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An ebike can help with that. I have family that live in Joshua Tree and use ebikes for some trips during the summer.

• criddell 4y ago
  That's great as long as there's a shower at your destination (to deal with road grime, sweat, and sunscreen). I'm fortunate that my office provides showers but a lot don't.
  • kennywinker 4y ago
    road grime, sweat, and sunscreen can be avoided with good clothing choices, and the ebike doing most of the work. You might not want to ride if you're headed to a black tie formal event, but the point is there are plenty of trips where none of these are an issue.
    • criddell 4y ago
      We just finished a period of something like 100 days over 100F. There's not much you can do to avoid sweat on those days, especially when it's also humid. I personally won't ride when it's above 102F because even when I sweat and there's a light breeze I struggle to cool down.
      • nomel 4y ago
        I have a strong suspicion that most of these people are from costal cities.
      • joshlemer 4y ago
        Why is an ebike so impractical in Texas when motorcycles are so popular? And what about all the people on bicycles/motorcycles/scooters in even hotter regions like Vietnam and India?
        • criddell 4y ago
          I sold my motorcycle a couple of years ago because it was pretty impractical for much of the year. Riding around with a good jacket, pants, gloves, boots, and helmet isn't much fun in the summer, especially commuting traffic (I couldn't afford riding gear with built-in cooling). I'm not sure what you are asking about people in Vietnam or India. I've never been to either place however there are a lot of Vietnamese and Indian people who work in the same office park I work in and going by the people I meet around the bicycle rack, I don't think they are any more or less likely to commute via bicycle than any other group.
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