As with anything, I would consider it an investment to last many years. Hell, when someone finds out how much I’ve spent on panniers, a helmet visor for <$100 sounds like a steal! LOL
The problem with “other solutions” is that they aren’t designed for use on a moving bike, so they don’t have the structure to actually work well. Apparently, Da Brim works in 30mph winds.
I’m fine with paying money for something that works well, especially when comfort and safety are a priority. But I appreciate you looking at alternatives… I was looking too, and found nothing that was the same (for cycling).
This has been my experience. I was surprised by how much I prefer biking, especially for the feeling of freedom.
Also, it’s surprising what you can carry on a cargo bike. I carried our Christmas tree on a cargo bike this year. Also do all my shopping, including big costco trips. People are too quick to imagine limits that don’t exist in practice.
I’ve got 12 km to work, a bit hilly, takes a bit under 30 minutes in favorable conditions. Parts of it have good bicycle infrastructure and parts of it do not. It’s the best alternative for me during spring, summer and autumn, but I’m currently not biking during winter as transit becomes too good of an alternative for biking to make sense.
I’d say that 17 km is doable, but compare it to your alternatives of course. Note that you don’t have to bike every day either, it can be a few days a week for the fun of it/for the exercise.
That’s how long my bike commute is, and I’ve been doing it for years. However! If you’re new to distance cycling, you’ll feel it. If there’s a way you can start off doing part of the trip, like 2km to a bus and ride the bus the rest of the way, you can gradually increasing the distance without giving yourself muscle fatigue or saddle sores.
But some factors can make it harder (do you need to bring stuff with you? Is it hilly? Is it cold? Is the bike infrastructure alright? How heavy your bike is? Etc)
The article doesn’t say what happened. Without more information, the outcome could be fair. Arbitrarily putting people in prison for an accident isn’t going to solve anything.
The collision happened at the intersection of Pacific and Hornby streets. The court heard the intersection was well marked and McIntyre turned right from the centre lane instead of the designated right turning lane. (reported by CTV News)
This is why he pleaded guilty to “driving without due care and attention.”, which ignores the fact that this negligence caused a death.
A $1000 fine, $1800 fine, or even a $10,000 fine would still be insulting to the family of the victim.
He also loses the ability to do his job for the next year, and he’ll probably find it difficult to get a trucking job later, so that’s not exactly letting him off easy.
He’s no longer a truck driver, so that’s irrelevant. He’s allowed to use his vehicle for work, as this was not part of his driving restrictions.
There’s really not much the courts can do to make up for the loss to the family, but an $1100 fine is offensive.
Consider this: the fine for littering in B.C can be up to $2000 with up to six months in jail. Literally, more than negligently killing someone with your truck. 🧑⚖️
That would actually be a justified charge, but the court decided not to pursue criminal charges.
Seems to be a trend to simply let truck drivers off the hook for their negligence. The truck driver who killed 16 people in Saskatchewan only got 5 years before he was out on parole. In Toronto, a truck driver with a history of bad driving killed a cyclist and saw no time in jail.
There is no justice for people killed by vehicles.
These brakes are single-pivot side-pull caliper brakes. They can work well, but only if they are well made - I personally never had much luck with Weinmann brakes.
For the rear brake, pretty much the only thing you can try is replacing the brake pads. The front ones don’t look very worn, but the rubber gets hard with age and loses its effectiveness.
The front brake looks broken beyond repair. The part I circeled red should be attached to the green part, but the connecting part seems to have broken off. https://discuss.tchncs.de/pictrs/image/491a9621-2590-4dab-b6bf-38ac04a10166.jpegYou might be able to find a replacement, but I would recommend replacing the whole brake for a better one.
Nah, that doesn’t help, but thank you very much for giving feedback, that is really nice. I will keep updating this topic in the bicycle touring community. I have also updated my “cycle toruing in spain” topic over there with kind of diary entries up to the point that lead me to start this new topic.
My then-sixtyish year old dad bought a unicycle. He also bought a pair of ski poles to help him balance while learning to ride it by traveling up and down a long hallway in his home.
This doesn’t really add anything to the conversation, but I’ve always found it funny and rarely had an opportunity to share it.
I don’t think there was anyone around at the time who suggested that it was a good idea, heh.
At the time, my mom - his wife of 27 years - had recently died and I think he was trying to find himself again. Unicycles with ski poles weren’t the only odd decisions he made.
Didn’t had a clue but I will probably learn it. It doesn’t feel that difficult as I expected. So in few weeks I will be probably riding but mounting is difficult so I will leave it for later.
I loaned out my 20" and never got it back, so I picked up a 29", which I absolutely love. I still miss my 20" though, so I might just pick one up the next time my kid wants to learn to ride. :)
Who TF steals a unicycle? Damn I hate to hear that.
I learned on a 24", pretty sure that would be my preferred size if I ever get another one. Only reason I don’t have my old one is because it was manufactured in 1974, and I had absolutely no clue where to get replacement parts for it when the pedal crank mounts started gradually coming loose. The wedge bolt things that held it together were stripped out.
Eh, I got it for $50 and it worked to get me to learn, so I’m not too hung up on it. And I leant it to a coworker who was contracting with our org, and after the job ended, he didn’t reach out to return it (I didn’t either). It was kinda crappy, so whatever.
That said, I’m casually in the market again. I’ll get a good one this time too.
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