This seems kind of a weird study as they’re polling the self-selected group that has already chosen to use these bikes anyway. This pretty much excludes all the people that didn’t like using the bikes.
I live in Finland and I love mountain biking but it’s a bitch when there’s snow on the ground so I bought an eFatbike so I could ride year around. And I mean a proper full size one. It does what I intented it to which is keeping me on the trails year around but last winter I thought I’d give bike commuting a chance aswell. My conclusion was that it fucking suuucks. If I had to choose between a bus and a bike then I’d perhaps favour the bike but compared to a car there’s no competition. There’s zero chance I’d replace my car with a bike. I’m more than happy to pay extra for the luxury and freedom it provides. If I lived in a big city then perhaps this would be a different but most of the trips I use my car for I couldn’t reasonably do with a bike.
Another effect I noticed bike commuting to cause is that I no longer had the desire (or battery charge) to go for joyrides after work. It turned an enjoyable hobby into chore.
That makes sense. Biking feels more real than driving. Like you’re actually part of a place. I’ve had huge mental benefits from switching to biking and walking for my groceries when I can