An ideal place in the world would have stunningly hot summers by a beach like Newcastle in Oz and fucking cold winters like the one under way over in Denmark and northern Europe in general.
26 December, 2010
Things to do with bicycles in the snow
Posted by stalinsmoustache under another world is possible, bicycle | Tags: Denmark, shitloads of snow, snow |[10] Comments
26 December, 2010 at 7:57 pm
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/dec/25/snow-cycling-blood-donation
27 December, 2010 at 4:24 am
None of this sub-cultural elitism in Copenhagen. On a crisp morning of, say, -15, with piles of fresh snow about, you will still encounnter a steady stream of people (not ‘cyclists’) riding as they always do. Fucking awesome.
27 December, 2010 at 7:28 am
Do they have special tires and all? I’m always afraid of slipping and falling down in the winter.
28 December, 2010 at 4:36 am
The first shot here shows a bike in snow that even you might struggle to shift…
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2010/dec/27/usa
29 December, 2010 at 5:08 am
I just posted that on Roland’s facebook (which of course he ignored because fb is for kiddies) – thinking it his bike and he was busy taking Manhatten – but it isn’t the first photo now, there are heaps, and it comes up at 8th today … all pretty impressive but the bike shot is best.
27 December, 2010 at 2:44 am
Apparently Saskatoon, SK, Canada is your ideal living place Roland. Hot (albeit short) summers, stunningly cold winters, and no spring or fall to speak of.
27 December, 2010 at 4:24 am
The beach?
27 December, 2010 at 11:19 am
There’s a lovely river flowing through the city, and in the summer if offers some excellent beaches, including spots with sandbars that reach out to the middle of the river. One of my favorite things about Saskatoon is the beaches actually
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27 December, 2010 at 7:44 am
Mikhail, I have only seen winter tyres on bicycles in Greenland (in February!) and Oslo, but in Copenhagen, no, just normal tyres. You ride a little slower, but the bikes themselves are bombproof.
28 December, 2010 at 1:52 am
Colin, I’ll grant you that – one of things I loved about Canada was the chance to swim almost anywhere, especially in those old glacial lakes…