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[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

I have some coworkers, that have E-Bikes, live 5km from the office and ride their bikes maybe 10x per year because there is a 5% chance of rain today, or it's too cold (15°C) or it's too hot (25°C) or whatever other excuse. Very sad...

[–] Aibo1@ani.social 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As someone who hasn't missed a single day due to riding my e-bike 9kms to work and once rode it to work through a snowstorm I can sympathize with this.

It's almost comical how even just a little bit of rain can deter people from taking their bike. On sunny days I sometimes barely have room on the bike paths, but if the weather forecast is even a little bit ominous I almost always have the roads all to myself.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

people don't want to be inconvenienced.

inconvenience scares the shit out of them.

[–] cynar@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

10x per year is still better than never.

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, or 40 degrees C. It gets crazy hot here.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

At 40°C I can understand this is too hot to bike for most people, it can be dangerous. When it's about 25°C outside and it's said to be too hot to bike, this is just an excuse to be lazy and do the 5km commute sitting in the car instead.