I mostly agree with all of this as somebody who did a lot of riding.
I used to be in much better shape, probably because I usually used a bike to get places.
I’m going to allow anybody disabled to get to where they need to be the easiest and safest way possible without any judgement.
I much prefer a rack on the back of the bike than a backpack. I’ve taken a 12 pack of Coca Cola bottles home on my bike plus my normal cargo. No problem.
I used to ride in -30C and snow. Fenders and a jacket will keep you pretty dry.
20km/hr is considered a normal pace. It was usually slower to take a bus and people still did that.
The time dedicated to getting physical activity is also worth 0$/hr (or even negative at a gym)
> The person is not disabled
What point are you actually trying to make here? That just because some can't bike that the argument is invalidated for the rest of society?
> The person doesn't need to carry anything that can't fit in a backpack
The person has never heard of baskets or cargo bikes
> The weather is clemant enough
The weather is blamed rather than the poor infrastructure
> The journey is short enough
Short enough for what? Also a repeat of the first point.