It's Bicycling Weather!

Can Bostonist write anything today that's not about the snow? What can we say? In February we'll be thoroughly fed up with the piles of gray misery clinging to street and sidewalk alike, but in December we are still suffused with childlike glee at the prospect of a healthy storm. And since such a storm is forecast to come our way late tonight or tomorrow, Bostonist thinks now is a good time to remind our dear readers about what may be the most overlooked way to get around town in the snow: Bicycling. OK, it sounds crazy, but Bostonist has found that there is something strangely delightful about cycling in the snow. Sure, you fall a lot, but you're going slowly to begin with, and the falls are cushioned by snow. We've found it to be a remarkably efficient way to get around when other modes of transport aren't doing too well, and since there tend to be fewer cars on the roads, the risk of falling and getting run over is lessened somewhat. Also, the bike we built this year for riding in the snow is wicked awesome.

The good folks at MassBike, our friendly neighborhood bicycling advocacy group, have some handy tips for winter riding, to which Bostonist will add the following (learned from hard experience): Although copious amounts of bourbon make the air feel less cold and the crashes feel less serious, drunk biking is both dangerous and illegal.

Photo: Last year's snow bike, which eventually seized up from sand and rust.