My messenger buddies all swear by their fixies in the winter, I tried it in a little bit of snow that fell here the other day on my SS. Ew, full suck, and I rode the "safe" road home, felt so sketchy. I did go out and get a new freewhel and had it sealed up against moister to prevent the dreaded, oh so dangerous frozen/skipping freewheel. Back to the SS MTB with cross style tires thank-you very much. I'll ride the SS Paké when it's cold and dry out, using the fixed side of the flip flop in case I get snow while at work. I can't imagine being in traffic on skinny road tires, and I LIKE riding in traffic.