ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoImagining a World Without Cars | Mobility & Capitalismwww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down18cross-posted to: videos@hexbear.net
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkImagining a World Without Cars | Mobility & Capitalismwww.youtube.comProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: videos@hexbear.net
minus-squaretavu@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·4 months agoThey’re a little pricey I suppose, but judging by a few minutes comparing gumtree listings for hatchback cars and cargo bikes: < 20% the cost of a hatchback in analogous condition/age/fanciness.
minus-squareAda@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoTo be clear, I was explicitly talking about cargo bikes like the one in the video thumbnail. It was a lamentation that the specific style of bike I want, that is featured in that video, is so expensive. It wasn’t a meta commentary on total cost of ownership, or cargo bikes in general.
They’re a little pricey I suppose, but judging by a few minutes comparing gumtree listings for hatchback cars and cargo bikes:
< 20% the cost of a hatchback in analogous condition/age/fanciness.
To be clear, I was explicitly talking about cargo bikes like the one in the video thumbnail.
It was a lamentation that the specific style of bike I want, that is featured in that video, is so expensive.
It wasn’t a meta commentary on total cost of ownership, or cargo bikes in general.