
Just got back from a pleasant ride around town in sub-20 degree temperatures--which made me think it might be a good weekend to do our annual post on winter bicycling.
If you can figure out the right clothing to be comfortable in temperatures down to 32 degrees or so, you can bicycle most weeks of the year in Missouri--most of the winter temperatures are in the 30s and most streets are clear and dry most of the time.
For example, if you made the decision to bicycle only when the temperature is above freezing and when roads are clear and dry, you could get in a few rides most weeks of most winter months in Missouri.
And if you have the right clothing down to 10 or 20 degrees and a bike that can handle snowy roads with the occasional patch of ice--which can be as simple as riding a mountain bike with knobby tires, or purchasing special studded snow tires for your bicycle, which are excellent at handling icy patches--you can easily bicycle pretty much every day all year around.