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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars (theconversation.com)

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[–] teejay 2 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Honest question: How do you deal with extreme cold and/ or rain when biking to and from work? I'm interested to learn more.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

For the cold I often leave with light gloves and a jacket but often take off the jacket halfway when you get warm of the exercise

For the rain you have plastic pants and poncho to put over your clothes.

A lot of companies also have showers so you can just wear sports clothes that dry fast and take a shower and put on decent clothes. Combining fitness and your commute.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

For cold I want gloves, long trousers, and closed shoes, the rest of me is hot from pedaling so I wear the same as in summer. On an e-bike I reckon someone would need to be properly dressed for the weather

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Poncho.

[–] Viking_Hippie 1 points 5 months ago

Basically just dress for the weather. Also helps that it's a small country so our commutes tend to be short 🤷

That said, when I was young and in shape, I used to ride my bicycle 15 kilometers (a little over 9 miles) up and down hills each way 5 days a week no matter the weather and I fucking loved it!