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So everyone rides in lycra bike wear? Here people commutes in their daily wear. Even in skirts and high heels. Maybe the mean commute distance is very different

• rootusrootus 8y ago
  Yep, everyone here (small sample size, completely anecdotal of course) wears some form of bike-specific clothes. Couple of the guys actually wear lycra, some just wear sport clothes appropriate for the weather. Portland is not a very dense city except in a small number of residential blocks in and around downtown. There are many neighborhoods of mostly single-family (or small apartment complexes) in the <10 mile distance which accounts for the majority of bike commuters in my experience.
  • tokai 8y ago
    Just looked up some stats. Apparently the mean length of a bike commute here is 4.5km. The bulk of all bicycle rides (for transportation) are under 7km. The source is not in English: www.modelcenter.transport.dtu.dk/-/media/Centre/Modelcenter/2017-Faktaark_cykeltrafik_180523.ashx?la=da