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But also, this:
https://youtu.be/ViaDwkkXzC8
I biked in winter just fine. There are winter tires for bicycles too, and it’s usually fine unless streets turned into glacier, but cars aren’t much better in that situation too.
are there any studdded bike tires (I would love them for my ebike)?
There definitely are, they make them in a variety of sizes, so they should fit your bike fine.
But, be aware, it's different when using them. If you have a mountain-bike style tire, snow might be ok, but ice is dangerous. It's basically the opposite with a studded tire. If the snow is thick enough that you ride on top of it, you won't have much traction. You want the studs to bite into the ice instead.
looks like Schwalbe makes some MTB ones. not sure what size you're looking for.
The problem isn't the snow. The problem is the ice. If the roads aren't cleaned and snows, the problem is the cold but sunny days. It creates ice. Now this is dangerous. But if you have studded tires and ride slow there should be no problem.
You can ride fast if you have studded tires. The traction with those is great. I rode a fixie with studded tires through many a winter.
Humans shouldn't be out in that weather.
Are you kidding? I'll take that over 40C summers any day. Get a coat for yourself and studded tires for your bike. Done and done.
My point was we shouldn't be where we are as a society where transportation is a requirement for literally everything. Like all other mammals we should bunker down during bad weather.
Alright, I get ya but transportation is kind of intrinsic and foundational to civilization and society. That's one of the more important reasons why we're different from other mammals, yeah? I think the difference for this c/ in particular is that we need to adopt healthier and more sustainable methods of transport.
And I wouldn't even consider that photo "bad weather". It's just "weather". Like the people aren't even obscured by the snowbanks yet. But that viewpoint really depends on where you're from and what you're used to. Before the plows get to them, our bikepaths around here will have XC ski tracks.
humans shouldn't live most places, we will anyways.