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I think that's an overly pessimistic way of looking at things. Denmark may be warm compared to say Minnesota but it's further north than a very large chunk of
by Youden 4y ago
I think that's an overly pessimistic way of looking at things.
Denmark may be warm compared to say Minnesota but it's further north than a very large chunk of the world's population.
Denmark, The Netherlands, Germany and basically all of Europe didn't always have the cycling infrastructure they have now, it's a relatively recent thing. If there's support, it can be built.
For hills, there are e-bikes. Yes they're more expensive than a regular bicycle but they're still a pretty recent invention. They'll surely get cheaper as they mature.
- archi42 4y agoI'm not quite sure about the fact that ebikes become cheaper. Theoretically yes and practically "somewhat": But a lot of people are convinced that e.g. the 1k€ ebike sold by Aldi must be crap and you need to get one of the more expensive brands. Probably the same kind of people who would buy an Alienware Laptop just for email correspondence or a Ferrari for their commute, but with ebikes I'm under the impression that the average person is more gullible for this kind of thinking. So in effect people are spending more on ebikes even though they technically become cheaper. SRC: Recent discussion on golem.de regarding the Aldi ebike & personal experience from friends &family buying much more expensive bikes than necessary for their use.