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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by weberc2 on Friday September 14, 2018 @12:46PM (#17988748)
You definitely don't need winter tires; all-season tires work just fine. And an ice scraper (or even a shovel) isn't a burden for motorists. Also, winters in Copenhagen are probably quite a lot warmer than many places in the U.S. (the lowest average monthly temperature is barely below freezing!). Quite a different story from Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, or Des Moines.
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by village-idiot on Friday September 14, 2018 @02:21PM (#17989530)
Yeah, you actually need winter tires. All season tires are garbage.
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by weberc2 on Friday September 14, 2018 @03:21PM (#17990087)
I’m guessing you’re not accounting for wear. I can’t tell the difference between my all seasons and winter tires, but the performance gap between summer tires and all seasons (in winter conditions) is enormous.
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by village-idiot on Friday September 14, 2018 @06:38PM (#17991649)
Wear matters a ton. Winter tires are usually made of very soft rubber to maintain pliability below freezing. Driving them when it gets warm destroys them quickly.
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by weberc2 on Friday September 14, 2018 @07:00PM (#17991772)
I'm not sure if you meant that as a rebuttal or not, but I completely agree. :)
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Re:Cycling Is Key to Safer, Healthier, More Vital Cities by KozmoNau7 on Saturday September 15, 2018 @03:43AM (#17993427)
Depending on the weather, yes you do need winter tires. All-seasons are a compromise, and the only actually good ones wear out really quickly.

I've scrapers are not a burden to carry in a car, but they do cost money, and require physical effort to use.

You should visit Copenhagen in the winter, and enter a dimension of slush, the freezing/thawing cycles make it extremely unpredictable to ride or drive in. Actual steady freezing temperatures are so much easier to deal with.

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