• _haha_oh_wow_OPM
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    4 months ago

    I used to commute a little shy of that as a teenager but I would agree with @[email protected] on the ebike: That would make it totally doable timewise. The other part is being able to do it safely though.

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      4 months ago

      I can do it safely. I d6ont live in the USA.

      Ebikes are pretty expensive though. And it still takes longer to bike than to take the train, bus and walk.

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        4 months ago

        Access to good public transit is pretty great. If you still wanted to ride a bit, you could look into a folding bike: Brompton, Tern, and Dahon all make good ones. The Packalope is also pretty amazing I’ve heard (if you’re rich, same for Brompton). Alternately, maybe some kind of board or scooter?

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          4 months ago

          Quite a few people bring electric scooters on the train and that seems like real fun and it would probably speed up the commute quite a bit because I could skip the bus and the walking. Unfortunately it seems a pain to bring it on the train each day. The train I take each day is also fairly small so I would be self conscious about taking up so much space for something that only benefits myself.

          Either way, I don’t mind public transport too much since I can listen to music or play games on my Steam Deck.

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            4 months ago

            Being able to sit back and relax does sound pretty great. You could also maybe consider a skateboard, longboard, monowheel, or skates, but there’s nothing wrong with walking either.

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              4 months ago

              I actually enjoy walking quite a bit. I always walk to the train and I walk from the train if I have the time. Unfortunately I’m slow out of bed so I usually don’t have the time. So I take the bus instead.

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                4 months ago

                I can respect that, I love walking and hiking as well but I also love sleep haha