It may be alright in Northern countries, but in Southern ones like Spain there is just no point, since in the summer it's hot so you start sweating too soon, so it is not practical. Plus, drivers and road planners seem to go out of their way to make cyclists life a misery (while cyclists themselves often behave irresponsibly and cycle around like retards)...
As an example in a village near where I used to live (La Nucia) a brand new cycle path was made just a few years ago, but it was so horrendously done that there are traffic signs, bus stops, parked cars and bunches of other obstacles in the way, so if someone dares take the bike they prefer to go on the road with the cars rather than having to stop every few meters and dodge an obstacle: eg the green thing is a bike path, and please tell me where on earth you can fit a bike through there...
What do people do without a bycicle when they want to visit a friend who lives 3 km away in a city, walk?
Car, public transport, maybe walk.
