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This undervalues how much it depends on context, how and where you ride. Cycling is varied.

My casual rides to the shop on my beach cruiser in my sleepy little town? Both my wheels could come off and I'd probably be fine. I'm rarely hitting 10mph.

Downhill mountain biking? Yeah, basically everything is important.

Aside, I was expecting an article comparing good software to a bicycle. Every part of good software being important and well maintained.

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Downhill mountain bikers basically expect their bike to be destroyed and train to bail and are dressed for impact. Road cyclists wear no protection other than some thin skimpy lycra and don't fall often but when they do it can be catastrophic.

Yes, this article seems to be about racing bikes.

Or commuting in locations without good infrastructure (which is almost everywhere). That exposes you to both velocities and traffic that can be seriously harmful.

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