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You wear gloves and use less of the motor when it's cold. You bring a change of clothes when it's raining and learn to enjoy the rain

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Gotcha… don’t ride anywhere I can’t change clothes when it is raining. And I need a rain proof backpack. And I need to add even more time to my transit when it is cold.

I may not have bought an expensive bike in a rainy location, but cold in itself is not the issue.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhx-26GfCBU

22% of all trips is considered to be a lot of trips? What is the break down of the other 78%?

I can probably get close to 22% as long as Covid keeps my long distance trips suppressed. I thought when people were saying “I bike everywhere” they meant like 80% bike 20% walk or something.

People in Denmark don't generally carry a change of clothes if it's raining. And I thought most backpacks were waterproof anyway.

We use rain jackets, ponchos and/or waterproof overtrousers, depending how heavy the rain is. It's generally fairly light here, so my overtrousers don't get much use.

Temperature is not a problem, just add or remove clothing according to the temperature. (Is this not obvious? I sound like my mum when I was 8 years old "it's cold outside, wear a coat!").

I’m just going to have to figure out the wardrobe change. Since I usually drive to work I’m used to wearing work temperature clothing covered by a jacket or a coat depending on temp to get to the car and in to work and if I misjudge the amount of cold it is a problem for those two minutes, maybe 5 more while the car heats up.

Now I need to figure out how to handle a much longer time in the temperature and rain, plus windchill (the other day when I tried out my ebike it took 3 minutes for my eyes to stop watering, I’m hoping that is just an acclimatization thing).

I did realize I can probably get some plastic bags to keep a change of clothes in inside my backpack.

I’m sure I just have a bad attitude but I’m working on it over here.

And with a car you might need to scrape off the snow from the windshields, and make sure your tires are in good shape so you don't hydroplane in rain. Everyone deals with weather in some way. Donning rain pants, some rubber covers over your shoes, and a rain jacket isn't so bad. All that rain gear is still going to be cheaper than even one new tire for a car.

No one is going to be able to stop you from making excuses. Your problem is 10% logistics, 10% gear and 80% attitude.

Telling people interested in replacing car trips that is not going to win them over.

Based on your posts so far I don't think you're genuinely interested, I think you're trolling. But even if we assume you are, you need to hear it - you have an attitude problem.

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