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Suppose that I decide to pack up the cat and everything I own and just disappear one day?

I can't do that with a bike.

Hills. If you live near hills bikes don't work too well at least not as transportation, they work more as exercise equipment then.

I've actually got an electric bike and it does solve the hills problem but then it has the it weighs as much as a baby elephant problem. So it's still a pain if you have to lug it on and off the train.

One downside I haven't seen mentioned yet is the hassle of having to laboriously lock up your bike front and back, saddle bag, too, so some freaking degenerate won't steal anything that isn't secured. I've had my rear wheel stolen before (who even DOES that?) and am not looking for a repeat.

I love riding my bike and do most trips with it in the summer (shopping, appointments, gym, etc.)

But I envy motorists sometimes who just get out of their car, push the button on their key and everything's neatly locked up.

someone compared efficiency and long distance trains are more efficient, but that's it.

I use a bike to commute 6.5 km to work and it's not just a good time. I do have a dedicated bike/pedestrian paved path (with few pedestrians, just a lot of other bikes) which is nice.

But in rain it sucks. And in winter it sucks even harder with the cold, and snow and ice. I have studded tires but that adds to the suck as they make you slower. I always have to shower when I get to work. I deliver and pick up in kindergarten, and there is no place to lock the kid trailer, so it adds an extra km to pick up and dump of the trailer at home.

I still use a manual as it gives me some excercise, but an electric bike would solve many of the issues.

And I save money on parking and toll. And bc of traffic I use about the same time.

Nothings perfect

Distance. Carrying capacity Speed

Mostly true but I find the price is pretty high nowadays.

I used to live in a town in the US where I could bike across a college campus to get to work. That was heaven.

Cars can easily long distances in a short period of time in most weather conditions comfortably, allowing the freedom of movement even if it isn't done daily. It is a symbol of long distance freedom on weekends and holidays, not daily commuting.

If only we had good bicycle infrastructure everywhere 😔

Anon missed the biggest sin of all:

Monetizable, but only at two or three orders of magnitude less than automobiles.

TL;DR: "He's cheating because he's not spending as much as I am."

They're cheaper in every conceivable way than cars, and that's why the worst people out there hate them. Once you see the systems in place to equate personal validity and social values with what wealth may be extracted, it's impossible to look back. Bikes are effectively a form of protest by way of scaling back one's economic interaction, because of this.

Because cars make a shit load of money for the ~~economy~~ the rich people.

Bikes are awesome. Bike infrastructure helps wheelchair users and pullcart users as well.

Have definitely seen bike traffic jams in London before, you get a lot more people through though!

I don't have a photo of a big one though ☹️

Propaganda.

Can only be safely used in good weather.
Collisions will, in fact, fuck you up bad.
Limited cargo space.
Single occupancy.