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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by atoav on Monday July 15, 2019 @05:00PM (#20445234)
I grew up close to old roman streets and even in it’s best times it is nothing that you would wanna ride on with any kind of bike.
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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by nickbauman on Monday July 15, 2019 @09:05PM (#20446690)
Perhaps that's true recently, when you grew up, but not back then:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Aeclanum...

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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by jdnenej on Monday July 15, 2019 @06:14PM (#20445791)
What about a modern mountain bike? Those are built to cross worse paths than just a regular dirt path.
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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? by PeterisP on Monday July 15, 2019 @07:11PM (#20446159)
On a mountainbike, if you had a choice between that road and offroad, you'd prefer offroad if it's clear (e.g. not riding through bushes or over fallen trees). Riding right next to the paved Roman road could be nice, riding on it not so much.
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