JigglySackles comments on Anon likes bikes

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Riding a bike in the rain sucks floppy donkey dong. Poncho or not. I've done both. A lot. Car any day over it.

While I get there are plenty of reasons to ride a bike and many arguments against it are overblown, pretending that a bike always has a solution or that that solution is always preferred is as bad as the inverse argument.

I'm not entirely sure that's what you are actually suggesting(rather I think you're just positing potential solutions), it just leans that way.

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[–] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

There's weeks where rain a couple of days, but then months were there's no rain at all. I would take my bike everytime because I prefer to use the rain clothes 4 hours of a year that spend an entire week of the year stuck in traffic.

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[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Riding bike in the rain turned out to be one of my favorite things when I figured out how to not suck at it. Ponchos are no good. Waterproof coats and pants make all the difference.

If anything is a challenge, it's high winds and places with harsh winters. What we really need is more economical enclosed vehicles that bridge the gap between bikes and cars.

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[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Any waterproof thing I wore, also trapped heat underneath and I'd be so sweaty by the time I arrived anywhere that there was little point to me wearing the waterproof garment in the first place.

High winds and snow/ice are really troublesome, but I always appreciated cold (even bitter cold) weather since I'd sweat less.

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