And the last question of the night is from mas.to@meganL about different types of cycles and how many wheels they have!
Q8. How many types of cycles have you ridden (more than once): uni- bi- tri- quadri-?
And the last question of the night is from mas.to@meganL about different types of cycles and how many wheels they have!
Q8. How many types of cycles have you ridden (more than once): uni- bi- tri- quadri-?
@uxmark wants to learn about what other communities are like:
Q7. What’s a favourite piece of cycling infrastructure in the community where you live? Why do you like it? And please share a photo! ️
Edit to add: I bet we can get answers to this from almost every continent, and more!
@Bilbo_Haggins has one of those "it's funny because it's true" questions:
Q5. How do I keep the raindrops from pelting me in the eyeballs while I'm riding and blinding me? Asking for my poor battered eyes...
The next question is from @ai6yr about kickstands!
Q2. I really need a kickstand for my mountain bike, now that I am loading it up cargo on the rack, and making/buying some panniers. Any suggestions from the group on the best kickstand to put on the bike (mountain bike, steel frame, from about 1989)?
Ahh! One "bonus" question that I mistakenly left out of the queue:
And for our last question @Cameleopard asks:
Q8. How many bike accidents have you had and which was your favourite?
(Hopefully there have been some things that went wrong that you can laugh about now!)
@ashok asks:
Q3. Do you report dangerous or violent drivers to your local police? Are they sympathetic? Do they reject attempted reports?
If you do, do you hear anything back? Is it useful?
If not, do you keep track, and follow up effectively?
I’ve had too many bad encounters and have reported many, yet never got anything back, and it’s thoroughly dispiriting. I only follow up on the most violent, most recent offenders, and generally feel fobbed off.
Welcome! It's the September 27th #BikeNite - Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, whenever, and boost for visibility.
We'll start out with our introduction.
Q1. Where are you posting from today? We've passed the equinox in the last week. Has your weather changed as well?
@sam is wondering about other uses for pedal power:
Q6. We've all seen bicycle blenders; what other practical pedal powered non-transportation devices have you seen?
(If you haven't:
https://rockthebike.com/fender-blender-pro/)
@meganL asks:
Q3. More than once I've paid the asked-for price to get a tune-up or other work done, only to have that work not really be up to snuff showing up in a couple days or rides later.
Keeping in mind that marginalized ppl (gender, race, disability) often get more crap from white dude-dominated LBSes than white dudes do, what's the best way to approach trying to get an LBS to stand by work they did and you paid for? What's reasonable to expect the LBS to stand by?
Next question is from @niboe:
Q2. So today I bought an e-bike and I'm planning to give my parents' car back to them soon and do cycling for all my day to day commutes. I'm so nervous! I live in a car dependent town that's just beginning to build the most meager of commuter biking infrastructure. winter is coming. my roommate has very low stamina (and low cold tolerance). any words of advice or encouragement appreciated!
Welcome! It's the September 20th #BikeNite - Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, whenever, and boost for visibility.
We'll start out with our introduction.
Q1. Where are you posting from today? Has anything inspired you this week?
We've talked about cycle-friendly shops that allow you to bring cycles inside (or at least tolerate it), but @xtaran wonders about shops that encourage it:
Q7. Do you know of any shops which actually endorse or at least explicitly allow you to take bicycles inside?
I rode my ebike up the hill today to go to an event. In doing so, I passed a sporty guy slowly on the left and called out “on your left” in the most polite way I could.
I heard him grumble what sounded like “battery” and I guess he had gotten a little upset because a minute or two later he sprinted past me while we were riding up a small hill.
Impressive, I guess, but why? ️
(That was rhetorical, I know why )
@meganL asks:
Q6. What are the issues you've experienced or heard about that you think need to be solved/addressed in the current semi-Wild West state of e-cycle manufacturing, sales, and repair right now?