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Re:A “bike platform” that temporarily swaps one car parking ... by CalRobert on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @03:52PM (#20405819)
With the right infrastructure, 12 miles is about a 45-50 minute ride, for what it's worth. When I commuted from Santa Monica to El Segundo it was 13 miles and the bike averaged ~5 minutes slower than car (I was in the best shape of my life and loved starting the day that way, to boot.)
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Re:A “bike platform” that temporarily swaps one car parking ... by criddell on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @04:28PM (#20406172)
At lot of that depends on where you live. Southern California has a pretty ideal climate. I'm in Austin and I can manage my 7 mile commute in the summer until the temperature gets above about 102. I'm fortunate that my workplace has a shower.

A 12 mile winter commute in some of the northern states could be pretty dangerous.

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Re:A “bike platform” that temporarily swaps one car parking ... by lazyasciiart on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @04:39PM (#20406286)
I expect it is, but people definitely do it by choice: https://www.frugalwoods.com/2014/11/19/the-ultimate-bike-com...
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Re:A “bike platform” that temporarily swaps one car parking ... by dmd on Wednesday July 10, 2019 @04:28PM (#20406166)
12 miles through freezing rain or snow is a bit harder, and that's the majority of the year for most in the US.
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