Re:Peloton S-1
by jdm2212 on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @06:33PM
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At least in the US, trying to ride a bike outdoors in a lot of places is a good way to get yourself killed by a car. I've spent the last 5 years in NYC and SF (which are both very bike friendly). I bike rarely and pretty cautiously, but even so all of my closest calls with getting killed by a car have been on a bike.
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How about the Presidio for riding? I am not a cyclist. I incurred a foot injury recently, and have been thinking of ways I can exercise without impacting my feet too much. I've thought riding a bicycle around the Presidio could be pretty nice.
As long as you stay away from the bridge and the packs of tourists, sure. But I quickly found myself wanting to over the bridge to get different/more challenging routes.
It’s not very big, is the problem, and is often full of tourists.
>> NYC and SF (which are both very bike friendly).
What? You need to visit some more cities. Just because bikes & cars co-exist in a city does not make them bike friendly.
Compared to a lot of cities NYC is doing alright in regard to cycling infrastructure. They’ve put in a lot of lanes and have plans to do more. NYC official statistics claim the number of bike trips has tripled over the last 15 years, so riders seem to be responding.
Obviously there are way more bike-friendly European cities but as far as US cities go NYC doesn’t seem that bad to me (I don’t live there, but have noticed all the new cycle paths when I visit occasionally over the years).
Copenhagen is bike friendly. Amsterdam is bike friendly. NYC and especially hilly SF are neither bike friendly. At best they are bike tolerant :)