#BikeNite

Phil (ascentale)Hello all, next <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> is this Friday at 4pm Pacific daylight time (UTC-7)! This is our weekly call for questions. Reply with any you'd like me to add to the discussion on Friday. Please add the BikeNitePQ hashtag so it's easier to find a Proposed Question. There is plenty of room for more!(BikeNite is a Q&A type discussion on the Fediverse.) <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> cc <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>

Ben CarneiroIt's not easy making a comedy podcast about traffic deaths, but it's important work that must be done. Listen to "Waiter, is that bussy juicy?" today!<a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/bikenite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bikenite</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cities</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urbanism</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transportation</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transit</a>

Ben CarneiroWe don't make a comedy podcast about traffic deaths because it is EASY. We do it because it's HARDListen to Episode 14, "Waiter, Is that Bussy Juicy?" today!<a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#urbanism</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#transit</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cars</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/bikenite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#bikenite</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cities</a> <a href="https://its.bencarneiro.com/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#podcasts</a>

Megan Lynch (she/her)I'm not as bike-techy as some of the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a> participants. I really learned a lot from this ep of Trike Talk.<a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trike</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Recumbent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Recumbent</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BikeTooter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeTooter</a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Cycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Cycling</a>

Sam Whited<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@InkySchwartz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@InkySchwartz</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A7. At my last shop we used BikeFlites frequently. They mostly did a good job, but when on occasion a bike would show up damaged it was *impossible* to make a claim. They would outright lie to you over the phone, pretend you hadn't bought the extra insurance, claim that they didn't offer the warranty that they offered, etc. and it took *significant* resources to get them to make it right. It was rare, but when it happened it was a nightmare.<a href="https://social.coop/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

Sam Whited<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@artemesia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@artemesia</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A6. In the shop most of the fat-tire bikes (fatter than the average MTB anyways) we'd get were e-bikes. Since an e-bike is so expensive to begin with, they would often cut corners elsewhere. Big tires are also more expensive, so they'd use the absolute cheapest, thinnest walled tires they could find. When combined with the torque from a motor they would wear out very fast, and all the torque and weight meant they picked up nails and glass way easier.<a href="https://social.coop/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

rand<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A3. I don’t ever regret having our kid in a Montessori school, but it did mean driving to school every day. She only ever had one neighborhood friend (the girl next door) which dies make me sad. My childhood friends were spread out over all most the entire one square mile of the city I grew up in, and I walked, and biked all over to meet up with them. Sometimes I even told my mom…Now when I ride around I see long lines of cars picking up kids after school; local neighborhood schools, walkable schools, and it makes me sad. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

rand<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://mspsocial.net/@t54r4n1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@t54r4n1</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A8. I’ve never used a cue sheet, unless you count writing on the deck of my sailboat when we have some crazy course to follow in a race. These days I use GPS on my bike, but I only check it if I’m unfamiliar with where I’m going, I kind of explore more often than follow directions. Although I often do plan out a longer ride and mostly memorize it. I used to navigate with paper maps (I still carry them in my vehicles). But never a sextant lol. <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

rand<a href="https://urbanists.social/@MartyCormack" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MartyCormack</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@Kleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Kleen</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> Oh I know where I’m going to put my lego bee keyrings now! <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

Jennifer Miller<a href="https://universeodon.com/@PamelaSchure" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@PamelaSchure</a> I am located in northern British Columbia in Canada. Generally bears stay out of town but can be seen close to town. Last year we had a short stretch where there were about 11 bears IN town due to low feed available due to wildfires. (And not just in our town up here). Also Moose in northern BC and they are SCARY in spring (moms with calves) or fall during rut. I know two people chased by moose and they are no joke. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>.

Jennifer Miller<a href="https://social.ridetrans.it/@dx" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dx</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/@trouble" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@trouble</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@Kleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Kleen</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A4 and when I last rode down near Victoria BC there were warning signs up on the trail we were on due to a cougar being sighted. We have cougar in our area too. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>.

oheso<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A3 (cont'd). While I was there I recognized one of the clerks from a video and let him know I'd seen him on YouTube. The fellow in the Ritchey hat:<a href="https://youtu.be/ZLEAIGZNeU8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/ZLEAIGZNeU8</a><a href="https://ieji.de/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

oheso<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A3. Anecdotal study of one subject. I've had very good experiences ordering online from Blue Lug. But I live just 3km from one of their shops. So yesterday I worked up the gumption to cycle there and shop in person.As usual, I was greeted by the clerks and then left alone. After looking around for a while, another clerk said hi and I broke through my shell and told him what I was after. He was very helpful and I came away with what I wanted.<a href="https://ieji.de/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

oheso<a href="https://urbanists.social/@MartyCormack" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@MartyCormack</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@Kleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Kleen</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A4. I saw a guy with a stuffed fish dangling from his saddle. It wasn't a cartoon fish -- it looked like a real tuna or something, but it was a stuffed toy.<a href="https://ieji.de/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

oheso<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@Kleen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Kleen</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a>A4. I haven't got a vase, but I do have my bicycle safety omamori (good luck talisman). I have one on both my bikes, and I get extra to give to my riding buddies when we meet up.I get these at Aso Shrine in Hamura, Tokyo, at the end of the Tamagawa cycling course.Also, one of the stem spacers is orange. I don't like it. I was looking for a brass-colored one.<a href="https://ieji.de/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

Cainmark Does Not Comply 🚲<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://mspsocial.net/@t54r4n1" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@t54r4n1</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A8. I used them and paper maps before mobile phone GPS apps took off. I still use localized paper maps and if I'm traveling for more than 2 days, I'll use OpenCycleMap.org and lay out my path and turns and print one out for myself. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

Cainmark Does Not Comply 🚲<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@InkySchwartz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@InkySchwartz</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A7. Affordable, I'm not sure about. When I finished my 2016 Underground Railroad Bicycle Tour in Niagara Falls, I had a local bike shop there ship it to my local bike shop to pick up when I got home.It's been awhile, but pretty sure it was between $100 and $150 in 2016 dollars and that was affordable for then.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

Cainmark Does Not Comply 🚲<a href="https://sfba.social/@ascentale" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ascentale</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/@artemesia" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@artemesia</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bikenite" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@bikenite</a> A6. Thanks to this question I learned about "Tannus Armor" tire inserts to prevent punctures. I could have used those for years to prevent so many flats. One every 2 weeks when I started out full time bicycle commutingI've switched to Marathon tires that reduced the number of my flats drastically. Maybe 1 every 2 years now.<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BikeNite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BikeNite</a>

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