Exactly. And in a hilly/mountainous area, you get a bike with multiple gears (21 gear bikes are not a rarity even in the north german plains where I live) or with electric motor support. If you need to get a lot of groceries you either do groceries more often or get a cargo bike. For bad weather there's clothing.

Nobody says a bike is perfect for everyone. But the vast majority of people live in urban environments and don't need to haul tons of cargo daily. Bikes are a piece of the puzzle and if only those people had a car who actually need one often it could be a huge piece.

[–] uis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

21 gear bikes are not a rarity even in the north german plains where I live

It is not amount of gears that matter, it is range of transmission that does.

For bad weather there's clothing.

Yeah, it seems a lot of people just don't know or don't want to know what proper clothing is. Maybe they don't even know it exists.

Nobody says a bike is perfect for everyone.

Well, anyone who can't use bike will use powered wheelchair.

[–] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

It is not amount of gears that matter, it is range of transmission that does.

You are completely right. I just don't want to get too nerdy here.

Yeah, it seems a lot of people just don't know or don't want to know what proper clothing is. Maybe they don't even know it exists.

Which is surprising given how many people I see wearing super expensive outdoor/hiking jackets to go from the parking lot to the supermarket every time a drop of rain falls.