I’m visiting from Kansas City Missouri and I love the bike scene here in Montreal!

I’m a year round commuter and we do have some cold days but our winters are pretty mild overall. I ride with a merino base warm wick away midlayer and a windbreak layer. I swap my tires for top contact winters. My current commute is 20-25km.

What is it like winter commuting here? What sort of gear do you use? Do you prefer studded or just a good winter tire? How far is your commute? Is it mostly or protected lanes?

Thanks! I’m looking forward to another that can be a little more bike focused!

La quantité de bibittes sur la voie maritime, en particulier la section gravel, est juste incroyable, surtout pour fin octobre!

C'est moi ou elles croient que c'est le printemps?

Salut, je fais du vélo depuis plus de 10 ans et je n'ai jamais investi dans un bon selle. Je pense que l'heure est arrivée. Avez-vous des conseils d'un produit durable et confortable ?

Mon vélo est un Specialized crossroads pro, avec des guidons normaux (genre horizontal ) et je l'utilise comme moyen de transport tous les jours. Parfois des plus longues distances, mais le principal usage est celui du quotidien (environ 30km par jour)

Puis je me demandais aussi pour des pantalons... J'ai toujours des trous entre les jambes et je pense que c'est assez normal pour ceux qui ne se changent pas pour aller au travail, par exemple. Avez-vous des bons coups de pantalons de tous les jours mais peut-être plus résistants ?

Merci

I've been hearing a lot of opinions of cyclists who say that studded tyres aren't all that great if you don't consistently ride on ice and if you live in an area that plows snow and salts relatively frequently. Made me want to go for a winter specific tyre without studs. Can't really find anything other than Continental Top Contact Winters out there, everything else that is not studded but sorta suitable for winters seem to be all-season tyres (Marathon GT365, Michelin Stargrip). Was also surprised that the Conti TCWs were actually more expensive than many studded and all season tyres out there. Was wondering if the TCWs are worth it. I hear that one wipe out on ice will make you wish you had studs but at the same time, it's not like performance is all that better right? As in you still have to be very careful and barely lean at all when cornering. I'm thinking maybe the slower speeds and rougher ride could actually be worth it.

Had to be in NYC two weeks ago for work and decided to ride down there. I guess the jury is out if this counts as a single ride, since I stopped to sleep for a few hours in Albany 😂

Overall, the Empire State trail is pretty pleasant (especially the southern half) and if anyone is looking for a cool bike trip, I def recommend this one!

Hi there.

I want to get some lights to attach to my bike wheels that can glow in different colors at night. I know lights like this already exist on Amazon, but first I'd like to check out local options rather than send all my money to Jeff Bezos.

Can anyone recommend me any local stores around Montreal that sell these sorts of lights?

Bonjour,

Je cherche des témoins d'un accident arrivé jeudi le 24 octobre à 11h à l'angle des rues St-Zotique est et Drolet.

Cycliste frappé par voiture Chevrolet électrique blanche. Selon les informations dont je dispose, le conducteur ne ce serait pas arrêté après l'impact. A roulé vers l'est sur St-Zotique.

Plusieurs cyclistes et passants ce seraient arrêtés pour porter secours en attendant les premiers répondants.

Une femme aurait même courru jusqu'à la voiture pour empêcher le conducteur de quitter les lieux et pris une photo de sa plaque d'immatriculation. Nous cherchons cette femme.

Le cycliste est en vie mais a subi un traumatisme crânien. Amnésie, pertes de mémoire. Il n'a aucun souvenir des circonstances de l'accident.

I'm cycling to Quebec City and wondering how I can transport my bike back. Any bus companies that will take it? It seems like the new VIA Rail trains have bike racks, but are those even in service yet and will they let me on? Do I need to box it up?

Thank you.

I live in Griffintown, and getting to and from Camilien-Houde is always a challenge, especially now that it’s dark. I usually take Berri to get there, then come back via Côte-des-Neiges and Atwater, but I don’t feel safe on either route.

Any safer route suggestions?

Hi, I am considering to either have my wheels fully rebuilt and/or have a really good alignemen and tensioning of each spokes.For past 12-18 months, I had about 3-4 spokes broke. Any suggestions?

On McGilles's street, there's at least one everyday

Is there anyone local who does bike wraps?

Do you know if it is reopen in Longueuil heading to Varenne ?

During the year I commute by bike from Pfds to VSL near the airport, via Boise de Liesse.

Anyone who cycles VLS or the west island in the winter able to tell me how how the roads generally are, which bike paths are cleared, etc.

Merci!

Wath is the fastest you have done in one ‘Full’ lap !

I've done 5 long bike rides this month and nothing beats the sound of leaves as you bike over them. A relaxing crunch sound.

Bike paths here in the suburbs are like 80% quieter than August; do most people just stop biking in the Fall? I enjoy it and have had stretches of 20 minutes or more with beautiful paths to myself.

I plan on beginning to bike this Winter too! Super excited! It's all about the layers!

Just super curious if any companies that you any of you work for offer a room or secured parking for your bike if you commute by bike?

Feels like a smart/cool perk.

I've noticed several times that there's a lot of broken glass on the bike paths. What I do is stop and try to kick it out of the way with my feet... im not sure who's responsible but it's really a nuisance. hope karma catches up with them.

La 2e édition de la RAQ a été annoncée. Les seuls détails sont que ça se passe du 20-23 août 2025, et que le parcours est "Terrebonne - Bromont", sans plus de détails pour le moment. L'an passé, les distances étaient soit 300km ou 500km.

Qui est intéressé?

Heading east on the Cote Ste Catherine bike path around 11:30. The woman in front of me did not have a stop as she crossed Beloeil, and as she crossed the intersection in the bike lane, a delivery truck turned from Cote Ste Catherine, knocked her violently to the ground, and kept going. One passer-by went after the truck and got the licence plate. Several of us stayed and helped the woman until the ambulance got there, I'm afraid she was concussed (she had a helmet) and she almost certainly has some broken bones. Eye witnesses gave accounts to the police. People were very kind, it was good to see.

I'm a very confident biker and if I had been in her place there would have been nothing I could do to avoid getting hit. Wear your helmets. For a long time I was only wearing mine once in a while in the city, which I rationalized because I'm mostly on "protected" lanes during my commute, but recently I've been putting it on because of stories like this. I'm definitely going to keep wearing it.

I need to go and pick up a package from arrivals at the airport for a friend. I could get an Uber, but I saw on Google maps there's apparently bike friendly path all the way from where I live, across the river, down past Lachine Canal, and along the Lakeshore. It would be 30km each way, but pretty much flat all the way.

I love to ride my bike, and I am often looking for any excuse to ride it instead of taking a car or public transport; but I've never been down this route, and I've never cycled 60km in one go by bike - the closest I have got is 40km on a non-electric midtail cargo bike with my kid on the back and a picnic up front. This time, I would be taking my regular bike (old aluminium Minelli from a garage sale, that is very comfortable to ride), which makes me think I might actually be able to do the full 60km.

Would this be a stupid idea for me to do, or am I overthinking this and should just do the bike ride? I'm a bit worried about the road as I get closer to the airport, but I also know a lot of folks bike tour around here, and I'm assuming some folks do ride all the way to the airport to arrive/leave with their bikes.

The package is a foam LARPing sword, so I would be going on a quest on my noble steed to retrieve a sword and return it to its rightful owner, and I know full well that is what is giving me the drive to do this 😆

Update: Thanks for the encouragement everyone! I've been looking at the map, and taking everyone's advice about approach to the airport, and I think I can do it if I stick to the sidewalks when I get near the airport. I'm going to make a little change to my trip though; I'm going to try to cut a chunk out by getting the metro from Longueuil to Angrignon, which if I do it both ways, cuts off about 20km. I've got french class in the afternoon, so if i'm exhausted, I'm not going to be able to concentrate. I know I can do 40km on the cargo bike, so I think I should be able to do this too. And if on the way back I feel like I could do the whole way back and I have time, I can do!

Thanks again!

I’ve been riding that West Island road for almost two decades and it has always been in bad shape. But this year it is completely intolerable. Does no one realize how bad it is? The bike path isn’t the best alternative because there isn’t much for most of the way and it can get very crowded. People living in the area please request that entire road to be redone. It is so dangerous trying to avoid all the potholes and broken asphalt. It is worse than riding Paris Roubaix because at least the pavé is taken care of.

Found this article from 2016 on how bad the road is https://www.thesuburban.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/time-to-fix-pointe-claires-lakeshore-road/article_a156be8f-36fc-5f4a-80b1-50ceaa973137.html

Like the question asks. For commuting and errands in the plateau, mile-end, vieux-montréal, Outremont, downtown. Nothing too far from the plateau basically. Would one gear be inconvenient? They're just so light and easy to fix