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May I ask why? As a year round bike commuter without a metro card I can not find any good reasons to chose bus/metro over riding a bike. The bike is almost alwa
by unicornporn 10y ago
May I ask why? As a year round bike commuter without a metro card I can not find any good reasons to chose bus/metro over riding a bike. The bike is almost always faster and gives me superior flexibility.
- henrikschroder 10y ago1) Cold 2) Snow 3) Ice 4) Did I mention the cold?
- unicornporn 10y agoHaha, yeah, guess I've turned fanatic over the years. But really, I hear these comments all the time and I can't get my head around them. 1) It's definitely no colder than taking the metro. I put on significantly less clothes when I hop on my bike an hour from now and with proper clothing I stay dry and ventilated. 2) Snow clearance is prioritized on the bike roads. So far this year snow has only been a problem one day. That's when the snow chaos hit Stockholm. My friend got stuck in a car for 7 hours. My bike commute took 20 minutes longer than normal. 3) I have have studded tyres, I have not installed them this year though. Ice is hardly ever a problem. The bike roads are salted, which, ironically is the biggest problem of them all for me. Salt ruins the bikes, so I recommend using a cheaper bike in the winter. It's faster, I get an hour of "free" workout each day and I can get to wherever I like inside the city without combining different modes of transportation using and app and standing in the cold waiting. When it's cold outside, I'd rather be moving.