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apparently my city literally literally banned public rail funding, and people online love jerking off about how good biking is, so i figured might as well try. I have come up with:

pros:

  • good for mental health / exercise / endorphins
  • arguably quaint
  • feel like an old timey guy taking his wares to market
  • feel european
  • can annoy others
  • less of a police state around them vs cars
  • more flexible parking, routes
  • capacity to be peaceful
  • nice in summer

cons:

  • look like an annoying dork (esp w neon - which also hurts the quaint factor)
  • have to wear a helmet (^)
  • getting sweaty, potentially "unpresentable" for work
  • still have to find safe parking
  • still takes a while
  • have to find new routes to places
  • can't listen to music or might die
  • little meaningful protection against severe injury
  • can only carry so many groceries/etc
  • sucks in winter
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[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (13 children)

pros:

  • I don't sit in a cage in the middle of a traffic jam 2+ hours a day
  • When I get to work, I'm awake and in a good mood, when I get back home, I've left the work stress behind
  • I'm actually faster door to door than in a car in rush hour traffic on my 8 mile commute
  • It keeps me fit even if I don't do any other sports
  • It's fun
  • I can fix everything myself with a toolbox I bought for 40€
  • My bike cost 1000€, 4 years ago, and I think I spent another ... 30€ on it in all that time, for lube and tubes

cons:

  • It can't fully replace a car. Around once a week I need public transit for longer routes. Around once a month I have to rent a car, too.
  • Bike lanes don't exist or aren't usable everywhere. In places without them you need some thick skin to deal with the incoherent rage of strangers who feel like your choice of vehicle threatens their entire lifestyle.
  • Biking has become a political statement for some reason

From your con list, the only one that is actually true in my opinion is:

  • little meaningful protection against severe injury
    (which is mostly a problem due to cars on the road)

All the other ones either simply aren't true, or are only an issue if you're starting out and haven't figured out what's important yet.

[–] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago (10 children)

Second this. The inconvenience of winter weather in particular. Dutch people are used to say that there is no bad weather to ride a bike, only inadequate gear.

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

It's true that it's possible to ride all year, even in places with harsh winters.

It's going to be decidedly less fun, though.

This was enough to tip the balance in favour of taking transit during the months of snow and slush here in Sweden, but I'm also spoiled for choice here. Now I've moved and have less of a ride to work, so I think I'm probably going to shoot for biking all year now.

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