Re: Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into higher gear

joseph.santaniello@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 schrieb:
> 
> I've only used public trans****t in a handful of US cities, all of
> which were much larger than Oslo (New York, Boston, Chicago, LA, SF, a
> few others) and light-years better. Since Oslo has only 500,000 people
> or so, it's not really a good comparison. Compared to a city of
> 500,000 in the US it might be pretty good. I don't recall the commuter
> break-down. I'll tyr to find it. The im****tant thing for bike usage is
> distances needed to be travelled and what sort of destinations. If a
> super-market is a long haul, only hard-core types will ride bikes
> there. If it is to pop down to a baker for some fresh bread 3 blocks
> away, you'll get more takers.

In usual German towns you'll have a supermarket (or discount store, like 
Aldi) in about 2-3 km at most.