A recent study conducted by Apartment Guide examined which cities are best for biking.
In their findings, they found many of the cities who fall into the top 10 are in the West, like Portland and Seattle, and noted the dramatic increase in bike purchasing: road bike sales in the U.S. went up 87% from 2019 to 2020. In the same year, nearly 1 in 3 Americans rode a bike.
To complete their study, Apartment Guide compared several key metrics, including miles of bike lanes, number of gear shops, how many workers commute on bikes, and weather. Specifically, to calculate weather points, researchers looked for extreme temperatures and daily precipitation.
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