delbiker1: "Ten days ago I had the latest covid, flu, and shingles vax done. . . . "

Thanks for clarifying. Sure does change the meaning! I looked back about 15 posts but managed to miss that one.

None of the vaccines would have prevented this cold I'm dealing with. Really filled-up my chest and cough drop lozenges have been a savior.

There is always a downside when dealing with 'people'. I decline on wearing a mask everywhere.

I wear one because why the hell not. Same with bike helmets.

Interesting! I had no clue, but...AI says, about 4% of Americans report wearing a mask in stores or businesses "all or most of the time".

Before I retired, I worked retail, and get bronchitis two or three times a year. Big Box DIY, and the commercial guys didn’t take time off even when they were sick.

r.e. bold -- I've seen the slow-motion playbacks of the crap that exists one's mouth when coughing or sneezing and out of respect for the other individual's space, I wear a mask when feeling off and am coughing or sneezing

When I feel sick (almost never), I do not leave my house. No mask required in an empty house. Others should do the same to reduce transmission of illnesses. I am not anti-mask and have a large box of them for use when appropriate, which I deem as 'not necessary' everywhere I travel.

Ditto- all the companies I've worked for, the number of employees they had and all their children... I've had so many colds and flus (that I was expected to work through), always thinking there's none left I haven't been exposed to already but I get the yearly vaccine just on the off chance it does any good... and a box of masks cuz of the covid scare and couldn't shop in a grocery store without being a weirdo without one...

Not sure how good the covid vaccine was. Here's a story you've never heard- I was on a bike ride, January 2019 before there was any vaccine for it, let alone available to persons 65 and older. Covid was already in the news but hadn't hit us yet. Stories where about people getting it in Italy as I remember, cuz Chinese vacation there. At that time the US was already, under Trump, closed to Chinese vacationers. I did a bike ride where I saw a guy with a bike at my turnaround that had offloaded his bike and was getting ready for the ride. It was a steel Bianchi with gold around the top of the seat tube that was fairly unique and memorable but otherwise the traditional Bianchi colors. Nice triple and I had liked it and I dropped by and commented on it... so, we rode rode a ways back, me on my return and him beginning his ride. Turned out he was an airplane pilot that flew a regular milk run from China to Anchorage. So, he was probably one of the first US citizens that was exposed to covid and got it, in China, and as he was recovering from it in a hospital, they didn't know what it was – actually before 2019. At the time we were talking about it, covid was already in the news cuz people in Italy were coming down with it because Chinese vacationers went there and brought it with them. So as you can imagine, with all the news, and what I knew about it, when the vaccine was available (I took Moderna) to those 65 and older I definitely was in line to get it and took every one that was recommended – four in all – and still got covid! So, that is why I passed on getting the covid shot this year.

Beautiful machine, thx for posting! (Wildwood #4226)

You're welcome.
It is a beauty. Takes 30mm tires, so it be a keeper as I get softer with age.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...412eca53bc.jpg

HA! Ask artificial intelligence to help understand cycling's sustainability issues and like me, you might be surprised when informed, e.g.

• Resource consumption for cyclists: A 2020 BikeRadar article notes that about three-quarters of cycling's greenhouse gas emissions are from producing the extra food required to "fuel" the cyclist, while the rest comes from manufacturing the bicycle. This means a cyclist's overall carbon footprint depends on the sustainability of their diet.

Cheers!

Asking computer algorithms for Truth, .... is like trusting politicians for Honesty. Always a bias, ... at best.

True... by such logic, day laborers are killing the planet with outrageous calorie consumption demands.

Trade-offs are necessary. Day laborers and the top 10% of earners and resource users are killing the planet. Elon's robots will eliminate such day labor tasks (and other human tasks), in his own estimation.

75% makes it sound like a lot. The article also says the carbon footprint for cycling per km is less than 1/10 of driving.

Seriously... just thinking about my impact of combining the two activities– drive a SUV to a place then haul a bike out of the turtle for a ride... it drives you to drinking. For me it's usually a couple of pints at a local brewery on the way home.

My research has shown that the sustainability of cyclists depends on their diet.

But that's true for anyone, and not just cyclists. Diet has a bigger effect on carbon footprint than car usage.

Carbon emitted during manufacture of the bicycle is utterly trivial compared to other means of transport.

Yeah, it's nuts– as if thinking Paleolithic human society 20,000 years ago had no carbon footprint and that's aspirational whereas, modernity is a step backward for humanity. People fantasize about the past but, according to AI– it is widely considered that bladed weapons (swords, daggers, etc.) have killed more people than bullets.

To get the thread back on track, starvation has killed more people than bullets and edged weapons together, if your goal is killing people.
To throw a net over the whole carbon footprint, we have to look at the whole life of th cyclist.

According to AI, disease is the big killer throughout humanity, e.g., 'Infections have killed far more people throughout human history than starvation, bladed weapons, or bullets.' Guessing cardiovascular disease would be the biggie there and at least in modern times, regular cycling probably can help prevent that.

According to AI, disease is the big killer throughout humanity, e.g., 'Infections have killed far more people throughout human history than starvation, bladed weapons, or bullets.' Guessing cardiovascular disease would be the biggie there and at least in modern times, regular cycling probably can help prevent that. Sounds too good to be true but AI also indicates that, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder, in a study there, 'results indicated that regular aerobic exercise like walking, running or bicycling is associated with less damage to the brain's “white matter” among heavy alcohol users.' Probably does more than to squeeze a little tangerine juice into the bourbon, Cheers– 'Yes, regular cycling (an aerobic exercise) may help protect the liver and significantly lower the risk of alcohol-related liver damage and death, even in heavy drinkers. However, it does not eliminate the risk, and reducing alcohol intake is the most effective prevention strategy.'

Oh Puhleez!!!:rolleyes:
For variety with equal relevance you could phrase your reference as "some people are saying..." or "Google says..." or "I read somewhere that..."

I read somewhere that such attribution to is meant to imply the perception of neutrality and objectivity and that the information is a neutral or data-driven output, based on the patterns and data the AI was trained on, rather than my personal human opinion. But, all opinions are welcome... personally, my advert to acknowledging the use of AI is aimed more at a desire for mental clarity as opposed to persuasion.

Speaking of... e.g., 'mental clarity', interested to hear if any are purposefully or otherwise, not engaged in the use of AI for one reason or another. Currently, the prevailing view is that AI is the next industrial revolution and seems to me that persons in our age group would perhaps have a greater appreciation for that fact than younger generations. Comparing Google to AI for example (in my opinion) is like comparing the invention of the windmill to the industrial revolution, which followed the first uses of the windmill by ~900 years.

Mental clarity is a point of view.

Cycling improves blood flow to the brain, releases endorphins, clears the mind, improves sleep... all crucial for mental clarity (e.g., improves memory, reasoning, problem-solving skills, reduces stress and anxiety and leads to better mood regulation, focus, attention, perception and creative thinking).

As is an un-referenced vague statement like "Currently, the prevailing view is that AI is the next industrial revolution."