>>1369011Glad to help. Go sign up at bikeforums and search there for more detailed advice, but here is some:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/winter.html> This is a special bike for snowy conditions. This started out as a bottom-of-the-line Bridgestone mid '80's CB-3 "city bike". I took off all the gear stuff, and the rear brake. I screwed a 15 tooth track sprocket onto the steel hub, which lines up nicely with the 28 tooth ring on the triple crankset. This gives me a 3.63 Gain Ratio (49" / 3.88 m) which is high enough for as fast as I would want to go on a snowy road. The cheapo Taiwanese cantilever brake is operated by a cool Campagnolo brake lever I got cheap at Bicycle Classics. Actually, however, with a fixed gear this low, the brake is only rarely used: The low gear gives extra "braking" leverage to my legs, as well as limiting the top speed of the bike.> It has old-fashioned mtb tires with big squarish knobs that seem to work quite well on snow-covered pavement.Again I think the main question is how much ice you will be riding over. Every day and frequently? Studded tires on both wheels. Once in a while? Extra front wheel with studded tire (with the same rim as you have in the bike -- width must match for your v brake to work adjustment-free)
Look up bar mitts and invest in wool socks, gloves, and a face mask off your choice. In Canada maybe some kind of goggles? You'll probably end up spending more on citing and shit than anything else. It will be brutal if it's a big commute but that's part of the fun.
I am not really an expert though, my winter riding was never on studded tires and mostly just very cold without snow (plowed City streets with heavy salt so not much ice
