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Unfortunately that person seems to live in a region where cycling is reserved for specific places, and moving a bike around town is done with a giant pickup truck.
Just a wild guess, but maybe you don’t ride downhill like Seth does? It’s not like downhill biking is “reserved” for specific places - it’s just that you pretty much need a bike park for it.
Sure, maybe you’re an ultra athlete, but the vast majority of downhill riders aren’t keen on pedaling a heavy mountain bike with plush suspension and knobby wide tires tens of kilometers to the park, then grinding all the way up the hill just to ride down, repeat that a bunch of times, and finally pedal all the way back home.
No I just live without a car and make it a point to cycle everywhere I go, and I’m pointing out what I find unrelatable about micromobility in a place about this.
Just a wild guess, but maybe you don’t ride downhill like Seth does? It’s not like downhill biking is “reserved” for specific places - it’s just that you pretty much need a bike park for it.
Sure, maybe you’re an ultra athlete, but the vast majority of downhill riders aren’t keen on pedaling a heavy mountain bike with plush suspension and knobby wide tires tens of kilometers to the park, then grinding all the way up the hill just to ride down, repeat that a bunch of times, and finally pedal all the way back home.
No I just live without a car and make it a point to cycle everywhere I go, and I’m pointing out what I find unrelatable about micromobility in a place about this.
Well there’s the difference. For you cycling is a mode of transport, for Seth (and many others) it’s a hobby.