Originally Posted by
B. Carfree
Funny, during the earlier and much larger bike boom of the '60s-'70s, most cycling took place in those supposedly "unbikeable" suburbs. Even our resident curmudgeon cat likely rode many a mile through those "unbikeable" suburbs around Philly. Surprisingly enough, we did it without bike lanes or bike paths.
I spent the early 60's riding
IN Philadelphia, not the suburbs. The mid and late 60's were spent w/o bicycling in college and in the Army. The early and mid 70 's were spent cycling in the city of Philadelphia and trips to my sister's home in the suburbs. The mid and late 70's were spent cycling in rural Illinois and Oregon. No bike lanes anywhere, though the bike path along the Schulykill River in Philadelphia was very useful for both my commuting and recreational cycling in the 70's. There were hardly any joggers back then and I had the path to myself on weekdays.