I don't doubt that this is what people are thinking and why they are not doing it but that doesn't make it the reality. In the bicycle case, yes, you want prop

I don't doubt that this is what people are thinking and why they are not doing it but that doesn't make it the reality. In the bicycle case, yes, you want proper clothing for a 100 km massive ride that takes you most of the day but that is such a high bar. For about $300 you can get a decent bike that will last you forever with some maintenance. With just your ordinary clothes you will have no issues riding around the mostly empty suburb streets for 10km. A cheap bike isn't an instant death trap, just get a non department store basic road bike. It won't be feature packed, it won't be ultra light but it will be fairly reliable and perfectly safe. With the added benefit that any replacement parts will be super cheap because its all entry level bits.