Originally Posted by
shelbyfv
I was wondering more about the local population, if there were groups that rode together for respectable distances on what we'd consider normal equipment. Sounds as if that might be a challenge, at least in the places you two guys live. Maybe MTB is more popular? At least you wouldn't have to ride through raw sewerage.
Where I am, there are a lot of groups go out at about 4 pm, after work, and come back at maybe 6 pm. Some groups have fitter riders than others. Some groups might do 40, 50, or 60 km in an evening. Obviously less fit riders do not go as far.
Over 99% of bikes used for exercise are normal mountain bikes. Most regular bikes for just getting around, are ladies bikes, mostly imported second hand from Japan.
You don't normally have raw sewage here. But in the wet season, it floods a in many places, and you can only imagine what is in the water.