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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by JoeAltmaier on Monday December 07, 2020 @06:02PM (#25338950)
Walking 10 miles is pretty miserable too :)
Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by taneq on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @08:06AM (#25344554)
Depends on the terrain, really. I can't imagine riding a bike with no tyres 10 minutes along a rocky path, let alone 10 miles...
Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by JoeAltmaier on Tuesday December 08, 2020 @11:58AM (#25347938)
Lets be charitable, shall we? They'd get pretty inventive, faced with 10 miles of walking taking a day, or on a bike taking an hour. Perhaps make hard rubber tires? Ones woven out of wire? Wood?

Bikes remain useful, even if they aren't up to modern road-bike standards. So useful, I think we'll see them for decades with ever more creative solutions to the problem of Bike Shop Closed, Oh What Will I Do?

Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by 7952 on Monday December 07, 2020 @07:11PM (#25339630)
I think walking slowly, carefully, and quietly would be much more survivable than tearing around in vehicles.
Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday December 09, 2020 @10:01AM (#25359139)
Well, its not all Mad Max. In a stable post-warlord community bikes would rule for a century. Tiny metal investment, fuel efficient, fast and adaptable.