100% honest here, the thing I've not understood about Gravel Bikes is do you really have that many roads of that specific type? I've never really looked into it, is it just branding for city bikes?
I'm always seeing people posting about padded bike shorts like they're some sort of fashion statement they're not falling for instead of equipment to save your crotch from harm.
Look, whoever came up with the survey "proving" drivers of loud cars are "psychopaths" may want to consider that the last 8 times I was almost killed in traffic was because bicyclists tried to ram me when I was walking.
“Ciclovía is really cool because there is a lot more space for us,” says seven-year-old Oliver Rojas, who is out #cycling with his parents and is baffled to hear that this innovative scheme does not exist in the rest of the world.”
should I get a full suspension #mtb if I'd rarely need it? I'd use it some up at #duluth probably but the reality is thatd be like once a year. But of course I could be overbiked at Theo and it's not like thats a problem.
im mostly trying to decide between a Wyatt Vista and an Otso Fenrir. I have a Wyatt fat bike and an Otso gravel bike so I'm familiar with the brands but neither offers full suspension.
Reminded by replies on @rasterweb ’s post ( https://mastodon.social/@rasterweb/112510709516785401 ) asking about prescription protective glasses, that Zenni might have reasonable sports prescription sunglasses — I keep putting off getting Oakleys, etc, because they’re so expensive. So thanks to the commenters there for reminding me that Zenni exists. It turns out they do have similar prescription sunglasses that should work for riding #bikes .
Disc brakes are one of the greatest things to ever happen to bikes, but I'm not sure everyone knows that disc brakes does not mean hydraulic brakes.
I've only used mechanical disc brakes. It's just a cable. They work so well on my mountain bike I can lock up with one or two fingers on the steepest hills.
I'm sure hydraulic brakes are great for someone but for me it sounds unnecessarily complicated.
@billyjoebowers 💯 I have mechanical (cable) operated discs on my road bike, gravel bike, fat bike and cheapy single speed. I’ve never felt underbraked on any of them.
I do my own maintenance, and have no desire to deal with bleeding brakes or changing fluid on a bike. I think it just adds complexity to bikes, which should be joyfully simple 🚲 #bikes
In 2023, word was it would be the last production season of the Surly Big Dummy (non-electric) cargo bike. It's still for sale today. https://surlybikes.com/bikes/big_dummy But they have made some changes that not everyone is happy with, including using a single chain ring up front and removing the mount points for a centerstand like the one that Xtracycle made for it originally.
Wading in to the SwiftData waters and added saving to a context, and I’m impressed. Gave the app an infinite loop at the view layer and we’ll fix that later.
Doodled a couple candidates for a development and alternate app icon! Someone has to bring a little culture.
Just that tiny bit of progress today but the momentum is what’s important. #BuildInPublic#iOSDev
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