Angela Antunovic
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Protected construction detour lane for cyclists … nicely done! #BikeTooter
Michael Bacon
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And with that bus lane, tha bus is avoiding the traffic jam and getting people to their destinations faster and more reliably than the cars. Without it, we induce traffic. When we don't invest in active transportation, that bus gets stuck in the resulting induced traffic, which makes people think it's not a viable mode of transport for them, thus inducing more and more traffic, causing worse congestion for all.
Remember when you're stuck in construction in Edmonton, that the entire reason roads are being shut down all a once is because we are DECADES behind on sustainable infrasteucture for a growing city. We can only induce so much automobile traffic before our streets shut down, and we reached that point decades ago... but continued on despite because our freedom of transportation and the safety of those who use it, was politicized. If not for the wedge politics against active transportation lanes, this could have been spreadnot over decades, and did not need to be disruptive.
If you are railing against transportation alternatives, then you have no right to complain about traffic congestion. Traffic isnnot caused by construction. Construction is caused by traffic.
And with that bus lane, tha bus is avoiding the traffic jam and getting people to their destinations faster and more reliably than the cars. Without it, we induce traffic. When we don't invest in active transportation, that bus gets stuck in the resulting induced traffic, which makes people think it's not a viable mode of transport for them, thus inducing more and more traffic, causing worse congestion for all.
Remember when you're stuck in construction in Edmonton, that the entire reason roads are being shut down all a once is because we are DECADES behind on sustainable infrasteucture for a growing city. We can only induce so much automobile traffic before our streets shut down, and we reached that point decades ago... but continued on despite because our freedom of transportation and the safety of those who use it, was politicized. If not for the wedge politics against active transportation lanes, this could have been spreadnot over decades, and did not need to be disruptive.
If you are railing against transportation alternatives, then you have no right to complain about traffic congestion. Traffic isnnot caused by construction. Construction is caused by traffic.
So, at last I have a rendering of the #Tricycle which includes a (so far fairly crude) model of the hull. This makes the whole thing much easier to visualise. Progress is being made.
I'd like to get the CAD model a little more complete, but actually this is enough to move onto an ergonomic prototype.
I'm about to start buying actual parts for this damn thing. It may actually happen.
Protected construction detour lane for cyclists … nicely done! #BikeTooter
Angela Antunovic
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Full cycle rack at a play date. Left to right: my wife's Tern, my Roubaix, and a friend's Rad. Mine is probably the least likely to be stolen among those...
[Add] I took the Roubaix instead of my do-it-all bike because we were running late and I wasn't confident that I'd be able to ride as fast as my wife on the flat-bar gravel bike... 😅
Full cycle rack at a play date. Left to right: my wife's Tern, my Roubaix, and a friend's Rad. Mine is probably the least likely to be stolen among those...
[Add] I took the Roubaix instead of my do-it-all bike because we were running late and I wasn't confident that I'd be able to ride as fast as my wife on the flat-bar gravel bike... 😅
Angela Antunovic
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I sea gulls #BikeHFX #brompton#BikeTooter
I sea gulls #BikeHFX #brompton#BikeTooter
Nicd
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By tracking my fitness activities, I have discovered that I can walk about as fast as I can bike.
#fitness #fittrackee #biketooter
By tracking my fitness activities, I have discovered that I can walk about as fast as I can bike.
#fitness #fittrackee #biketooter
I did not make any good progress on my project to read GPX data with Python today. (Trying to read speed.) May need to just read it as XML.
There are a bunch of nerds who do Python and bikes though, so someone might have the code example I need.
Angela Antunovic
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What if, for one week, you experienced your daily life without relying on a car? How might it change your perspective on the way our community moves?
Join the challenge Sept 29-Oct 5. Experience life without driving. Share your stories. #WeekWithoutDriving#OttCity#BikeTooter #ottawa
More info 👇
https://bikeottawa.ca/2025/09/04/join-the-week-without-driving/
What if, for one week, you experienced your daily life without relying on a car? How might it change your perspective on the way our community moves?
Join the challenge Sept 29-Oct 5. Experience life without driving. Share your stories. #WeekWithoutDriving#OttCity#BikeTooter #ottawa
More info 👇
https://bikeottawa.ca/2025/09/04/join-the-week-without-driving/
Christopher Phin
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A fun outing looking at the newer RRS Discovery with @chrisphin#BikeTooter
A fun outing looking at the newer RRS Discovery with @chrisphin#BikeTooter
Matt ⁂ 🇳🇴 🇺🇦
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Okay Fediverse, I need ideas.
When I talk to the mayor's office about drivers who block intersections for cyclists, they want suggestions for what to do about it.
I don't really want to drag the police into it every time either, so what solutions could there be?
Okay Fediverse, I need ideas.
When I talk to the mayor's office about drivers who block intersections for cyclists, they want suggestions for what to do about it.
I don't really want to drag the police into it every time either, so what solutions could there be?
Joel Michael
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Anyone interested in buying a bike cargo trailer?
Steel frame, with a mix of plywood and coreflute walls.
Main cargo area is approx. 1500x700x700mm, plus 4 corner cabinets (one holds the 12v electrics with various plugs on a panel, needs new batteries), plus 2 side shelves (with LED lights above). Locks on all doors (same key, I have multiple). Solar panel on roof (200w iirc), and the back of the roof doubles as a strong workbench area with bolts for attaching a vice to (vice included). It needs new wheels (26" or 24" will fit nicely). Has extendible feet in each corner to hold it steady and level when not on the move.
Cost over $1000 to build, but I'm not looking to profit or even break-even on it; so open to offers from anyone who can collect it from Brisbane (northside).
Another photo of the trailer, this time showing the corner cabinets and built-in lighting for use when camping or similar.
Photo of the trailer described in the main post, being pulled by a white ebike.
Anyone interested in buying a bike cargo trailer?
Steel frame, with a mix of plywood and coreflute walls.
Main cargo area is approx. 1500x700x700mm, plus 4 corner cabinets (one holds the 12v electrics with various plugs on a panel, needs new batteries), plus 2 side shelves (with LED lights above). Locks on all doors (same key, I have multiple). Solar panel on roof (200w iirc), and the back of the roof doubles as a strong workbench area with bolts for attaching a vice to (vice included). It needs new wheels (26" or 24" will fit nicely). Has extendible feet in each corner to hold it steady and level when not on the move.
Cost over $1000 to build, but I'm not looking to profit or even break-even on it; so open to offers from anyone who can collect it from Brisbane (northside).
Another photo of the trailer, this time showing the corner cabinets and built-in lighting for use when camping or similar.
Photo of the trailer described in the main post, being pulled by a white ebike.