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Not Just Bikes just did a video about one guy who was a major influence for how bikes are perceived in the US.
It’s pretty long but the tl;dw is one weirdo lobbied hard to treat bikes like cars - “vehicular cycling” - and looked down on bike paths, comfortable seats, and not being a jerk.
It was a good video and I knew nothing of that bit of history. That asshole cyclist reminded me so much of my Jr High environmental science teacher. The same kind of magnanimous attitude.
He sounds a lot like an internet troll, honestly
Less than 3 min in and he’s nailed the answer to OP and the reason cycling in USA sucks. The idiots who think they can keep up with and survive a bit from a 200 horsepower 2 ton block of steel.
Wait till you get to his recommendation for bicycle seat modification for women
Well, he has a point, genitals don’t like being crushed.
But the seat design he loves causes incontinence and ED in men so I rather suspect he’s not qualified in any way.
This fucking book is like a Reddit wiki, only somehow worse than most I’ve come across. Nearly 1000 pages gatekeeping cycling.
Also he’s arguably responsible for thousands of deaths, including one in my family and I’m amazed I haven’t heard of this guy before. He’s just about as effective as Thomas Midgely!
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