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Not just a winter tip but hub dynamo & dynamo lights if you cycle in dark, also full-length metal fenders for all the wet and muddy and snowy conditions. If it gets really cold consider using plastic or composite pedals instead of metal. Oh and there's some special grease made by Shimano that is supposed to prevent cables from freezing, but wet lube inside the housing works as well.
I'd love to get a dynamo system one day, but I'm quite happy with my front and rear light options (I've got quite a few).
I had plastic pedals on one of my bikes, but it got too slippery when they were wet. I'm happy with my pedals, but I likely will make more use of my shoe covers this year and only needed them once last year on a 50km+ ride when it was probably too cold to be out. LOL