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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by gruez on Thursday March 21, 2024 @03:43AM (#39775776)
>Since I started commuting by bike, I really thought that it would never work without flat roads.

You never rode on dirt roads before? Sure, it's not as efficient as on pavement and you can't use road tires, but it's still much more efficient than walking.

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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by Closi on Thursday March 21, 2024 @04:41AM (#39776102)
Assume it’s different riding a modern bike with good bearings, brakes, spokes and inflated tires to a wooden-wheel peg bike.
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Re:Why did we wait so long for the bicycle? (2019) by agumonkey on Thursday March 21, 2024 @05:43AM (#39776535)
yes that's what i tried to mean, if you were a carpenter in the middle ages and assembled a bike like device, you'd be cooked at the first dirt road on a hill (people may even ostracize you for trying crazy non holy things like this)
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