Originally Posted by
Roody
Is there a lot of air pollution in Cowtown? Usually smog is worse on the lungs than cold air. Sometimes smog is worse in the winter, so people blame their asthma symptoms on the weather.
No more than usual for a big city, here in Calgary. All of the labour end of the oil business happens farther up north, its primarily the offices and such here.
Cowtown C, I also have asthma. It hasn't been a big deal in the last few years, and I don't even personally carry an inhaler anymore, but cold is still an issue. Keeping the incoming air warm is fine, even if you just use a thick face guard the warm moisture that lingers from your outgoing breath heats the incoming air.
Also, if you're going to get into winter biking here one thing to remember is that they salt the roads like mad now. That will eat your bike into scraps very fast. Frankenbikes are your friend!