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I’d say it’s in the middle. Bike tyres last way longer than one summer, but certainly not more than a decade, let alone generations. A bike without rubber tyres
by taneq 6y ago
I’d say it’s in the middle. Bike tyres last way longer than one summer, but certainly not more than a decade, let alone generations. A bike without rubber tyres is a pretty miserable ride.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoWalking 10 miles is pretty miserable too :)
- 7952 6y agoI think walking slowly, carefully, and quietly would be much more survivable than tearing around in vehicles.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoWell, its not all Mad Max. In a stable post-warlord community bikes would rule for a century. Tiny metal investment, fuel efficient, fast and adaptable.
- taneq 6y agoDepends on the terrain, really. I can't imagine riding a bike with no tyres 10 minutes along a rocky path, let alone 10 miles...
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoLets be charitable, shall we? They'd get pretty inventive, faced with 10 miles of walking taking a day, or on a bike taking an hour. Perhaps make hard rubber tires? Ones woven out of wire? Wood? Bikes remain useful, even if they aren't up to modern road-bike standards. So useful, I think we'll see them for decades with ever more creative solutions to the problem of Bike Shop Closed, Oh What Will I Do?