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[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

You were insinuating that cycling in the rain like here does not exist or is not possible.

That's bullshit.

Which leads to the question why are you telling such things?

And why I immediately think in astroturfing when I read such statements - I have seen them many times always when the discussion was how to reduce car dependency. And what raises my suspicion is that they come as (incorrect) fact statements, while at the same time they mostly emotionally appeal to discomfort - especially to people which do not know the situation by own experience. The thing is that when moving on a bike, factors like rain, cold or warm weather are actually much less uncomfortable than when you are standing outside, waiting for a bus, or sitting in a car. Because the movement warms your body in the cold (you need far less clothing than when hiking), and in warm weather the movement through the air boosts evaporative cooling.

So, the whole statements looks to me as if geared toward dissuading people which lack own experience.