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Anon likes bikes (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 10 months ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Moved to the suburbs in my 30s. Got a new bike to hit the nearby bike trails. First bike ride turns into agonizing ordeal as it literally feels like someone ripped open my knees and poured broken glass in them. Diagnosed with arthritis in my knees.

There are plenty of reasons people don't use bikes, and health reasons are one of the main ones.

[–] ADTJ@feddit.uk 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Going less than ten miles away? Sure

Going 30+ miles away and no rail links exist? Fuck you, I guess

[–] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

back in my day if you werent rich and had a horse, we WALKED everywhere. UPHILL. BOTH WAYS. IN THE SNOW

WITH NO SHOES

[–] xan1242@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Did you fight a lion on the way to school on one foot while the other foot was starting a business?

[–] letsgo@lemm.ee 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

One lion? I longed for the days when there was only one lion.

[–] Patches@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

For the uninitiated: The Bad Old Times

https://youtu.be/ue7wM0QC5LE?si=CwIXUnYMCGshBqiE

[–] Obi@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

And don't forget all the quicksand pits!

[–] baseless_discourse@mander.xyz 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is why I love TRAINS!

[–] Liz@midwest.social 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I was gonna argue, but we really are filled with out of shape people here. Even so, biking is easier than walking.

[–] GratefullyGodless@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Based on your comment, it's pretty obvious to see that you don't have arthritis in your knees, otherwise you'd know that biking requires you to exert force to push down on the pedals, thus exerting force on your knee joint. Whereas walking is just lifting and lowering your leg, with no force exerted on the knee joint.

In other words, you don't have arthritis and have no clue what you're talking about.

[–] Liz@midwest.social 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Oh, I wasn't saying specifically in your case, I was just saying generally. We got loads of out of shape people who would balk at being told to ride a bike, even though it would be easier than walking for them. Sorry, I wasn't particularly clear with that comment.