if you live in a dense urban environment and like to street skate, biking is by far the best way to get around
- faster and less tiring than skating from spot to spot
- depending on the distance, often faster than public transit or even driving sometimes
- don't have to deal with parking
- easy to hit multiple spots without the hassle of getting back in the car/reparking or taking another bus/train
- fun as hell
- fully warmed up by the time you get to the spot/is a nice cool down after the session on the way home as well
- can be outside the whole day, my mood vastly improves when i can do this and it also allows you to find new spots that you wouldn't be able to stop and check out if you were driving or on public transit
i live in nyc and riding bikes is a big part of skate culture here imo. when i've lived in less walkable/bikeable/dense cities, it makes less sense, so it really depends on where you live. as far as the perceived coolness or "hardcore" quality, i'd say it's pretty sick to ride bikes personally but i guess maybe that's subjective