• CoolerOpposide [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    5 months ago

    Having an ebike in New York is what having a car in any other major American city is supposed to work like (but can’t because car-centric infrastructure is terrible city design)

    Nothing is more than 30 minutes from me. There’s parking everywhere. Only requires low cost infrastructure to be usable. Traffic jams are infrequent and short-lived. Ownership and fuel costs are low. Environmentally friendly. Quiet. Great for recreation. Is very safe for the user and pedestrians.

        • Yeah I should say, I’m not worried about theft as a phenomenon, I just wouldn’t have an electric bike outside considering I don’t earn enough to lose something like that. Theft is a tragic symptom but I also prefer not to be affected by it lol

          But smart, having inside places is cool. Most places I go and bike to wouldn’t have that

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        5 months ago

        You can actually buy bike insurance if you are particularly worried. And some home/renters insurance includes protection against bike theft.

        Whether the yearly cost of it plus the deductible ends up being higher than just replacing it is the gamble you always take with insurance, however.

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      5 months ago

      I live in São Paulo and have everything on a 30-40 minutes ride, but because my bike insurance demands a proper bike rack or the policy is null, I have a lot of problems with the parking part. Like supermarkets, bakeries, pharmacies and others always have 2-5 cars parking space, but is extremely rare finding one of those with a proper bike rack.