Of any kind. Commuting, road biking, touring, mountain biking etc.

Been a cyclist of various types for 20 years now. Never seems to be non-controversial. Even among other cyclists… many hate other types of cyclists. And now there is a lot of specific e-bike hate/controversy.

I don’t get it man. What do you think?

IME assholes are assholes regardless of being on a bike or not.

  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz
    45·
    12 hours ago

    I feel like you are just making my point that cars are the combination of an addictive drug and a coercive cult with a long established presence?

    Even if you wanted to break free from the “cult,” there’s like two cities in the entire USA where you could live, work, and raise a family in a decent school district without a car, and they would be some of the highest cost of living areas in the entire world.

    I mean sure you are exaggerating a little but yeah… it is bleak in the US in this respect I agree.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 hours ago

      That’s not an exaggeration in any way. New York and Chicago. There are other cities with some public transit, but anywhere with a) jobs, b) decent schools, and c) reliable public transit will also be prohibitively expensive.