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caveat: this is Euro-centric. In the era you mentioned, ie 16 to 18 century, technology and infrastructure in other areas were more advanced. However, there are similar resaons, such as roads were not made for easy rolling, population densities were lower, and social structure didn't have a mobile gentry without horses or palanquin bearers.
– gschenk
Commented Apr 24 at 14:58
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"nutrient rich trampled morass. That's where the ox goes." gets you a +100! Well put!
– FreeMan
Commented Apr 24 at 17:52
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I wonder how bad unpaved roads actually were. Farming dirt tracks like this one are actually quite nice to ride even with narrow, bald tyres and no suspension: amliebstenreisen.at/bilder/2018/03/ulr-2.jpg Of course it’s a whole different story when it rains and they turn into this: static.zoonar.de/img/www_repository3/a4/34/0c/…
– Michael
Commented Apr 25 at 6:30

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