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While 30km is certainly on the long end, it's not uncommon for people to commute such distances by bike here as well (Netherlands).

by brnt 6y ago

srean 6y ago
Road conditions would be rather … different though. While I was in Kanpur, which is a prominent city in another prominent state, I would find cadavers of every kind, some road kills, some not, excrements of every kind, recklessly driven thundering trucks that could run you over, elephants waiting at street lights along with shiny imported cars. Its quite surreal if you think about it.
- brnt 6y ago
  Hehe, being behind an elephant at a tollbooth on the Delhi-Agra freeway was certainly a highlight of my trip to India.
throwaway200929 6y ago
:-). I cycled 30 km a day while in college in South India (Tamilnadu). When I reached college, I would splash water all over my shirt because cycling in the heat (35 to 40 degree celcius on a nice day) would make me sweat profusely. The sweat dried quickly in the heat so I had white streaks of salt on my shirt which I felt embarrassed about (couldn't do anything about the smell of sweat, which is another story). When I washed my face, the water would run black due to dust and smoke. I suffered heatstrokes, got hernia (cycling caused it) by the second year in college. My story is typical and not special at all and to a large extent I was better off than most of my peers at that time. Incidentally, I was in Netherlands (Wassenaar, Duinrell vacation!) last year. Compared to Netherlands, conditions are vastly different in India -- place on earth, quality of life, social aspects, etc.
- brnt 6y ago
  Sure the places are different. If it comforts you, we get wet (and cold) from the plenitude of rain ;) I've lived in France, a place with 35-40 degree summers, and I'm happy my ride was only 3km, not 30 ;)

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While 30km is certainly on the long end, it's not uncommon for people to commute such distances by bike here as well (Netherlands).

by brnt 6y ago

While 30km is certainly on the long end, it's not uncommon for people to commute such distances by bike here as well (Netherlands).

srean 6y ago
Road conditions would be rather … different though. While I was in Kanpur, which is a prominent city in another prominent state, I would find cadavers of every kind, some road kills, some not, excrements of every kind, recklessly driven thundering trucks that could run you over, elephants waiting at street lights along with shiny imported cars. Its quite surreal if you think about it.
- brnt 6y ago
  Hehe, being behind an elephant at a tollbooth on the Delhi-Agra freeway was certainly a highlight of my trip to India.
throwaway200929 6y ago
:-). I cycled 30 km a day while in college in South India (Tamilnadu). When I reached college, I would splash water all over my shirt because cycling in the heat (35 to 40 degree celcius on a nice day) would make me sweat profusely. The sweat dried quickly in the heat so I had white streaks of salt on my shirt which I felt embarrassed about (couldn't do anything about the smell of sweat, which is another story). When I washed my face, the water would run black due to dust and smoke. I suffered heatstrokes, got hernia (cycling caused it) by the second year in college. My story is typical and not special at all and to a large extent I was better off than most of my peers at that time. Incidentally, I was in Netherlands (Wassenaar, Duinrell vacation!) last year. Compared to Netherlands, conditions are vastly different in India -- place on earth, quality of life, social aspects, etc.
- brnt 6y ago
  Sure the places are different. If it comforts you, we get wet (and cold) from the plenitude of rain ;) I've lived in France, a place with 35-40 degree summers, and I'm happy my ride was only 3km, not 30 ;)