Photo Friday: Winter cycling commute part II

Thanks to all who commented and listened to the podcast aired on Echo a couple of weeks ago: Winter two-wheeled commutes.

Good news, I have some extra winter-cycling goodies for you.

I ran across this photo of a valiant cyclist braving the weather in Milwaukee.

I was impressed. (Catch some more cycling photos in Milwaukee from Reuters here.)

This rider could have found one these useful…

A bike plow!

Bike plows come in all sorts of sizes and styles reported Grist and can be a more environmentally friendly way to clear away those darn heaps of compacted snowflakes.

For example, here we have a two-wheeled model, which seems inefficient and slightly awkward.

Or the four-wheeled variety:

I find this one more hopeful, but Echo’s editor David Poulson remains defiantly skeptical of its plowing prowess.

Despite the uncertainty, one thing is clear:

I know what I’ll be asking Santa for next year.

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