tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post2096349087556540391..comments2024-03-27T12:53:39.298+01:00Comments on A view from the cycle path: Clif Bar 2 mile challengeDavid Hembrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14543024940730663645noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-32972661485256486262019-09-22T23:07:01.411+02:002019-09-22T23:07:01.411+02:00That was very much true not that long ago, and amo...That was very much true not that long ago, and among many circles, it still is true. But I think that with the way things are changing, there are quite a few more people who would not think of the world like that.<br /><br />Part of the reason that you may get those results is because Americans are used to thinking of distance in subjective terms, and generally think more objectively about Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978343885455156887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3102538965694240940.post-23564457279275506652008-10-25T15:39:00.000+02:002008-10-25T15:39:00.000+02:00David... Yes, it's a cultural difference. To your ...David... Yes, it's a cultural difference. To your average American, two miles by any conveyance other than a car sounds like an impossible distance to cover. My commute is 2.25 miles on flat city streets. I share the road with mostly respectful drivers. Easy. Yet people I work with think I'm just nutty for riding that distance instead of driving. I tell them it's easy. They cannot hear; the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com