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[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I ride a bike to work every day. I'm never sweaty. The infrastructure to cycle exists so I won't get run over by cars.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Where I live I wouldn't want to bike. Too many freaking hills

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Where I live (Oklahoma City), I wouldn't want to bike for at least 5 months of the year. Between mid April and late October, we are stupid hot and humid. We had lots of days this past summer that either got uncomfortably close to or passed 40°C. Dew points in the mid 20s all summer long. You'll break a sweat just standing outside for more than about a minute or two.

Can't imagine what it's like for those sorry saps in Houston or Florida.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The comfortable temp for biking is significantly higher than it is for walking, especially with the right gear. 40°C is definitely beyond reasonable tho. Planting trees and decreasing the amount of asphalt would go a long way to make it a better proposition more of the year. A societal expectation that you don't go or do anything when weather gets that hot could bridge the difference. Unfortunately that kind of philosophy is antithetical to capitalism's demands for productivity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I live in a somewhat hilly city. That is why I have an electric bike. I'm never sweaty when I arrive at work

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Even if the city is flat as fuck you'll still arrive sweaty if the climate is hot. Take Phoenix for example, you will sweat even if you are in the shade and doing no physical exercise because it's commonly 46 degrees.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Phoenix is not a great example of how we should design cities. Putting a city in a desert is a bad idea from the outset.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The desert is the only reason it is habitable, if it were less arid the humidity would make it even worse. The largest desert on earth is Antarctica, deserts don't have to be hot, just low precipitation.

But what deserts do very well is solar potential due to lack of cloud cover and I don't know why we can't use solar to power electric rail for public transportation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I have an electric bike for the hills.

Where I used to work it was downhill all the way there and uphill all the way back stupid way round of having it don't want to get to work early.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Hills are only the problem if you're not biking regularly. I'm way out of shape, but after a year on living in a country with good infrastructure, hills aren't a problem for me anymore, really. But first couple of months it was a bit brutal, for sure.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Teach me the non-sweaty ways. I love my bike, but theres no way I can arrive not sweaty. Before you say go slow, I’m not letting no bus take my god-damn glory.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In Germany those are only allowed to assist you up to 25kph, which means they only help you going up hills, everywhere else will be the same amount of effort

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

30 in Canadaz that's enough speed for commuting.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago

An Ebike is extremely helpful, especially if there are hills. Wear a breathable long sleeve SPF shirt. I like hemp and some of the stuff Colombia makes. If your route is safe enough don't wear a helmet. Shorts and sandals are also helpful. I've had some success with lightweight merino clothes as well but they tend to get holey in a few years of frequent use