Is a bike or a car better?

[luke45]

According to leather stand, The maintenance of a bike is cheaper than the maintenance of a car. Whether it is servicing or upkeep, a car is costlier to maintain than a bike. Car parts are also more expensive than their two-wheeled counterparts.

[justanotherdrunk]

[bronsin]

If I could ride a bicycle, I would never have a car!

[bronsin]

[mitch9521]

Convenience of a car makes the higher maintenance well worth it, period. Plus riding a bicycle in shitty weather sucks. I have a RadMission 1 E-bike and Ive put 120 miles on it in 2 years lol, Its mostly a toy/occasional commuter.

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by mitch9521

Convenience of a car makes the higher maintenance well worth it, period. Plus riding a bicycle in shitty weather sucks. I have a RadMission 1 E-bike and Ive put 120 miles on it in 2 years lol, Its mostly a toy/occasional commuter.

Back in the 80s and 90s I was riding 5000+ miles a year. By 1998 my bicycle had almost 100,000 miles on it.

But I see you live in Canada so I guess 120 miles is understandable. Sort of.

When I see people who are 40 years old and riding electric bicycles I just shake my head. What the hell is the world coming to!?

[mitch9521]

Originally Posted by bronsin

Back in the 80s and 90s I was riding 5000+ miles a year. By 1998 my bicycle had almost 100,000 miles on it.

But I see you live in Canada so I guess 120 miles is understandable. Sort of.

When I see people who are 40 years old and riding electric bicycles I just shake my head. What the hell is the world coming to!?

What's wrong with electric bikes? They're fun.

["A"]

There are many reasons not to have a car.
Registration, insurance, inspection; they are mandatory even if you don't drive the car.
If you're in a large city that don't have private parking , you would have to pay for parking when car is not even in use.
I've been commuting with bicycles for over three decades, but I will own cars because my resident I have my own driveway and garage.
I live part time in NYC, when I commute by bicycles during the weekdays.
I ride against traffic flow, through parks, cut through traffic.. most of the time it take less time to get to my destination than driving.
And I don't pay for parking.
Only when I need to transport large volume of items that I drive my car.

[NYC-SE]

So you're the guy that took my left lane on the Brooklyn Bridge!

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[bronsin]

Riding a bike on that bike path on the Brooklyn Bridge when it’s crowded is worth your life!

[justanotherdrunk]

Christmas ebiking around the valley 34 miles including the Winchester Mystery House

["A"]

Originally Posted by NYC-SE

So you're the guy that took my left lane on the Brooklyn Bridge!

I just stopped to take the picture, about 3 ft. above the road surface.
I ride where ever there is room to get by, opposite to one-way traffic, through the park on sidewalk if necessary.
I'm in Brooklyn, not fussy about where you ride.

Originally Posted by bronsin

Riding a bike on that bike path on the Brooklyn Bridge when it’s crowded is worth your life!

The designated bike lane is separated from pedestrian traffic on the bridge, it's far less crowded these days.

I recently got a ebike, too.. cashed in all my CC rebated from busissnes purchases.
The ebike was just about free.
750w hub motor, dual battery totaling 32Ah, makes carrying large volume & weight much easier.

[sh0rtlife]

i question how long before the citys tell them they need lic, reg, insurance to ride them at the speeds they travel and complete lack of...well everything all the way down to maners

[bronsin]

Yes they are fun. I had an electric scooter the kind like a skateboard but with a handle. It worked for about three months and it broke. I used it to ride to the train station to catch the train 6 miles to work. Then I would ride to work and ride around the big shoebox building I worked in. It folded up. This was a long time ago, long before the current use of electric scooters.

The problem is I see it is the operator loses the benefit of physical activity. 21 speed mountain bike can handle any terrain any physical situation. I suppose if you had an electric bicycle instead of a car like the three wheelers I see I could see that. But just as a fun thing to do you’re being cheated out of physical exercise. If you wanna get high forget drugs and alcohol. Exercise gives you natural chemicals to stimulate the mind and body. I had a friend who smoke a lot of pot. He was gifted mathematically. One day he was out with his friends and took all his clothes off and ran around naked. Reefer madness! Another childhood friend drank himself to death 33 years old. If they exercised instead of doing drugs and alcohol that probably wouldn’t have happened. E bikes aren’t drugs but they rob you of the benefits of exercise. Depend on your body in excellent physical condition. That’s priceless.

["A"]

I've worked on & off in bike shops since my teen's.
I see ebikes are great for those that lack mobility & confidence to ride a regular bicycle on their own.
The electric motor assist allow most people who have feared to venture out on their on with their regular bicycles to have help on hills, maybe if they actually enjoy cycling they would ride more.
Just having more bikes or ebikes out on public roads make drivers more aware of bike traffic and drive more carefully.
Here in the US, we are still far from bike & ebikes reducing the number of car & trucks on the roads; but making cycling easier for the masses sure help in participation in cycling.

[rptech]

Bike for health, car for mental health :d

[bronsin]

Originally Posted by rptech

Bike for health, car for mental health :d

Bicycle is also good for mental health! It gets those natural chemicals, adrenaline, and I can’t remember what else going! If you want to get high, ride a bicycle!