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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9wwy2j wrote

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Wildly impractical. Cannot transport goods or multiple people or small children. Not suited to places with lots of hills or spread out cities. Not suited to places with very wet or very hot weather.

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Roughneck16 t1_j9wxt1q wrote

I ride my bike to work. We should encourage bike commuting where it’s possible.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9wy78k wrote

It's 30KM to my work in either blazing heat or torrential rain usually. That's a no from me. Most cities are simply not designed for this. There's a couple of places in europe where they kind of make this work but I don't see it as being practical in most places.

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Roughneck16 t1_j9wybud wrote

21 for me, and it’s a trail the whole way. I just have to be selective on which days I ride.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9wyrbe wrote

I own a pretty nice bike but I hate riding it. It's uncomfortable and hot and hard work. I much prefer the train.

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Electrical-Bed8577 t1_j9y2shk wrote

Remember the rockhopper? They (Specialized) make really good ebikes now. Easy peas getting around. Pricey but check the specs and shop around.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9y52q9 wrote

I don't think all these bags of soil and tools are going to fit somehow

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Electrical-Bed8577 t1_j9y2odg wrote

There are options. The sooner we show all-route uptake, the more bike and e-commuter lanes will appear, as well as long country routes, connecting urban trails and bypasses. Start with weekend sports and work it your way. It's cheaper, quieter and healthier. For everyone.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9y56xf wrote

Bikes only work for a tiny portion of the population. They are not a practical replacement for cars.

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penmakes_Z t1_j9xmxwz wrote

really? How much stuff you do actually carry around on a daily basis? I bet most of it you don't really need. Get kiddie bike seats or kiddie trailers for the small ones. Hills? You have legs, for christ sakes. Use them. Get fit. Stop using lazyness as an excuse. Weather? We have clothes for that. Stop being such a milquetoast washout. Myself and plenty of others ride bikes daily for transport, it works fine.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9xnu4x wrote

No. You don't live in the real world obviously you live in some sort of bubble. Bikes are fine for exercise but as an actual means of transport they are ludicrously impractical.

Not to mention the health issues with knees and balls from long term riding. Bikes are not the answer.

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Duckboy_Flaccidpus t1_j9y2rzs wrote

Is complaining your middle name or just what you do for a job? Ahh, there it is, it should be your last name then. Like how people took on names according to their profession.

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Electrical-Bed8577 t1_j9y36yd wrote

Trikes. Trikes are the answer. E- trikes, with seats and canopies. Like the Edison. OK, that one isn't practucal but pretty cool. There are so many now though, take a minute and have a look.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9y4z4i wrote

Yeah I'll just load up all these landscaping supplies... Oh... Wait...

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theluckyfrog t1_j9yu1hf wrote

Nobody ever said "bikes for all travel ever and cars won't exist". Black and white thinking is the enemy of progress.

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rdtthoughtpolice t1_j9yuihc wrote

I have a bike and I have a car. The bike is too slow and is mostly useless for anything other than recreation because it cannot move anything heavy. A frikkin horse would be more useful in all honesty.

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Electrical-Bed8577 t1_j9xrtg0 wrote

While it's not for everyone, its worth a try. E-bikes are amazing, no sweat unless you wanna. We make it an intergenerational 20k + return fun run, a few times a week, outside of deep winter and high tourist season.

I pick up full pannieres of milk, water, veg, then either get a running start or trudge it up the (40degree) hill, with gramma on her e-trike. E-bikes are awesome. Works great in the fallen snow too. There are ferrings, hoods and carts available to attach. The bigger problem, outside of both locking and guarding the bikes, is lack of interconnecting trails to supplies and the biggest danger is motor traffic.

We manage to do this in 3 countries and 5 states. It's nice that employers support this by allowing bikes into buildings and card access to monitored parking garage lockers in others. Trains are good with e-bikes too but buses make you lift them. I'd like to see faster lifts on buses and trains for less able people.

There are also some impressive little pod bikes/cars (covered trikes), Sporty e-trikes, snow and water craftsman as well as off roaders, to be experienced.

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