Angela Antunovic
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Cool bike I saw in Minneapolis.
nullagent
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Tomorrow after the school run, I plan to swap bikes and ride over to Roosevelt to take the train to Mt Baker and then ride the new singletrack loop in the Cheasty greenspace. Weather looks like it'll be great! and the train will cut out ~20 miles of round trip. \o/
(h/t to @seabikeblog for the tip that it was opening up!)
One more stop
Fun awaits. Hoot and holler with the Stellar jays.
View from the north (lower) Trilllium trailhead.
A photo of the Trillium Loop trailhead sign.
A photo of a trailhead for Ninebark Trail. Sunlight streams thru the trees onto ground covered with leaves. My bicycle handlebars are in the foreground.
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Can now confirm that slamming the brakes on mushy wet leaves in the bike lane can make you slip and crash, even on a plus-tire mountain bike
I’m hoping that catching the Link around 10 or so will miss the morning commute and so boarding with a bike won’t be a hassle.
One more stop
Can now confirm that slamming the brakes on mushy wet leaves in the bike lane can make you slip and crash, even on a plus-tire mountain bike
I was right across the street from the Allen Institute at the huge Mercer and 9th intersection, the light suddenly turned yellow and I didn't think I could make it across in time. Did normal 50-50 front and back braking, not super hard, and I think both tires slipped at the same time.
Probably should have just hit the back brake actually, because I've skid the back tire in mud before and it self-corrected when the front tire kept traction, but since both slid I ended up with my bike diagonal and my momentum going straight (then down thanks to good ol' gravity)
Can now confirm that slamming the brakes on mushy wet leaves in the bike lane can make you slip and crash, even on a plus-tire mountain bike
Tomorrow after the school run, I plan to swap bikes and ride over to Roosevelt to take the train to Mt Baker and then ride the new singletrack loop in the Cheasty greenspace. Weather looks like it'll be great! and the train will cut out ~20 miles of round trip. \o/
(h/t to @seabikeblog for the tip that it was opening up!)
Angela Antunovic
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@ascentale @bikenite #bikenite #Biketooter A8. About this time last year Lea stole the Canyon Neuron I had purchased to replace the beloved Kona that broke in half at the seat tube. She really liked the cushy full suspension and the 1x12 gearing with no front derailleur. It has been hers ever since that first ride. Here is a picture of the headset cap that our friend Missy made her to complete the ensemble.
Angela Antunovic
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Am I the only #bikenite tooter with colour matching bike, bags AND coffee maker
#bikenite #biketooter #cycling
Thanks Again to Phil for hosting and organising
Safe and fun riding to all!
And our last question of the week:
Q8. Hopefully you've had a good week. Do you have a photo to share from this past week? Cycling-related or not, it's fine either way.
#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite
Am I the only #bikenite tooter with colour matching bike, bags AND coffee maker
#bikenite #biketooter #cycling
Thanks Again to Phil for hosting and organising
Safe and fun riding to all!
Super-niche #biketooter question. I find the gearing on my gravel bike to be a little high with an 11 speed 11-34 tooth cassette in the back. I never use the 11 and would love one more higher gear. Is there something available in 11 speeds that’s, say, a 12-38 or something? Everything I find is 12 speed. Thx.
edit: yes, I could do a smaller chainring, but I need to replace my cassette anyway, so I’m just considering options.
Andres
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One of the few times I caught one of these great cycling shots in time! #BikeTooter #Albania #Europe #CarryShitOlympics
Cool bike I saw in Minneapolis.
Chip Butty
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Zero-rating bikes for VAT would be a simple solution with basically no administrative costs at all, that would produce a similar benefit for a wider range of people. I won't be holding my breath though while this right-lurching, economically illiterate shambles of a Government is in power. #cycling #BikeTooter /ends
Chip Butty
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That's not to say the Cycle to Work scheme is perfect: it's not. Zero-rating bikes and ebikes would be *much* better because that means the discount is available to everyone, not just full-time workers over the earnings threshold. Also the discount is the same for everyone, not bigger for high earners. Want to balance the duty books? Stick the VAT on jet fuel or stop freezing fuel duty if you *really* care about green transport #cycling #BikeTooter 7/n
Chip Butty
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People buy bikes. They ride them. Plenty of them ride them to work. Congestion and pollution is reduced. People get fitter. They take less sick days and they're less likely to drop dead from a long list of preventable diseases down the line. We're told the "cost" of the scheme was £150m last year. How many of the externalities are taken into account? As usual, precisely none. #cycling #BikeTooter 5/n
Chip Butty
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Anyway, that's not the point. Four grand for a e-cargo bike is mid market. If you're replacing a car – and that's what the scheme is about, moving to greener travel – the only ebikes you could get under the original £1k limit were pretty ordinary. And none of them were cargo bikes. #cycling #BikeTooter 3/n
One of the few times I caught one of these great cycling shots in time! #BikeTooter #Albania #Europe #CarryShitOlympics