Just wondering, im not trying to be rude. Im scared to drive and i dont live near buses, nor do i want to pay someone to drive me? maybe i should save up for a bike?
I stumbled across this community and now im curious…
anyways how do you all get places?
I‘m in a city in Europe and I don’t own a car. I commute by bike. It’s around 11 km from home and it takes me around 40 minutes.
I don’t care if it rains or snows. I always carry a set of waterproof pants and raincoat in my bike pack; helmet keeps my head mostly dry. At work I have a complete spare set of clothes which I almost never actually use.
In winter it gets to a few degrees Celsius below zero but I never had any problems with temperature. The exercise keeps me warm.
In some rare occasions (this winter for example) it snows a lot and at some point the bike lanes become unusable. Then I have to take the public transport.
My bike was expensive. It has all the bells and whistles: hydraulic disk brakes, lights with dynamo, hub gear, belt drive, luggage rack. You can probably get a cheaper one and you don’t really need all those treats.
But I had very little problems over the years and had do almost zero maintenance. I also always carry a minimal set of tools in a pouch attached to the chassis, in case I have to patch a tyre.
The exercise and freedom of biking makes me arrive to places happy and full of energy. I usually listen to audiobooks, podcasts or music on the way so it’s fun and I usually look forward to it.