I think the canonical answer to that question is asking if somebody would rather just walk the same trail than traverse it on that bike. For us bigger boiz, that isn't a philosophical question, just an acceptance of inevitability at some level, that if we tried riding it, we might end up in a situation where walking the rest of the way is a best possible outcome.
I picture that in terms of whether I had the chance to rent a bike at a destination in an interesting locale (where I couldn't have brought a bike), and if even at that lower (price) threshold, would I choose to talk or not. Still a huge amount of first world privilege leaking through that viewpoint, but it is what it is.
Feb. 14, 2022, 1:46 p.m. - Tehllama42
I think the canonical answer to that question is asking if somebody would rather just walk the same trail than traverse it on that bike. For us bigger boiz, that isn't a philosophical question, just an acceptance of inevitability at some level, that if we tried riding it, we might end up in a situation where walking the rest of the way is a best possible outcome. I picture that in terms of whether I had the chance to rent a bike at a destination in an interesting locale (where I couldn't have brought a bike), and if even at that lower (price) threshold, would I choose to talk or not. Still a huge amount of first world privilege leaking through that viewpoint, but it is what it is.