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Anonymous Sun 15 Oct 2023 21:44:24 No.1955716 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1955764 >>1955771 >>1956004 >>1956310 >>1956321 >>1956376

>desperately want to sell my car and get an ebike for commuting/longer errands

>live in Boston
>Public transit is horrible
>too cold in winter for bikes
>motorists are oblivious to cyclists at best
>city's cycling infrastructure is horrendous at best

I fucking hate it here REEEEEEE

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:04:37 No.1955758 Report

Quoted By: >>1955966

As a fellow Masshole I genuinely believe we have better transit in Boston than most of the US... but that isn't saying much. And given the meltdown the MBTA has had recently from all the underinvestment (thanks Big Dig), yeah...

I still cycle in winter in my hilly suburban town and in my city with almost 0 cycling infrastructure. I just avoid any icy conditions and take the car as necessary when the weather is too foul, temperature is not what gets me ever. My family comes from the mountains and I love snow, winter sports, the whole season. Must be in my blood.

Less car use is still better than fully car dependent.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:26:49 No.1955764 Report

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>>1955716
>too cold in winter for bikes
Just have to wear warmer clothes. I'm a little further south, but I bike throughout the winter.
Just need a proper winter coat, some long johns, hat, gloves, and a neck warmer you can pull up to cover your face. Dress like you're skiing.
The bigger problem is snow and ice. That shit can be scary.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 16 Oct 2023 04:59:26 No.1955771 Report

Quoted By: >>1955979 >>1955980

>>1955716
>>live in Boston
>>Public transit is horrible
>>too cold in winter for bikes
Ur a pussy ppl in Scandinavia bike in the winter

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 17 Oct 2023 12:39:46 No.1955966 Report

Quoted By: >>1955978

>>1955758
The GLX has been great for the most part. I live in Somerville and not having to go through Charlestown to ride to work is fantastic. Too bad the center of Boston is a bike-hostile shitshow.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 17 Oct 2023 13:47:01 No.1955978 Report

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>>1955966
Based GLX path-enjoyer. So nice to coast down the hill coming back

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 17 Oct 2023 13:55:13 No.1955979 Report

Quoted By: >>1955980

>>1955771
This anon is right.
Physical activity will warm you up, just get some gloves so your hands don't freeze up and you're fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 17 Oct 2023 14:00:07 No.1955980 Report

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>>1955979
>>1955771
The comfort and warmth of a car is nice, but will also unironically make you soft and contribute to depression.
Exposure to difficult or even adversarial conditions is good for you. If the idea of getting up early and braving the cold is uncomfortable, you may have depression or low T

Anonymous

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Anonymous Tue 17 Oct 2023 17:11:49 No.1956004 Report

Quoted By: >>1956668 >>1956985

>>1955716
>>too cold in winter for bikes
Question of clothing. Biking just fine in -4F in fingolstan. Otherwise seems pretty rough, you'd really want your own bicycle lane to ride safely on

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Oct 2023 13:35:02 No.1956287 Report

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>lowest average lows are -5C in january
not too cold at all. might be dangerous and hard if the roads freeze and they don't plough well though

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Oct 2023 17:27:19 No.1956310 Report

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>>1955716
>too cold
Don’t be such a baby

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Oct 2023 18:43:41 No.1956321 Report

Quoted By: >>1956328

>>1955716
I got a car because commuting in the cold on a bike is miserable. Sorry I just can't get up at the asscrack of dawn and shiver my way to work.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 19 Oct 2023 19:26:25 No.1956328 Report

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>>1956321
If you're shivering your way to work you're dressing wrong and/or not pedaling enough.

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Anonymous Fri 20 Oct 2023 06:12:28 No.1956376 Report

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>>1955716
>be me
>live in Santa Barbara
>commute is only 5.8 miles/9.33 km away.
>10 minutes by car
>40 according to GPS
I’m thinking I could get that down by nearly half with an e-bike. My work also pays you to use a bike, so that’s pretty good incentive. I have a Tesla Model 3, but I’m a fatass and don’t get enough physical activity, so I think the commute would help a lot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 21 Oct 2023 18:29:02 No.1956668 Report

Quoted By: >>1956985

>>1956004
How do you deal with ice up there?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 23 Oct 2023 17:13:55 No.1956985 Report

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>>1956004
>>1956668
I'm from Montreal and I cycled through the winter of '20-'21. The key is having some kind of face covering such as a balaclava since it can get incredibly cold once you factor in the wind. Ice a bit of a meme since most cities will salt their roads often. Just avoid any sudden movements and use MTB tires.
Overall it was fun but I'm not desperate enough anymore to do it on a regular basis

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Nov 2023 19:45:34 No.1959282 Report

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