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aallaalltoday at 3:51 PM6 repliesview on HN

Of course it helps if the city, and country in general, is completely flat. Cities in Norway or Nepal have mother nature against all form of manual locomotion.


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analog31today at 4:13 PM

Actually, I don't think it's a huge coincidence that a lot of cities are relatively flat, because they tended to develop near larger bodies of water.

Oslo is #18 on that list, not too shabby. Kathmandu is in a valley.

mnky9800ntoday at 4:21 PM

I think Norway is more about being comfortable riding in the cold on spiked tires. The hills of Oslo don’t bother you after a couple months of riding them.

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emilbratttoday at 4:18 PM

In Trondheim, Norway we have the famous bycicle lift. :)

https://youtu.be/zipZ5kwhFfs?si=2kEsb-7wEpcS2Vkn

mperhamtoday at 4:01 PM

Are you a time traveler from 2010 who's never heard of e-bikes?

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UltraSanetoday at 3:55 PM

E-bikes make this much less of an issue.

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