On 2018-08-29 09:50, Frank Krygowski wrote:
On 8/29/2018 10:45 AM, Joerg wrote:
On 2018-08-28 21:42, John B. Slocomb wrote:

One might ask, "why public transportation" when according to current
figures the average U.S. family owns 1.968 autos?


Typically because they want get to and from work faster. I do it out
of environmental consciousness and it increases my cycling range. So
far only light rail because the bus racks won't accommodate modern MTB.

Y'know, when we bought our _house_, one criterion was that it had to
work for transportation by bike.

I think if I were buying a _bike_, I'd make sure it worked for
transportation by bike. That would include fitting a bus rack, if that
were part of my needs.


No, first and foremost it has to work on the trails. I tried 26" bikes
and they do not feel comfortable. DH versions do but they won't fit the
bus racks either. 29" did feel great and 27-1/2" would as well but those
weren't popular back when I bought my MTB. 27-1/2" won't fit the bus
racks either. So, naturally, I bought a 29" MTB.

People in my neighborhood have a simple solution for all that: The
pickup truck. Or in my case a small SUV.

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Regards, Joerg

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