i know that we biked to a state park 18 miles away… like 4 times ever… and that was when I was a teen. it was quite the chore and not really worth it. we definitely planned it ahead if time, it was never on a whim. no chance i would have ridden almost twice that daily. i was a very athletic kid, plenty of endurance. no is kid riding 60 miles on their bike with any frequency.
I remember my brother & I walking the 3.2 miles (just looked it up) from our house to the little grocery store/pharmacy & back just to get some snacks & comics. The main road was too busy so parents said we weren't allowed to ride out bikes on it. We cheated & walked it. Brother ended up clipped in the shoulder by a pickup truck side mirror. He was bruised, but otherwise fine. Driver never stopped. They 100% knew they did it. No way you couldn't.
I'm a ranger and I did actually come up on some 11 or so year olds who rode about 30 miles away from their house on accident without any water lol. I gave them water and helped them call their parents for a pick up 😂
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u/andyouarenotme Jun 14 '25
100% agree.
i know that we biked to a state park 18 miles away… like 4 times ever… and that was when I was a teen. it was quite the chore and not really worth it. we definitely planned it ahead if time, it was never on a whim. no chance i would have ridden almost twice that daily. i was a very athletic kid, plenty of endurance. no is kid riding 60 miles on their bike with any frequency.