And the last question: I was riding earlier this week, and had just lubricated my chain, and had some very quiet tires on the bike I was riding. My pedaling felt like it was seamlessly converted to motion, with no clinking or rattling or any other sound. This is not usually the case 😅
Q8. What's a small but satisfying feeling that you experience via cycle?
Q6. It be a little niche, but my #BikeNitePQ is about hauling things. Can anyone speak from experience on the use of a bike trailer for hauling a kayak or SUP short (or long) distances? Especially if there were small hills involved.Thanks!
(And if you haven't, do you know of any other interesting purpose built hauling apparatus that connects to a cycle?)
Q5. Do you also ride when it's dark? And if so, what precautions do you take to be seen? Just what's legally required or much more? Battery vs dynamo lights? Multiple lights? Additional reflective clothes or stickers?
Locally, there's a proposal to remove a path on a long bridge for most days of the week, and convert it into a car breakdown lane. There doesn't appear to be any evidence that this would improve traffic, but it will require those who would have walked/cycled/rolled to take a 40 mile detour.
Q3. Have you ever seen cycle infrastructure removed or threatened? How was it preserved, or if it was removed, what were the reasons, and what were the effects?
And a follow-up, about more immediate responses also from @sam:
Q7. Is it okay to yell back at drivers after a bad interaction? If not, are you or have you done anything to try and have less road rage? Mindfulness exercises? A calming cup of tea? How do you train yourself not to react from a place of anger?
@sam wonders how to respond after a bad driver interaction:
Q6. When you have a dangerous interaction with a driver that doesn't involve a crash (drivers throwing things, pulling in front of you and getting out of their car and attempting to stop your bike, etc.) do you call the police, file a report later, get away and then do nothing, or something else? What factors go into making your decision?
@xtaran asks about terms discussed enough BikeNites ago for me to forget somewhat 😅
Q5. I remember that someone said you should not use the word "cycling" but "riding" instead. Or was it the other way round? And I also forgot why. I vaguely remember it was something political. And what about "biking"?
(Generally, how do you prefer to refer to the act of riding a cycle, and someone who rides one? And why? Do some of the terms have confusing or undesirable meanings?)
Q4. On a more local level, what are good ways that you've seen cycle coalitions to work with local shops? Events? Classes? Promotion? Other partnerships?
Next question is from @meganL about national cycling advocacy organizations:
Q3. What advocacy item would you like the League of American Bicyclists (or whatever your national/local cycle advocacy group is) to add to their lobbying agenda?
Welcome to the May 3rd BikeNite! Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Feel free to answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.
We'll start out with our introduction:
Q1. Where are you posting from today? Did anyone or anything motivate you to ride more this week? Or were you not able to ride as much as you had wanted to?
Q2. Has anyone seen brake pads like this before? This is my second time coming across pads that look just like this (the plastic and brake material shapes) on a road bike. Look closely; those shiny silver bits? chunks of rim! I yanked these off and replaced them on my bike with Koolstops, but only after the metal bits wore grooves into my rim, ugh #BikeCommuterCabal
Has anyone else seen alarming brake/rim/rotor conditions?
Welcome to the April 26th BikeNite! Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Feel free to answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.
We'll start out with our introduction:
Q1. Where are you posting from today? Have you experienced or thought about any cycle-related milestones lately? Past, present, or future. Number of trips, distance, location, type of ride, etc?
Q8. I’m considering buying an e-bike (instead of a car, so think one-person Costco hauls) and wonder if anyone has insights/advice/tips on living the e-bike + no elevator top floor apartment dweller life 😅
I can move but I want to stay in the suburbs so an elevator is a tough ask. Should I try to secure a storage/garage? Is regular bike parking secure enough? Do I start powerlifting now so I can take on a 50lb bike?
Q6. What is the consensus on listening to podcasts/music while biking? Earbuds seem a safety risk, while open air speakers may be annoying to fellow riders. Do different standards apply to a separated trail versus mixed use street?
It's April 19th and welcome to BikeNite! Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Feel free to answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.
We'll start out with our introduction:
Q1. Where are you posting from today? What's going on in your cycle-world? #BikeNite#BikeNiteQ
@younata@ascentale That’s super interesting and I need to watch the whole thing when I have more time! You’ve also generated a new question from me for #BikeNiteQ : how can a person with extremely minimal bike mechanic skills (i.e can fix a flat) level up for an e-bike? Are there good videos, books? Do bike shops still do classes? #BikeNite