Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture
by rorykoehler on Tuesday August 28, 2018 @11:02PM
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I would have killed to swap my 60-90min bus journey for your bike ride... and yes I regularly cycled for leisure in the conditions you mentioned. That said I know not everyone is a glutton for that kind of suffering which is why I am hopeful electric bikes will take off in a big way. The electric assist will make the wind (and hills) a non-issue and then you can just cruise anywhere if you dress right. If electric bikes replace cars for most daily journeys the world would be a much more enjoyable place to exist in.
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Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture
by jimmaswell on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @11:50AM
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How many transfers does that bus route have? I'd prefer being able to use a smartphone/etc than having to bike all that way.
Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture
by rorykoehler on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @08:54PM
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Zero transfers. It was a school bus. Cycling for 45 minutes is much more enjoyable and rewarding than using a smartphone (which didn't exist at the time)
Re:How the Dutch created a casual biking culture
by jimmaswell on Thursday August 30, 2018 @12:24PM
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Subjective I suppose. In high school I had a school bus ride about 40 minutes long every day to a trade school-type place you could elect to go to instead of taking some classes at the high school. I liked using the time for either web browsing, games, sleeping, or homework. I would've surely found cycling less enjoyable.