@ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite

Been using a bike computer since mid 2012. Pretty much all my rides have been recorded since then. Automatic upload to Ride with GPS. No effort at all.

I was recently inspired by @matthewconroy to
vide code a python script to work out my Eddington number and a few other stats. https://github.com/alxtrnr/eddington_number

Bit of an outlier given previous replies. Never occurred to me I might not be normal

#BikeNite A7 #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes

@ascentale @MartyCormack @bikenite A8. I don't like the idea of tearing up habitat just to go mountain biking. I'm fine with off-road on trails already blazed long ago, but I don't like the idea that people tear up what's remaining of the wilderness and contribute to erosion and habitat loss.

Anecdotally, I'm not fond of competitive upright road cycling - I just don't like the attitudes that are usually co-morbid with that. #BikeNite #BikeTooter

@ascentale @MartyCormack @bikenite

A8. I had a 10-speed road bike once with skinny tires and drop handlebars. Then mountain bikes appeared on the scene and since then I have always favored the fatter tires and the more upright stance.

I test-rode an e-bike once that had an "automatic transmission" that somehow figured out how to gear itself while you were pedaling. No inclination to pursue that further. I like shifting I guess.

@ascentale @bikenite A3. I bought the Lectric Xpedition 2.0 last year because I was expecting a tariff, not Hokey Pokey tariffs. I was also taken a bit aback by how fast the fascists are moving this time. So I had to change the plan that the Xpedition is even for. I lost over $500 selling the nearly-new (less than one mile ridden) thing today.
#BikeNite #BikeTooter #USpol

@ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite

A7. I let my odometer accumulate, currently at 2450 miles for the e-bike that will be 2 years old this summer. I promised myself and I'm saving up so that I'll have a chance to get a different or another bike at the 5000 miles mark.

The mountain bike with studded tires which is my winter bike doesn't have an odometer, but it's 30+ years old and doesn't need to be measured by miles anymore.

I also track distance with Strava.

@ascentale @bikenite

A5. As a bicyclist and a car driver, the thing that I have learned the most about is alternate routes through the city that work at 20-25 mph rather than 30-50 mph.

This is things like neighborhoods that you can ride or drive through that aren't designed for thruway speeds but that are very comfortable at a slower pace.

There's also here a small but useful network of bike/pedestrian cut-throughs that change the dimension of the route landscape.

@ascentale @gcvsa @bikenite

A4. A local roaster (Roos Roast) uses a coffee trike to bring brewed coffee to Ann Arbor Farmers Market. From their pictures it looks like it's one of these by Haley.

https://www.haleytricycles.com/coffee-trikes

It has a very large box between two full sized trike front wheels. Not going to guess if this is too big for your needs but it's a very cool and practical solution for their needs.

Photo courtesy of Human Electric Hybrids.

@ascentale @meganL @InkySchwartz @bikenite

A3. No plans to change my bicycle riding habits, if anything I might be biking more rather than less. But it does look prudent to do a bit more in the way of routine preventative maintenance like keeping the bike clean and well kept to reduce the cost of repairs.

My bicycle maintenance budget is also my car repair budget and riding displaces driving. I expect car repairs to get even more expensive.

@ascentale @PamelaSchure @bikenite

A2. Memorably when I was a kid I was riding a coaster brake bike with a banana seat that belonged to a friend and the chain fell off while I was pedaling downhill. I wiped out, fortunately it was in an alley that had no car traffic, and doubly fortunately though it was in the days before bike helmets were the thing I escaped with just a few scrapes.