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[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 2 years ago

Please tell me more about how easy it is to move furniture with a VW Polo!

[-] bassomitron@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

Right lol, you either use a truck or rent a uhaul for that kind of business.

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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 6 points 2 years ago

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 4 points 2 years 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.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
  1. You picked a subcompact car, rather than a vehicle that any person with more than one braincell would pick for moving furniture, such as a truck.

  2. You 100% will have a better time doing everything else I said in even a subcompact like the Polo than a bicycle.

[-] CyberEgg@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 years ago
  1. But I don't need a bigger car 99.999 percent of the time. Why should I buy a bigger one and pay it while not needing it instead of take a rental when I need to?

  2. Please read my other comment.

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