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minus-squareNotJohnSmith@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoIf its 15 mins by car it’s likely a gentle 30 mins ride. A small vespa or motorbike has to be better than a car for that sort of distance - we need to avoid thinking car is the only private transport solution
minus-squarecdf12345@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoThat doesn’t work when the weather in the winter is always below 0c
minus-squareILoveUnions@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoYes, it does. Don’t be a naysayer when you haven’t tried it; it isn’t as daunting as it seems
minus-squareSeleni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoFor him it’s more the heavy rain and lack of safe bike paths… but that’s another discussion.
minus-squaresugarfoot00@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI know people that cycle all year round and where I live it is decidedly colder and snowier than that all winter.
minus-squareNotJohnSmith@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoIt does for me (southern uk) but to be fair doesn’t often go beyond - 5 and.im driven by something more powerful than environmentalism - cheapness! :) Edit: I see you said constant below freezing, yeah fair point, that would tip the balance
If its 15 mins by car it’s likely a gentle 30 mins ride. A small vespa or motorbike has to be better than a car for that sort of distance - we need to avoid thinking car is the only private transport solution
That doesn’t work when the weather in the winter is always below 0c
Yes, it does. Don’t be a naysayer when you haven’t tried it; it isn’t as daunting as it seems
For him it’s more the heavy rain and lack of safe bike paths… but that’s another discussion.
I know people that cycle all year round and where I live it is decidedly colder and snowier than that all winter.
It does for me (southern uk) but to be fair doesn’t often go beyond - 5 and.im driven by something more powerful than environmentalism - cheapness! :)
Edit: I see you said constant below freezing, yeah fair point, that would tip the balance