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Go one step further and become a Bicycle Guy. Consider what will still be operational 100 years from now once fossil fuels have dried up and we have fully trans

Go one step further and become a Bicycle Guy. Consider what will still be operational 100 years from now once fossil fuels have dried up and we have fully transitioned into Life As A Service.

mywittyname 4y ago
The problem with being a "Bicycle Guy" is that people like to run them over...
- SoftTalker 4y ago
  Also not practical for many people.
- ChrisMarshallNY 4y ago
  Here on Long Island, we shmush cyclists for sport. https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a41119529/the-most-dangerous-road-for-cyclists-in-america/ https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a41119529/the-most-dangero...
- lmm 4y ago
  The only way to stop a bad guy with an SUV is a good guy with an SUV. Or maybe enforcing laws against homicide, but I guess that's too hard.
  - giantrobot 4y ago
    > Or maybe enforcing laws against homicide, but I guess that's too hard. If only homicide was illegal, then no one would kill anyone else.
Maken 4y ago
That's true as long as you don't use one of those ungodly bluetooth shifters with built-in end-of-life cycle.
- wardedVibe 4y ago
  > bluetooth shifters what in tarnation
  - zamnos 4y ago
    https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/information/news/new-shimano-105-di2-delivers-12-speed--shifting-and-wireless-per.html https://bike.shimano.com/en-US/information/news/new-shimano-... It's not clear to me that the wireless shifters themselves communicate via Bluetooth, though the system does use that to talk to a smartphone app, if desired.
    - wardedVibe 4y ago
      Gadget bikes for the wealthy in it as a hobby really are a world of their own.