Of course we can, by simply restoring older bikes. My family doesn't own a car (urban environment). We own several used children's bikes and 6 Peugeot bikes (3

Of course we can, by simply restoring older bikes. My family doesn't own a car (urban environment). We own several used children's bikes and 6 Peugeot bikes (3 for my wife, 3 for myself) from the 70ies and early 80ies. Most of them I restored myself, 2 are left in a working, but dismal-looking state to prevent theft at the train station (called a "Bahnhofsrad" in Germany). Personally I find these bikes to be extremely elegant and beautiful [0]. Each cost between 30 and 200 EUR. They are quite robust and very easy to maintain (usually they have Simplex derailleurs and Mafac or Weinmann brakes, which seem to be indestructable). Some of them have served us under heavy duty (daily use with a trailer) for nearly 10 years now, easily reaching 30,000 - 40,000 km although they were already 40 years old when we bought them. Maintaining them is a nice distraction from my normal job sitting in front of screens. Original spare parts are still quite easy to get. We actually have a large bike shop here that has specialized in restoring old bikes collected by the city. [0] https://m1.secondhandapp.at/2.0/5c7582137ebd7b2117fe5a55?height=1024&width=1024 https://m1.secondhandapp.at/2.0/5c7582137ebd7b2117fe5a55?hei...