@Loukas@jackofalltrades riding a bike or #eBikes instead of driving is the most effective political action you can take for #ClimateAction (besides adopting #STARvoting, so your vote can actually count), it's a protest, a boycott that defunds auto+oil industry lobbyists, it builds community, and you get fresh air plus physical activity so you don't burn out.
"After traveling 4,500 miles, I have spent less than $5 on electricity. Five dollars! That’s less than a cost of a mocha latte something at Starbucks. That is astounding."
@szeis4cookie@marshant@TheWarOnCars I've never understood what it is we're being accused of cheating at.
My goal is usually to get from point A to point B in one piece; bonus points if I have fun in the process. What's there to cheat?
I'm not saying an electric #cargoBike is going to solve every feminist issue in our cities, but it's a heckuva stroller/diaper bag/"sag wagon" for "encumbered travel". Being able to take kids to school or the park without having to park a car and then walk through the gauntlet of crosswalks and whatever, and they can jump out and run to the swings as soon as you get to the park sidewalk, etc. It's so great for kids to learn the neighborhood and mobility by bike.
Which is to say that DOTs need to do a better job for moms-on-#eBikes as a core service. Not like the designs for 20 years from now if-we-get-around-to-funding-it, actually go follow a mom on a #cargoBike around and make her trips better, now. #climateAction#InducedDemand#ClimateEmergency
There's another round of "they knew" articles about large oil companies and climate change, this time about Shell in the 1970s.
I guess that these articles help people motivate themselves in some way, but of course they knew. Large oil companies use geophysical science and can't be completely out of touch with science in general. The apparent confusion and controversy in popular media was something that oil companies produced as propaganda, not something that they ever themselves took to be scientific knowledge.
They certainly know now, and they don't behave any differently.
daughter keeps asking how many bikes I have now and I try to count but we lose track somewhere in the debate about how to count scooters or trikes or the pedalflow, trailer bike, unicycle... 😂
I invite anyone who argues that #EBikes are overkill to come live my life for a week. And I'll go live your life, in your superfit body that never sweats, on your awesome infrastructure that accommodates you and your kids, hauling around your weightless groceries.
You can live in my wonky middle-aged body still inflamed from #COVID19, at the bottom of the hill my city is famous for, in heat and humidity, on roads that will get your kids killed if they're not strapped to you.
It's really pouring now. 🌧️ Not riding my #bike today. It's fine. I love rain. Can't have everything, right? 🤪
I'm thinking I'll use Big Bike ⚪🚲 for the out of town ride on Monday -- ±40km each way. Battery power can do about 60km in ideal-ish conditions. I intend to ride on #PAS zero as much as possible.
If I take Grey ⚫🚲 it can supposedly do 100km but... I dunno. Should be enough. But it's no good for me on PAS zero.
Me thinks ⚪🚲 is still a better ride for long trips. 🤔 #eBikes#bikes
It’s not cheating using #ebikes (although it is using Strava but that’s just for visual representation), if it wasn’t for electric-assist bikes we would be driving. Averaging 20km/hr isn’t that much slower than a car. Two hours in the saddle.
We should be building for #cargobikes more than EVs. Cheaper for everyone, much better for the environment, better all round.
After a couple of rides and a recent visit to have Grey checked (where I asked the vendor to ride it with #PAS at zero to see if he too has a hard time pedaling)...
Grey ⚫🚲 is no good without 🔋 power, unlike Big Bike ⚪🚲 that rides like any regular non-powered #MTB.
Despite Grey ⚫🚲 not letting me pedal at #PAS zero, I still get a good workout with it -- comparable to my efforts riding Big Bike ⚪🚲. That is based on the numbers reported by my #Garmin ⌚.
With ⚫🚲, I can throttle while* doing PAS. Like doing a kick & punch 🥋 combo. 😄 So, while pedaling on PAS 1, I can simply throttle to get a boost instead of switching up to a higher PAS. The throttle power is not dependent on the current PAS setting. Meaning on PAS 1, I can throttle up to the max* 37kph. But I won't, of course. 🤪
Grey ⚫🚲 doesn't have the power recovery feature (forgot the proper name for it) that some #eBikes have which, without battery power, makes it difficult to pedal, due to the resistance of the magnets. So I didn't think that purely human-powered pedaling would be an issue.
I did test ride it before buying. But the place for test riding is no good for riding in pure pedal power for wimpy me -- it's mostly inclines.
What seatpost sorcery is this? I don't do too much mountain biking, so I did a double take today when I saw this #ebike seatpost rising after a guy passed me. Are these common on #ebikes? #cycling
Of all the levers you have available to pull on for #ClimateAction, the big long one labeled "ride your #bike instead of driving" requires a moderate effort and you might need to wear a hat when it rains, but the rest of the levers are too short for you to move them.
@pleaseclap@robgalanakis@UncensoredNews "... our transportation system is completely stupid" article?) but you'll also be reducing your own reliance on cars, saving money, withholding money from those 100 companies, and possibly inspiring your friends and neighbors to take the orange pill. Like if you were going to buy an e-car but bought 10 e-bikes and gave them to your friends, you see the VMT reduction there right? Also #eBikes displace ~3x car miles so it's not like eating vegan at all.
By and far, I have the best convos with random seniors / older adults when I ride my converted e-cargo bike to GGP or a grocery store. (today was with someone's dad from SoCal who just visited the de Young)
They absolutely get it and have the best questions and convo topics. My cargo is not anything special and average at best.
If SF invests in better bike infra (aka PBLs), this important demographic could mode shift much easier. Aging in place is so much easier when you're not dependent on an automobile.
What would it take for cities to retrofit or supplement their #bike counters with #eBike detectors? The growth of #eBikes for #transportation trips should not be underestimated. Maybe an EMF or heat signature? How do the standard ones distinguish multiple bikes at once? #pdxBikes#bikeTooter
@Drew#transportation#planners are still thinking things like "a bike heading uphill is slow", not considering space to pass, or how their designs create conflict or lead people on #eBikes to choose the lanes which #trafficEngineers imagined were now reserved just for cars. The general lack of awareness of how their designs function in reality is already bad enough, now they don't even understand what traffic they should design for.
The 18 Best Electric Bikes You Can Buy Right Now (www.bicycling.com)
Commuter, cargo, cruiser, folding, mountain, and road e-bikes for every type of rider (and budget).