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[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Weather protection comes with a good jacket you can buy with the money you dont spend on cars.

I rode in all weather for years. Rain or shine, you really do get used to it.

[–] frostbiker@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

I rode in all weather for years

Same. And that includes snow and ice, for those at the back that think that riding a bike in winter is only possible in LA. If people can walk in that weather, people can ride a bike even more easily as the exercise keeps you warmer.

Same with motorcycles. All year is motorcycle weather for me

[–] ZiemekZ@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Jacket doesn't do shit for rain. Believe me, I'm an Aspie and I have too much sensory issues for getting out of home in bad weather. The day it rains is the day i WFH. All the problems stem from the fact that the jacket is too close to the body, generating sweat (and I already sweat too much without it), not to mention it's not watertight. An enclosed velomobile would probably solve the problem, but I don't think this sort of vehicle is legal in Poland and can guarantee getting to the office as fast as I'd on a motorcycle or even a moped.