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		s1artibartfast on Dec 4, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its riva... Sure, why not? My take is that Americans like to make infrastructure an excuse for everything when it really boils down to priorities and preferences. 10 km is a 20 minute bike ride if you're not too obese to fit on one. 10 minutes if you pick a coffee shop, pup, or Park that is halfway. Unfortunately, most people prefer Netflix and the fridge which is even closer

hapara2024 on Dec 5, 2024 | [–]

>10km is a 20 minutes

e-bike ? otherwise you have to be riding race type bike with really good dedicated bike lane

amrocha on Dec 5, 2024 | [–]

I don’t think you’ve ever biked in a city if you think 10km is 20 minutes

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