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>from people who think that cycling is a niche hobby of rich lycra-clad yuppies This has never been true, of course. As you would expect for something that cos
by sbierwagen 5y ago
>from people who think that cycling is a niche hobby of rich lycra-clad yuppies
This has never been true, of course. As you would expect for something that costs a hundredth as much as a car, bicycling to work has always been more common among the poor: https://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/05/08/low-income-americans-walk-and-bike-to-work-the-most/ https://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/05/08/low-income-americans-...
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoIt was interesting to see some cycling groups in the UK lobbying against the introduction of e-bikes when the EU was legislating for them.
- Maarten88 5y agoThat just adds another argument against safe bike infrastructure in US politics. Poor people are even more undeserving than lycra-clad yuppies ;-\
- wolverine876 5y agoThat has not been my observation, except for kids and people delivering food. Consider there may be a dignity issue: If you are a lycra-clad yuppy, you're cycling because you want to. If you're poor, it looks like you can't afford a car.
- aqme28 5y agoIt's not helpful to respond to data with an anecdote. Here's another study showing the same https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Relationship-between-income-and-commuting-mode-N-578_fig1_310666028 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Relationship-between-inc...
- watwut 5y agoGiven that breakthrough is significantly more expensive e-bike, owners being too rich was unlikely to be the real issue. If more expensive tool fixes social problem, the people were more likely to be offputted by poor.
- sudosysgen 5y agoYou can now buy an ebike for 1000$ new, and prices are dropping every year.