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That's nice if you live in temperature optimum, but many places are too hot or too cold to cycle year round. (Some are also too large)

teddyh 12y ago
No, they’re not. http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/11/03/how-to-ride-your-bike-all-winter-and-love-it/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/11/03/how-to-ride-your-b... http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/05/07/what-do-you-mean-you-dont-have-a-bike/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/05/07/what-do-you-mean-y...
- guard-of-terra 12y ago
  Yes they are, unless you're in your own bodily optimum. When you're around 30, sure you can show Amundsen-like effort. What happens when you turn 45? 55? 65? 75? People live that long now. Anyway, you've never seen clear temperature extremes obviously.
masklinn 12y ago
> That's nice if you live in temperature optimum, but many places are too hot or too cold to cycle year round. You'd probably be surprised. It does certainly take a bigger amount of dedication than I have, but David Beazley's been cycling through Chicago winters (until he cracked a rib earlier this month: https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/570348015401050112 https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/570348015401050112 kept him off for almost a week: https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/574891782498041857 https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/574891782498041857) as for too hot to ride, it's really a matter of good hydration (and physiology, some people can't handle heat at all, but that's cycling or not so they probably know themselves)
- pavel_lishin 12y ago
  I'd say that it's also very much a matter of whether you have a shower near your place of work. I would have to ride eight miles, about 45 minutes - which is pretty close to my current commute - but I'd arrive sweaty and in need of a change of clothes at minimum. Gonna have to join a nearby gym this spring.
  - BorgHunter 12y ago
    I have a commute of about the same length which I do by bike. You do have to change clothes, yes, but provided you wear deodorant, odor isn't likely to be an issue.
    - pavel_lishin 12y ago
      Jokingly: check your sweat privilege. Seriously: I sweat a lot. I might have to apply deodorant all over after riding, and that's definitely not healthy.
  - darklajid 12y ago
    I was happy to be able to ride to work in Israel for about a year. Every single day (I think I skipped maybe 3-4 days due to not feeling well or bad weather, but I did use a bike on days where the Israeli streets were flooded so high, that my lower pedals were submerged at times). Temperature was usually nice - even Winter's a joke and rarely reaches 0 - mostly it's about 8-10 degrees (C). Summer can reach 32, 34 degrees (C) and on those days even early morning rides are a bit taxing. We had a shower in the office though. Little cabin. Takes ~no~ space. Since I've been there, I think that every office should have one.
  - masklinn 12y ago
    > I'd say that it's also very much a matter of whether you have a shower near your place of work. Yeah I'd agree with that.
- guard-of-terra 12y ago
  "It does certainly take a bigger amount of dedication" What if I don't want to marry a bike, but I perhaps could ride one? I already had wife that I'm dedicated to, and she ain't bike.

teddyh 12y ago

No, they’re not. http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/11/03/how-to-ride-your-bike-all-winter-and-love-it/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2011/11/03/how-to-ride-your-b... http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/05/07/what-do-you-mean-you-dont-have-a-bike/ http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/05/07/what-do-you-mean-y...

guard-of-terra 12y ago
Yes they are, unless you're in your own bodily optimum. When you're around 30, sure you can show Amundsen-like effort. What happens when you turn 45? 55? 65? 75? People live that long now. Anyway, you've never seen clear temperature extremes obviously.

masklinn 12y ago

> That's nice if you live in temperature optimum, but many places are too hot or too cold to cycle year round. You'd probably be surprised. It does certainly take a bigger amount of dedication than I have, but David Beazley's been cycling through Chicago winters (until he cracked a rib earlier this month: https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/570348015401050112 https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/570348015401050112 kept him off for almost a week: https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/574891782498041857 https://twitter.com/dabeaz/status/574891782498041857) as for too hot to ride, it's really a matter of good hydration (and physiology, some people can't handle heat at all, but that's cycling or not so they probably know themselves)

pavel_lishin 12y ago
I'd say that it's also very much a matter of whether you have a shower near your place of work. I would have to ride eight miles, about 45 minutes - which is pretty close to my current commute - but I'd arrive sweaty and in need of a change of clothes at minimum. Gonna have to join a nearby gym this spring.
- BorgHunter 12y ago
  I have a commute of about the same length which I do by bike. You do have to change clothes, yes, but provided you wear deodorant, odor isn't likely to be an issue.
  - pavel_lishin 12y ago
    Jokingly: check your sweat privilege. Seriously: I sweat a lot. I might have to apply deodorant all over after riding, and that's definitely not healthy.
- darklajid 12y ago
  I was happy to be able to ride to work in Israel for about a year. Every single day (I think I skipped maybe 3-4 days due to not feeling well or bad weather, but I did use a bike on days where the Israeli streets were flooded so high, that my lower pedals were submerged at times). Temperature was usually nice - even Winter's a joke and rarely reaches 0 - mostly it's about 8-10 degrees (C). Summer can reach 32, 34 degrees (C) and on those days even early morning rides are a bit taxing. We had a shower in the office though. Little cabin. Takes ~no~ space. Since I've been there, I think that every office should have one.
- masklinn 12y ago
  > I'd say that it's also very much a matter of whether you have a shower near your place of work. Yeah I'd agree with that.
guard-of-terra 12y ago
"It does certainly take a bigger amount of dedication" What if I don't want to marry a bike, but I perhaps could ride one? I already had wife that I'm dedicated to, and she ain't bike.