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Pros / cons of riding a bike? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world

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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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[–] scytale@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

One con not mentioned: Exposure to the elements. Being able to ride a bike comfortably in the weather depends on where you live. Prolonged exposure to the sun even with sunscreen is not good. Also, air pollution.

Edit: Lol at the downvotes. I invite you all to bike in my state in the almost 5 months of sweltering heat in our summer. I'm not anti bike at all and I wish more people would do it. I just wanted to remind people that you also have to be equipped for the weather of the place you will be biking at. Also, I do not like melanoma.

[–] Baahb@feddit.nl 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Bad faith argument. The topic of discussion is reasonable in city trips, not cross country slogs. Op is frustrated his city banned public funding for trains, ergo his question is about getting around his city. Your statement, exposure to the elements, is made more eloquently elsewhere, due to things like rain and snow.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I'm sorry, but I'm not arguing in bad faith. City trips and (not country biking) doesn't automatically mean you're not exposed to the elements. I live within city limits and it's a 10 mile bike ride to get to downtown. According to maps, it's a 1 hour trip, which is manageable, but 95% of the time I would biking directly under the sun. I will only be able to avoid exposure in limited spurts as I get near downtown with all the overpasses. As of this comment it's 95F and 70% humidity. Elements does not just mean rain and snow. A lot of people underestimate how bad prolonged sun exposure is.

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[–] Bilbo_Haggins@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

Get an ebike. It solves several of your cons at once.

No need to wear spandex or neon to ride on an ebike (or any bike honestly I bike everywhere and the only neon thing I own is my rain pants) just put lights on your bike and don't dress all in black.

Can't help you with the helmet, that one's pretty important but there's lots of nice looking helmets out there.

No getting sweaty on an ebike unless you want to, because you can crank the pedal assist if you're starting to sweat.

Have literally never had an issue finding somewhere to park my bike. Sure have an issue finding car parking though. At the downtown garage I park at, cars are $20 an hour but bikes are free.

You'll probably go faster than the cars if there's lots of traffic. We've done a car vs bike race a few times when we had both starting the same place and going to the same place and the ebike always wins or is like 10 minutes behind at most.

Bluetooth speakers and transparent headphones both solve the music issue.

Many ebikes have extra cargo capacity, so grocery runs are easier. If you've got a large family then you might need a cargo bike or to rent a car periodically for large trips.

The only real downside imo is the weather if you live somewhere extremely cold/hot and the safety from riding near cars. The rest is easy to get over once you're zipping down the road at 20mph getting those sweet, sweet biking endorphins.

[–] Here4CatPics@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

https://lectricebikes.com/products/xpedition-dual-battery

I have the extra large crago bags for this and I have brought home a week's worth of food from the store up and down a mountain near where I live. It is still a bit of a struggle but pedal hard. I use it to go to work 2 miles away (I know, I'm VERY lucky) and I use it to replace driving anywhere over 10 miles away from home. The charge on the batteries last forever since I use only lvl 2-3 on pedal assist since I prefer to pedal.

There are solutions

[–] gramathy@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

Bone conduction earphones will let you listen to music without occluding external sound.

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