apparently my city literally literally banned public rail funding, and people online love jerking off about how good biking is, so i figured might as well try. I have come up with:
pros:
good for mental health / exercise / endorphins
arguably quaint
feel like an old timey guy taking his wares to market
feel european
can annoy others
less of a police state around them vs cars
more flexible parking, routes
capacity to be peaceful
nice in summer
cons:
look like an annoying dork (esp w neon - which also hurts the quaint factor)
have to wear a helmet (^)
getting sweaty, potentially "unpresentable" for work
still have to find safe parking
still takes a while
have to find new routes to places
can't listen to music or might die
little meaningful protection against severe injury
Just to add, if you go with a bicycle, you do not need to forgoe cars altogether. For those days you need to haul around a bunch of items, you can rent a car through a car sharing service. You can rent them for a few hours.