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The advantage of the bicycle is that it's lightweight enough for a single rider to make it go faster than a horse-drawn carriage. Even on a dirt path, a rider c
by tlb 7y ago
The advantage of the bicycle is that it's lightweight enough for a single rider to make it go faster than a horse-drawn carriage. Even on a dirt path, a rider can average 15 mph while horses can only sustain that for short bursts.
- nradov 7y agoIt takes a pretty high level of fitness and a decent quality bicycle to sustain 15 mph on a dirt path. Something like 11 mph would be a more realistic average.