> You are also conflating a type of machine (Dutch bike) with many random US issues, such as legal protection and theft. No, I explained how an coaster brake i

> You are also conflating a type of machine (Dutch bike) with many random US issues, such as legal protection and theft. No, I explained how an coaster brake is a very poor idea in a country with a radically different attitude toward cyclists and a heavy bike you can't bring inside easily will get stolen almost immediately. > you are randomly throwing in issues such as lighting I didn't "randomly" throw that in. It was part of my discussion about how Americans are hyper-price conscious and do not value bicycles, so features the rest of the world considers standard on a bicycle can't be found on most bikes sold in shops because they have to be as cheap as humanly possible. Not my problem you speed-read my comment and then arrogantly felt entitled to critique it > I’m happy for you that your identity is so tied up to your biking hobby ...Who hurt you? TIL riding for transportation is a "biking hobby" and because after almost two decades of transportation riding in a country incredibly hostile to such things, my "identity" is "tied" to it. Christ, it's like I'm talking to a republican who lives in Idaho. "nice biking hobby" Who hurt you? Go ignore your country's century of brutal colonialism and slavery profiteering or something.