Stockholm January average: 25°F / –4°C (low) to 32°F / 0°C (high) — closer to Chicago than Minneapolis.

Having been splashed by busses in winter you have to be a special kind of crazy to ride a bike or motorcycle in Minneapolis or Chicago.

There is usually a week in January in Minneapolis where the high temperature for the day does not break -10F. Air temperature, not wind chill.

Minneapolis at least has a skyway for pedestrians in winter. Chicago loop, not so much.