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[–] 1 point 8 months ago* (2 children)

4 miles is nothing on a bike, 30 isn't too crazy either. I think people misunderstand just how far you can travel on a bicycle. Having the infrastructure to do it is another matter though, there's some super dangerous country roads where it's 50+mph with no shoulders.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 child)

    As I noted to the person who recommended the horse, I can’t carry 6 weeks of groceries 30-odd miles on a bike. The local store has basics but is far from everything I’d need, and generally at a hefty mark-up for a lot of things not produced locally (it’s how they can stay in business, I’m not judging).

    If I just needed to travel somewhere that would be fine, but when I leaves home it’s generally not for a joyride.

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    Edit - also, as with the horse, it’s illegal to ride a bike on interstate highways, and I wouldn’t want to with posted speed limits being 75 mph with the average speed being over 80 mph through most of the trip. There’s literally no other road leading into town, so otherwise the entire trip would involve off-roading through rolling hills and rough terrain.

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  • [–] 1 point 8 months ago*

    I'm not saying it would be practical in your case, but you could definitely carry 6 weeks of groceries on a cargo bike (electric would be better given the load though).

    Hell, you might even be able to do that on a regular bike. I can fit at least 60 liters of groceries into my Portola (a compact folding e-bike), and that isn't even including the top rear cargo rack. In an actual mid-sized cargo bike, you could probably fit like 2+ months of groceries.

    If you don't have a safe path to get there though, it doesn't really matter how much you can fit onto any bike. In your case, you'd need a motorcycle.

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