Comment by cpursley
5 hours ago
Not sure if you are familiar with the built-environment in America, but there’s effectively no biking infrastructure and people are openly hostile towards cyclists who try.
5 hours ago
Not sure if you are familiar with the built-environment in America, but there’s effectively no biking infrastructure and people are openly hostile towards cyclists who try.
Depends on where you live. There are a lot of cities in North America that have biking infrastructure. As a general rule, the worse the winters the better the biking infrastructure. (you need to get to Minneapolis or Canada to see it)
Same here in New Zealand. Around town a bike is quicker and you learn to adapt to the danger. I about 1000k per month.
The main issues for me are small load capacity and whether or not there is a shower at the destination.
We've been overtaken by minibikes and ATVs on the roads, it's weird.
Barely any bike infrastructure where I live, either. You can make it work. Give it a try someday.
I'd love to but would rather not be road splatter, which is a frequent outcome:
https://news.google.com/search?q=cyclist+run+over&hl=en-US&g...
If you ever get the chance to try a bike radar like the garmin Varia, knowing what’s behind you is a game changer.
I feel naked on the rare occasion I don’t have it.