Extreme cycle commuting!

[Pat "5mph"]

I'm not in Canada or Scandinavia, it's only a few inches of snow!
Still, there will not be any public transport from my area tomorrow, or it will be very limited.
Scotland Police put an alert on social media .... panic! Don't travel if the journey is not essential!
Well, I work weekends and I've got to go to work. I don't have a car, if taxis manage the roads they will charge a fortune.
So, when the weather is going to be like this:

I prepped the snow bike with spiked tyres!
The poor thing was a bit rusty, did not use it for a couple of years, gave it a good clean, fixed a flat, panniers, plenty of new lights.
Of the 5 gears only 3 work, but just 2 are plenty for the commute!
I have cycled in deep snow on those tyres before, they are great.
Lots of rust:

On the stand, let's get this done

Clean, lubed, ready to go, bar unexpected mechanicals

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Panicky nonsense, there was a "don't travel, you'll die" warning today for almost the entire route home for me tonight, issued for between 3pm and 10pm. I left work at 5pm and got home at 7.30pm, the same time as it takes me every Friday when I return home.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Panicky nonsense, there was a "don't travel, you'll die" warning today for almost the entire route home for me tonight, issued for between 3pm and 10pm. I left work at 5pm and got home at 7.30pm, the same time as it takes me every Friday when I return home.

You travel in a flat area? Here they abandon cars at the bottom of hills, buses stop too, trains don't stop lol - same every time!

 

[Slick]

I drove home from Aberdeen without incident. Got home to the local facespace thingwy full of brave soles who had to rescue other brave soles whose car couldn't make it up a hill. I don't know how they get on with other aspects of life.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

[QUOTE 5122113, member: 9609"]so do you just open the window and bunny hop into action ?
impressive stuff if you're on the third floor[/QUOTE]
Amazing woman, oor Pat

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Amazing woman, oor Pat

I use the back door
I'm ground floor

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

You travel in a flat area? Here they abandon cars at the bottom of hills, buses stop too, trains don't stop lol - same every time!

From Angus to Scottish Borders, some non-flat en route

 

[Thorn Sherpa]

My street is on the top of a hill so getting in and out can be dodgy when snow/ice is present. We don't get that bad a weather to be fair in Doncaster and my commute once out of the village is a fairly flat one. Even when it's in the minus and we get a bit of snow (not even an inch here!) I prefer to use my bike instead of the car anyway. I'm lucky that I don't experience as bad a weather compared to other parts of the country so it could be a different story then!

 

[mjr]

They do seem to go overboard with the don't-travel warnings. The one this decade that was accurate, I didn't take it seriously, left the car in the downhill car park and couldn't move it up to the gritted road for days. That was a fun week walking everywhere!

 

[classic33]

You travel in a flat area? Here they abandon cars at the bottom of hills, buses stop too, trains don't stop lol - same every time!

Same here. A few inches of snow, or it starts sticking, and it's blind panic with nose to tail traffic getting no-where fast. Then someone on a bike comes sailing past their vehicle.

There's the odd genuine reason for abandoning their car though.

 

[classic33]

My street is on the top of a hill so getting in and out can be dodgy when snow/ice is present. We don't get that bad a weather to be fair in Doncaster and my commute once out of the village is a fairly flat one. Even when it's in the minus and we get a bit of snow (not even an inch here!) I prefer to use my bike instead of the car anyway. I'm lucky that I don't experience as bad a weather compared to other parts of the country so it could be a different story then!

Legally part of Scotland!

 

[Slick]

They do seem to go overboard with the don't-travel warnings. The one this decade that was accurate, I didn't take it seriously, left the car in the downhill car park and couldn't move it up to the gritted road for days. That was a fun week walking everywhere!

That's the danger, it's the boy who cried wolf. I ignored the forecast for more snow, and shovelled the snow off the drive and paths. Within an hour it snowed, covering everything to almost the same extent. I've already decided tomorrow's forecast for more snow must be wrong, so I'm clearing my drive again this morning.

 

[Thorn Sherpa]

Legally part of Scotland!

I'd completely forgotten about this that's right! Does this mean that Doncaster is the best part of Scotland to live if you want to avoid the harsh weather?

 

[Drago]

Another year and I'll be too old to shovel snow! Hurrah!!!

 

[classic33]

Another year and I'll be too old to shovel snow! Hurrah!!!

This fella was shovelling snow at the age of 94.

What'll be your excuse?