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It becomes such a no brainier if you have a safe option for bicycle commuting. It's a 2 for 1 of needed exercise and commuting so it's actually a time saver in

It becomes such a no brainier if you have a safe option for bicycle commuting. It's a 2 for 1 of needed exercise and commuting so it's actually a time saver in net compared to driving. If you have a dedicated bicycle path that minimises interactions with cars it's also a zero stress option too. I've never experienced any serious bicycle rage. I hate days where I have to drive for some reason.

fdr 3y ago
I recently (last quarter) started cycling to work in San Francisco, netting 80-100 miles a week, and your statements ring true. Looking at my Strava relative effort and resting heart rate, the amount of aggregate exercise I get is far superior to my previous exercise habits. While it may take me a net +30 minutes when using non-ebikes to get around in a day, I get something like 90 minutes of total exercise, something I could never justify if I separated my commute from exercise. E-bikes are extremely quick, depending on the task, they are often less in trip time vs. cars, public transit, or a taxi. But for exercise reasons I tend to ride classic. I use a cargo ebike for getting my kid to school, but days when I do not need to do that, I use the city shared bikes, often the unpowered ones. I like them both. The latter I use even the same day when I have my cargo bike: it's wonderful to cycle to lunch on a less unwieldy cycle, walk to a coffee shop, and then pick up a bicycle from a different dock to return to the office. All that I choose to carry is a helmet to do that. It's also a lot more fun than the train/bus (which I also kind of enjoy, my route is somewhat scenic), or driving [and parking].
Gigachad 3y ago
Pretty much all of my complaints with cycling come from having to share the roads with cars. I don’t want my commute to work to be a white knuckle adrenaline pumping experience. If there was a safe and quiet way to ride to work, I’d take that every time.
Vinnl 3y ago
And if you have proper infrastructure (like in the Netherlands), it's even a time saver just by itself if your trip is within the same city.
k99x55 3y ago
Bicycle is the least discriminatory private mode of transport: it caters to all ages, almost-all abilities. It give you free exercise, its good for the environment, for the community, for the local economy: small commercial shops benefit from cycle infra. Private car is space and energy inefficient, and car infra is hostile to cycling and walking. Build for what you want (walking,cycling,public transport), not for what you have (private car). Yes its a massive no-brainer. Amazing how we as a society fail to see this.

fdr 3y ago

I recently (last quarter) started cycling to work in San Francisco, netting 80-100 miles a week, and your statements ring true. Looking at my Strava relative effort and resting heart rate, the amount of aggregate exercise I get is far superior to my previous exercise habits. While it may take me a net +30 minutes when using non-ebikes to get around in a day, I get something like 90 minutes of total exercise, something I could never justify if I separated my commute from exercise. E-bikes are extremely quick, depending on the task, they are often less in trip time vs. cars, public transit, or a taxi. But for exercise reasons I tend to ride classic. I use a cargo ebike for getting my kid to school, but days when I do not need to do that, I use the city shared bikes, often the unpowered ones. I like them both. The latter I use even the same day when I have my cargo bike: it's wonderful to cycle to lunch on a less unwieldy cycle, walk to a coffee shop, and then pick up a bicycle from a different dock to return to the office. All that I choose to carry is a helmet to do that. It's also a lot more fun than the train/bus (which I also kind of enjoy, my route is somewhat scenic), or driving [and parking].

Gigachad 3y ago

Pretty much all of my complaints with cycling come from having to share the roads with cars. I don’t want my commute to work to be a white knuckle adrenaline pumping experience. If there was a safe and quiet way to ride to work, I’d take that every time.

Vinnl 3y ago

And if you have proper infrastructure (like in the Netherlands), it's even a time saver just by itself if your trip is within the same city.

k99x55 3y ago

Bicycle is the least discriminatory private mode of transport: it caters to all ages, almost-all abilities. It give you free exercise, its good for the environment, for the community, for the local economy: small commercial shops benefit from cycle infra. Private car is space and energy inefficient, and car infra is hostile to cycling and walking. Build for what you want (walking,cycling,public transport), not for what you have (private car). Yes its a massive no-brainer. Amazing how we as a society fail to see this.