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uis@lemmy.world 11 months agoand have been for like 100 years.
Have they? What I heard bikes became popular in 1960-1980s.
Comment on What makes a bicycle so expensive?
uis@lemmy.world 11 months agoand have been for like 100 years.
Have they? What I heard bikes became popular in 1960-1980s.
Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Honestly i wadnt sure so i google that part.
en.m.wikipedia.org/…/Cycling_in_the_Netherlands
Looking at this wiki page under history it date back to before 1900 and was becoming more and more popular until 1960 when it took a hit as cars became more affordable but then began to rise again following protests from the dutch people around road deaths. But the development of cycling paths/routes has been going on over there since before the 1900s
uis@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Huh. I was thinking about those protests. Because before cars there were only three options: bicycle, horse or tram/train. And before that only bicycle and horse.