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I vaguely remember learning to bike when I was 8, what they say is true! I bought a bike a few weeks ago and decades later I could still ride. But a few obstac

by _8j50 5y ago

I vaguely remember learning to bike when I was 8, what they say is true! I bought a bike a few weeks ago and decades later I could still ride. But a few obstacles I had: - At least right now, I can bike at best 2 miles round trip without getting too tired. That's not far enough in most US cities, can't even bike to the nearest walmart/target/whole foods just to a convenience store. - even with bike lanes, cars are scary, especially when the bike lane runs into puddles of uknown depths and isn't flat/stable. - Is it allowed to bike on roads without a bike lane? If so, that's even more dangerous. I think converting sidewalks into wider bike trails would please everyone. Pedestrians (rare) can walk on right side and less risk of some inattentive driver steering just over the lane killing you. Westcoast bike friendly city sounds like dream

geraldwhen 5y ago
Boulder, CO has a setup like this. There’s even markers on the ground for pedestrians to keep right
tonyedgecombe 5y ago
>At least right now, I can bike at best 2 miles round trip without getting too tired. If you do it regularly then that will soon become very easy. >Is it allowed to bike on roads without a bike lane? If so, that's even more dangerous. I do it in the UK and it's mostly OK although I did have a very close pass at speed last week. It was clearly malicious as the driver was gesticulating out of his window. That's the first time I've had something quite so egregious in the last five years of e-biking.
vanilla_nut 5y ago
> Is it allowed to bike on roads without a bike lane? Yes! You should probably educate yourself a bit about biking laws in your area if you don't know this. In the vast majority of the US, you have as much right to the road as any other vehicle -- though of course some car drivers don't respect that right. I regularly bike 40 miles or more for day trips around my area to go to breweries, coffee shops, and parks. I also enjoy exploring new towns and cities by bike -- I've done 100 miles in a day before, just exploring a few towns with great bike infrastructure. Keep biking and that will become easy for you too!

by _8j50 5y ago

geraldwhen 5y ago

Boulder, CO has a setup like this. There’s even markers on the ground for pedestrians to keep right

tonyedgecombe 5y ago

>At least right now, I can bike at best 2 miles round trip without getting too tired. If you do it regularly then that will soon become very easy. >Is it allowed to bike on roads without a bike lane? If so, that's even more dangerous. I do it in the UK and it's mostly OK although I did have a very close pass at speed last week. It was clearly malicious as the driver was gesticulating out of his window. That's the first time I've had something quite so egregious in the last five years of e-biking.

vanilla_nut 5y ago

> Is it allowed to bike on roads without a bike lane? Yes! You should probably educate yourself a bit about biking laws in your area if you don't know this. In the vast majority of the US, you have as much right to the road as any other vehicle -- though of course some car drivers don't respect that right. I regularly bike 40 miles or more for day trips around my area to go to breweries, coffee shops, and parks. I also enjoy exploring new towns and cities by bike -- I've done 100 miles in a day before, just exploring a few towns with great bike infrastructure. Keep biking and that will become easy for you too!