<story><title>&quot;My Bike Is Everything to Me&quot;</title><url>https://kottke.org/24/05/my-bike-is-everything-to-me</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>mstaoru</author><text>I couldn&amp;#x27;t ride a bike until, ugh, maybe 21? Once I discovered the joy of it, I never let it go and still biking every day for almost 20 years.&lt;p&gt;When I lived in China, it was very easy to bike. China&amp;#x27;s infrastructure is new and it has dedicated lanes. It can be very stressful though because it&amp;#x27;s so dense, and since there&amp;#x27;s general lack of any culture or manners, people on scooters can be very rude and pushy. Also nobody would help you if you fall, they just keep passing by (source: fell 4-5 times in my 12 years in China).&lt;p&gt;Now I&amp;#x27;m living in Bangkok which looks like cyclist&amp;#x27;s hell: horrible pavement, narrow roads, motorcycles, and constant traffic jams. However, I find it easier to bike since everybody are generally courteous to each other, and I fell once and had like 10 people rush to help me. Very heartwarming.&lt;p&gt;The point is, you can build a great biking infrastructure, but culture is very important as well.</text></comment>
<story><title>&quot;My Bike Is Everything to Me&quot;</title><url>https://kottke.org/24/05/my-bike-is-everything-to-me</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>corpMaverick</author><text>I feel the same.I am more of a casual rider, but when I ride my bike in me feel so good. It is a source of health and happiness.  I hope to be able to do it for many years. I wish cities in this side of the Atlantic had more biking infrastructure.</text></comment>