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Not to mention, you need appropriate pathways to ride bikes.

• jpatokal 8y ago
  Not really: in the Congo, for example, the "highways" have deteriorated so much that bicycles are pretty much the only feasible wheeled mode of transport. https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/democratic-republic-of-congo-lubumbashi-to-kinshasa.50799/page-9#post-737844 https://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/democratic-re...
  • cooper12 8y ago
    If that's the case, wouldn't it make more sense to equip them with off-road bikes with features like a suspension, larger tires, multiple gears, panniers to hold bags, and other features than to give them heavy bikes built for riding in cities with step-through frames?
    • jpatokal 8y ago
      I'm not saying we should start shipping Mobikes to the Congo, I'm just noting that bicycles are, in fact, quite usable without a lot of fancy infrastructure.