Originally Posted by
Troul
thankfully the salt is used on the main higher speed roads, & once again used in the roads developing potholes it seems. The routes on the roads that bicyclists use are left untreated.
That's nice. In my locale, they salt everywhere, and many streets take a week or two before they get plowed. Those turn into a real minefield, and I just ride on the sidewalk. (It's about three blocks, nobody's out there at that hour, and if they are, I dip into the street). I've taken notice about comments regarding the benefits of front suspension in snow.
But fortunately they plow the bike paths very quickly after a snowfall, and they don't salt them. That's about 1/2 of my route.