Last year, we had the 3rd worst winter on record and it wasn't far off the very worst we've ever had. I don't recall ever seeing as much snow in Toronto as I did during February and March, in particular. I had to leave my commuter locked up as I ride a semi-recumbent with 16" and 20" road wheels, clearly inappropriate for the kind of conditions we had. Yet I watched a number of intrepid commuters making their way through blizzards on mountain bikes. And then last night I was watching a program we have up her called 'Dragon's Den' where budding entrepreneurs bring their ideas, products, businesses or whatever to a panel of millionaires with hopes of having the millionaires invest in their enterprise. All the Dragon's, save one, were interested in this product, but they wanted 50% of the company or more before they would part with $300,000. The young inventor turned them all down.
What do you think of this? I know it's meant for mountain biking, but hey, it can be adapted pretty easily to roads.
https://www.ktrakcycle.com/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dom5kfEhuw