I don’t wipe down at work, but I’ve got a hose in my garage at home. I just give it a rise and lube every week or two. My work also uses gravel instead of salt; and the city has been leaning away from salt, so that reduces the damage a fail bit.

I’ve never hit a patch of ice by surprise, so when I see them coming up I put my feet over the sides to catch myself if I fall and throttle my way through if I can’t glide the whole way. Kiddo goes in the trailer for the winter since the bigger safety risk is tipping, also keeps her out of the wind. Come to think of it, the strong winds here is probably what keeps my routes clear more than anything else.

I haven’t done studded tires yet, haven’t found it necessary, but my radbike has wide tires to begin with, and I pressure down to 30 psi.