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  • lgsp@feddit.it
    92·
    6 months ago

    I didn’t write that you drove anything, what I wrote has nothing to do with who you are or what you do, just what you wrote.

    • You wrote about cost, not “upfront” or buying cost. And as a matter of fact to run a car you have to consider everything
    • cargo bikes like the one in the picture cost 15k$? really? And why would you need that?

    And you know, you can buy second hand cargo bikes too? I don’t think that 15k$ can buy a new car, can they?

    • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      6·
      6 months ago

      I am eyeing off a specific style of cargo ebike.

      I happened to see it in the thumbnail of the video.

      It is very expensive compared to regular bikes, which I have bought many of over the years.

      So I made a comment lamenting about the expensive price tag for that specific style of bike I happen to be interested in.

      It wasn’t a meta commentary on cargo bikes in general. It wasn’t a complaint about total cost of ownership. It wasn’t anything other than "I want one of those, but it’s expensive.

      Chill out

      • lgsp@feddit.it
        4·
        6 months ago

        Ok, no bad feelings. You do know tho that “it costs like a car” is a typical anti-cargo bike argument, right?

        I also think and agree that cargo bikes are expensive, much more than a typical bike, but why you mentioned 15k? Is it the actual price of that bike? I’m just curious…

        • Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          4·
          6 months ago

          You do know tho that “it costs like a car” is a typical anti-cargo bike argument, right?

          No, I was unaware of that particular dog whistle, which explains why I got the reaction I did.

          Thank you for the heads up.