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[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 55 points 5 days ago (15 children)

Horses can't be beat in the post-apocalypse for speed, but for most other things you probably want a donkey or mule. Far sturdier, easier to handle, can eat anything, and has no regard for wolves.

[–] Deme@sopuli.xyz 17 points 5 days ago (12 children)

As long as there's roads or smooth paths left, an ordinary person can do 200 km in a day on a bicycle. A quick search tells me that specifically trained horses can do 160 km in an endurance race. Sure a horse would probably be the fastest in a sprint, but a bicycle has the best travel speed.

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (11 children)

All roads are gonna be blocked by defunct cars. If we're more than 5-10 years into the post-apocalypse, the roads are gonna be a series of craters. Still, a mountain bike will beat a horse in terms of utility. I wonder how the two compare in terms of repair-ability.

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Horses self-replicate, which bicycles can't do. Except maybe in the Netherlands, I think they do breed over there.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Not sure I want to watch that nature video...

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

How else to explain this?

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