You had me till the BuY AnOthER OnE, Pay me imaginary strawman. I do love bikes though, so do the fuckers that keep taking mine.

With trains, you don’t arrive sweaty, you can’t get run down by cars, and someone else parks it

The Japanese used bikes to defeat the British in Singapore. The Vietnamese used bikes to defeat the Americans in Vietnam. The Chinese used bikes to destroy manufacturing in the west.

I'll be in the cold cold ground before I use some stupid commie machine powered by rice.

All other arguments for not using a bike are stupid.

ITT: Carbrains

Screw that. I love paying for car insurance, gas, oil change, tires, and random bolts maintenance. There is also the thrill of driving in traffic, and dealing with road rage. There is plenty that makes the car the ideal transportation mode loved by the masses.

Moved to the suburbs in my 30s. Got a new bike to hit the nearby bike trails. First bike ride turns into agonizing ordeal as it literally feels like someone ripped open my knees and poured broken glass in them. Diagnosed with arthritis in my knees.

There are plenty of reasons people don't use bikes, and health reasons are one of the main ones.

Distance. An hour commute or a 20 minute trip to the grocery store. We killed walkable neighborhoods so now here we are. Trapped.

Every time I see this kind of post I just wish they would try to go to work in a +40 degree Celsius environment.

It must be nice to work in a place that won't mind if you arrive drenched in sweat.

Edit: I love the hive mind

Bruh I live 26 miles from where I work by car, and 21 miles by biking per Google Maps. And most of it is highway travel. It would make my commute over 1.5 hrs.

It is the dream if/when we can move closer though.

No need for parking

Yeah, just look how Nederlands or Belgium looks like xD

All I’m saying is nobody ever got a great ass because they drove a car a lot.

"Cars are freedom! *

Except for the monthly finance payment, the legal obligation to insurance companies, the dependance on oil companies, etc"

I would love it if my city had bike only days. Or at least specific bike route that do not allow cars.

I don’t live in the us and there is a major road in my city that has a bike lane, but they just split one of the car lanes so there is a bike lane, half a lane for a car, and a full lane.

So cars have no choice but to drive in the bike lane. It’s also between the cars and a place with tons of right turns.

In addition to this, the city has some of the worst traffic in the world short distances can take hours. But it’s too dangerous to ride a bike.

Here is another reason. I can't afford a reasonable sized apartment that can house my family near my work. So I have to travel further. Bikes are great for cities if you can afford to live in the city.

Also, what happens when it snows and you gotta get to work? Snow chains?

How many corpses can you fit in the trunk and where would you even put the shovel while you ride?