be the
most mustachian, I'm here to improve and become more mustachian than I was.
Toronto is one of the southern most points in Canada - I get that relative to 80% of the rest of the country, we have milder winters. But the temperature isn't the only variable I'm taking into consideration here.
Check out this funny skit - you've probably seen it before haha
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I biked in Toronto all last winter, including in pretty much all of the big snowstorms. They keep the roads pretty well salted and cleared all winter long, so unless it has snowed within the past few hours you're usually going to be on bare roadway anyway. The key is just to slow down early, and take corners cautiously. I lowered my seat a bit too, as I found that it helps to be able to drop a foot in case the bike starts to slip out from under you.
You will go faster on a bike than a car in Toronto when it's snowing heavily!