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You have to already be healthy to do that, though. It's pretty hard to ride a bike when you weigh 200+ pounds.
200+ pounds? I'm 170 and can bike 20 kms easy. My 70 year old mother can ride 50 kms without breaking a sweat.
It's something you get used to fast.
Our current car sprawls are unsustainable
My butt started hurting within seconds of contact with my old childhood bike's seat.
Get a good bike and bike seat. Why are we willing to spend 50K on an awesome car but not 500 on a good bike?
True, I could solve that problem. I have another problem, though: I live in a small apartment, I'm not allowed to store anything on the patio, and bikes are trivial to steal, soβ¦where would I put it? And if I ride it someplace and go inside, where will I leave the bike?
Well I'd say it's easier to store a bike than it is to store a car. Where exactly, I don't know but buy a good lock. A good lock will easily set you back 100-200 dollars but they're worth it.
On where to store the bike at the destination, There a lot depends on (local) governments. In the Netherlands there are bike parkings everywhere, and you start seeing it more and more in Canada (Vancouver at least) but I guess tou can just out it against a light post?
This apartment complex has a parking garage for cars, and cars are not trivial to steal.
From what I've heard, portable angle grinders can easily and quickly cut through any bike lock, including expensive ones.
Hate to break it to you, but cars too are trivial to steal for the right person, just like bikes. I've seen too many "gone in 60 seconds" type of videos (but then the real thing) to have the illusion that any lock will stop everybody.
If there is a car parking garage, then bikes are trivial to park there, unlike cars. Put good locks on the bike, and you're risking 500 insurable dollars versus 20000-60000 more expensive insurable dollars.
I'd rather have my bike stolen than a car.