Cycling in Berlin during winter [closed]
I'm planning a trip to Berlin next winter with a friend. We'll be staying two months and are thinking about using bikes as our main way of getting around the city.
Does it snow way too much for this to be feasible? Is it safe or recommended? Are there any alternatives?
Cheers!
bicycles berlin winter
asked Apr 1 '17 at 17:26
Dante
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I'm planning a trip to Berlin next winter with a friend. We'll be staying two months and are thinking about using bikes as our main way of getting around the city.
Does it snow way too much for this to be feasible? Is it safe or recommended? Are there any alternatives?
Cheers!
bicycles berlin winter
asked Apr 1 '17 at 17:26
Dante
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closed as primarily opinion-based by Ali Awan, Honorary World Citizen, mts, JoErNanO♦ Apr 1 '17 at 19:06
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
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Depends on what you are used to and what you can handle. Some people cycle all winter in Toronto and Montreal, others stop cycling when the temperature drops below 10C.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 17:42
@Willeke I once heard, from a Canadian, no less, that there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. For one thing, the -5 to -10 range is better than the -5 to +5 range because it's a lot less wet and messy.
– phoog
Apr 1 '17 at 17:50
You do not need to tell me, I cycle to work every working day and our winters are mild, with +5 to -5 as most common temperatures and rain or sleet to be expected all winter.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 18:02
There is not usually a lot of constant snow in Berlin. It might snow, but you can't count on it. If you don't mind cold, you're fine. Most hotels in the city still rent their bikes for day-trips, just fewer than in summer. People bike to work. There is certainly a lot less, but that's because commuters usually hurry up, and it's not pleasant to do that if you can't shower at work during winter, plus it's dark during your commute. For a traveler those points don't really matter. So to sum up, there might be snow or ice, but usually not a lot, if at all. But with weather you never know.
– simbabque
Apr 3 '17 at 15:39
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I'm planning a trip to Berlin next winter with a friend. We'll be staying two months and are thinking about using bikes as our main way of getting around the city.
Does it snow way too much for this to be feasible? Is it safe or recommended? Are there any alternatives?
Cheers!
bicycles berlin winter
asked Apr 1 '17 at 17:26
Dante
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I'm planning a trip to Berlin next winter with a friend. We'll be staying two months and are thinking about using bikes as our main way of getting around the city.
Does it snow way too much for this to be feasible? Is it safe or recommended? Are there any alternatives?
Cheers!
bicycles berlin winter
bicycles berlin winter
asked Apr 1 '17 at 17:26
Dante
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asked Apr 1 '17 at 17:26
Dante
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asked Apr 1 '17 at 17:26
Dante
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asked Apr 1 '17 at 17:26
Dante
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asked Apr 1 '17 at 17:26
Dante
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closed as primarily opinion-based by Ali Awan, Honorary World Citizen, mts, JoErNanO♦ Apr 1 '17 at 19:06
Many good questions generate some degree of opinion based on expert experience, but answers to this question will tend to be almost entirely based on opinions, rather than facts, references, or specific expertise. If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.
closed as primarily opinion-based by Ali Awan, Honorary World Citizen, mts, JoErNanO♦ Apr 1 '17 at 19:06
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Depends on what you are used to and what you can handle. Some people cycle all winter in Toronto and Montreal, others stop cycling when the temperature drops below 10C.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 17:42
@Willeke I once heard, from a Canadian, no less, that there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. For one thing, the -5 to -10 range is better than the -5 to +5 range because it's a lot less wet and messy.
– phoog
Apr 1 '17 at 17:50
You do not need to tell me, I cycle to work every working day and our winters are mild, with +5 to -5 as most common temperatures and rain or sleet to be expected all winter.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 18:02
There is not usually a lot of constant snow in Berlin. It might snow, but you can't count on it. If you don't mind cold, you're fine. Most hotels in the city still rent their bikes for day-trips, just fewer than in summer. People bike to work. There is certainly a lot less, but that's because commuters usually hurry up, and it's not pleasant to do that if you can't shower at work during winter, plus it's dark during your commute. For a traveler those points don't really matter. So to sum up, there might be snow or ice, but usually not a lot, if at all. But with weather you never know.
– simbabque
Apr 3 '17 at 15:39
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Depends on what you are used to and what you can handle. Some people cycle all winter in Toronto and Montreal, others stop cycling when the temperature drops below 10C.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 17:42
@Willeke I once heard, from a Canadian, no less, that there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. For one thing, the -5 to -10 range is better than the -5 to +5 range because it's a lot less wet and messy.
– phoog
Apr 1 '17 at 17:50
You do not need to tell me, I cycle to work every working day and our winters are mild, with +5 to -5 as most common temperatures and rain or sleet to be expected all winter.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 18:02
There is not usually a lot of constant snow in Berlin. It might snow, but you can't count on it. If you don't mind cold, you're fine. Most hotels in the city still rent their bikes for day-trips, just fewer than in summer. People bike to work. There is certainly a lot less, but that's because commuters usually hurry up, and it's not pleasant to do that if you can't shower at work during winter, plus it's dark during your commute. For a traveler those points don't really matter. So to sum up, there might be snow or ice, but usually not a lot, if at all. But with weather you never know.
– simbabque
Apr 3 '17 at 15:39
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Depends on what you are used to and what you can handle. Some people cycle all winter in Toronto and Montreal, others stop cycling when the temperature drops below 10C.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 17:42
Depends on what you are used to and what you can handle. Some people cycle all winter in Toronto and Montreal, others stop cycling when the temperature drops below 10C.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 17:42
@Willeke I once heard, from a Canadian, no less, that there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. For one thing, the -5 to -10 range is better than the -5 to +5 range because it's a lot less wet and messy.
– phoog
Apr 1 '17 at 17:50
@Willeke I once heard, from a Canadian, no less, that there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. For one thing, the -5 to -10 range is better than the -5 to +5 range because it's a lot less wet and messy.
– phoog
Apr 1 '17 at 17:50
You do not need to tell me, I cycle to work every working day and our winters are mild, with +5 to -5 as most common temperatures and rain or sleet to be expected all winter.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 18:02
You do not need to tell me, I cycle to work every working day and our winters are mild, with +5 to -5 as most common temperatures and rain or sleet to be expected all winter.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 18:02
There is not usually a lot of constant snow in Berlin. It might snow, but you can't count on it. If you don't mind cold, you're fine. Most hotels in the city still rent their bikes for day-trips, just fewer than in summer. People bike to work. There is certainly a lot less, but that's because commuters usually hurry up, and it's not pleasant to do that if you can't shower at work during winter, plus it's dark during your commute. For a traveler those points don't really matter. So to sum up, there might be snow or ice, but usually not a lot, if at all. But with weather you never know.
– simbabque
Apr 3 '17 at 15:39
There is not usually a lot of constant snow in Berlin. It might snow, but you can't count on it. If you don't mind cold, you're fine. Most hotels in the city still rent their bikes for day-trips, just fewer than in summer. People bike to work. There is certainly a lot less, but that's because commuters usually hurry up, and it's not pleasant to do that if you can't shower at work during winter, plus it's dark during your commute. For a traveler those points don't really matter. So to sum up, there might be snow or ice, but usually not a lot, if at all. But with weather you never know.
– simbabque
Apr 3 '17 at 15:39
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Depends on what you are used to and what you can handle. Some people cycle all winter in Toronto and Montreal, others stop cycling when the temperature drops below 10C.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 17:42
@Willeke I once heard, from a Canadian, no less, that there's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes. For one thing, the -5 to -10 range is better than the -5 to +5 range because it's a lot less wet and messy.
– phoog
Apr 1 '17 at 17:50
You do not need to tell me, I cycle to work every working day and our winters are mild, with +5 to -5 as most common temperatures and rain or sleet to be expected all winter.
– Willeke♦
Apr 1 '17 at 18:02
There is not usually a lot of constant snow in Berlin. It might snow, but you can't count on it. If you don't mind cold, you're fine. Most hotels in the city still rent their bikes for day-trips, just fewer than in summer. People bike to work. There is certainly a lot less, but that's because commuters usually hurry up, and it's not pleasant to do that if you can't shower at work during winter, plus it's dark during your commute. For a traveler those points don't really matter. So to sum up, there might be snow or ice, but usually not a lot, if at all. But with weather you never know.
– simbabque
Apr 3 '17 at 15:39