I have some coworkers, that have E-Bikes, live 5km from the office and ride their bikes maybe 10x per year because there is a 5% chance of rain today, or it’s too cold (15°C) or it’s too hot (25°C) or whatever other excuse. Very sad…
As someone who hasn’t missed a single day due to riding my e-bike 9kms to work and once rode it to work through a snowstorm I can sympathize with this.
It’s almost comical how even just a little bit of rain can deter people from taking their bike. On sunny days I sometimes barely have room on the bike paths, but if the weather forecast is even a little bit ominous I almost always have the roads all to myself.
At 40°C I can understand this is too hot to bike for most people, it can be dangerous. When it’s about 25°C outside and it’s said to be too hot to bike, this is just an excuse to be lazy and do the 5km commute sitting in the car instead.
I have some coworkers, that have E-Bikes, live 5km from the office and ride their bikes maybe 10x per year because there is a 5% chance of rain today, or it’s too cold (15°C) or it’s too hot (25°C) or whatever other excuse. Very sad…
As someone who hasn’t missed a single day due to riding my e-bike 9kms to work and once rode it to work through a snowstorm I can sympathize with this.
It’s almost comical how even just a little bit of rain can deter people from taking their bike. On sunny days I sometimes barely have room on the bike paths, but if the weather forecast is even a little bit ominous I almost always have the roads all to myself.
people don’t want to be inconvenienced.
inconvenience scares the shit out of them.
10x per year is still better than never.
Yeah, or 40 degrees C. It gets crazy hot here.
At 40°C I can understand this is too hot to bike for most people, it can be dangerous. When it’s about 25°C outside and it’s said to be too hot to bike, this is just an excuse to be lazy and do the 5km commute sitting in the car instead.