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Can We Make Bicycles Sustainable Again? (solar.lowtechmagazine.com)

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A great read+great magazine.

TL;DR: Old bikes last way longer than new bikes. From a production standpoint, steel bikes have a smaller carbon footprint than aluminum or carbon frame bikes. Conventional bikes use fewer consumables over their usable life than electric bikes. Among electric bikes, cargo bikes use the most resources to run and maintain.

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[–] tunetardis@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Interesting read.

I've always wondered about the environmental footprint of regular vs ebikes after switching to the latter a couple of years ago.

I think in my case, one point in favour of the ebike is that it has replaced more car trips? Outside of the winter months, around 80% of my trips around the city are now by ebike compared to perhaps 60% before with the traditional?