• Mishmash2000@lemmy.nz
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    8 months ago

    Oh yay, just what I want; to be able to bike 45km in 2.5hrs, getting fresh air and exercise along the way, hardly costing a cent, seeing the sights, feeling refreshed and invigorated, having a sense of accomplishment and being more connected to my neighbourhood while having almost no negative impact on the environment!

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      8 months ago

      Seeing the sights, feeling refreshed and invigorated

      Seeing the sights gets boring when you’ve done it more than a handful of times. And I’m not sure why, but I don’t feel refreshed when I’ve been out on a bike ride due to the winds. They aren’t strong, but they don’t need to be when going 18/25.

      having a sense of accomplishment

      This argument is one I strongly despise cause arbitrary difficulty does not/should not give a sense of accomplishment. Take the bus instead and you’ll have that same sense of accomplishment but waste only half the time. Or walk and spend twice the time and get it too.