hi all - i am wondering what your daily riders look like - for example above i have my ebike (a secondhand Eco-Evo by Easy Motion), which is my summer daily driver since i can charge it with solar energy and don't get as hot cycling (i'm fat and i live in a desert, which is a miserable combo sometimes).
right now i'm working on putting together a winter "acoustic" bike by putting together a bunch of parts stripped from old bikes i've salvaged or been given, but i'd love to see any ideas for what folks ride.
i've been looking at Surly's on Craigslist for the steel frame factor. and Shifter on youtube also has a studded front tire - i don't usually need one here in western Colorado where i live; i mostly deal with the cold and a bit more precipitation than any other time of the year.
studded are nice, but even when I ran them on both wheels last year, I might have only really needed them twice, maybe. LOL
I'm happy with the GT 365 tires. They are "all season", so they do offer good traction on all surfaces and I can run them all year without worry.
There's a guy on YouTube named ryan van duzer who lives in Colorado and bikes everywhere (doesn't own a car). His videos will have some tips for winter commuting in your state :)