Mad Mike
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They might be mounted too high because most cyclists don’t see those signals.
Anyone here a cyclist?
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Yeah on my commutes with those lights (ie martin goodman trail) i'd say half stay back and wait, and the other half just goes through
Would have been nice to know these details before the web existed as well as forums. lol.
Grew up in the BMX age when feet movement was quite acceptable and road bikes were for skinny fancy pants riders. lol.
I did grow older and read enough to know the benefits clips provide riders and had hiking boots with clips for my MTB that I rode and towed my infant daughter to day care before work through 4 season riding. Thank god the employer had a gym with shower to start my shift fresh.
I still revert back to platform peddles on most anything I ride and avoid the road at any cost. Glad I’m out in the sticks now being an old fart, riding far and slow and wasting any physical benefits of riding on cheap liquor during the evenings. It all makes sense when I rationalize it this way.
If you have any unreasonable obsession, follow it as far as your ability and budget will allow. I’m terribly over weight but, enjoy going slow with the cheap fat tire bike along the beach all 4 seasons. If it floats your boat, keep it afloat!
Grew up in the BMX age when feet movement was quite acceptable and road bikes were for skinny fancy pants riders. lol.
I did grow older and read enough to know the benefits clips provide riders and had hiking boots with clips for my MTB that I rode and towed my infant daughter to day care before work through 4 season riding. Thank god the employer had a gym with shower to start my shift fresh.
I still revert back to platform peddles on most anything I ride and avoid the road at any cost. Glad I’m out in the sticks now being an old fart, riding far and slow and wasting any physical benefits of riding on cheap liquor during the evenings. It all makes sense when I rationalize it this way.
If you have any unreasonable obsession, follow it as far as your ability and budget will allow. I’m terribly over weight but, enjoy going slow with the cheap fat tire bike along the beach all 4 seasons. If it floats your boat, keep it afloat!
Do you have suspension? That could absorb a bunch of the energy.
It’s a hardtail, just front suspension.
Try manualing it.
Or switch to a road bike?
Or switch to a road bike?
Looks like a doddle. If two wheels are hard it should be easier if I take one away.
Manualling (like FullMoto suggested) the pump track is the proper way to ride it. However, if you’re like me and can’t manual to save your life then do the next best thing- use your legs; specifically your hips and knees.
For example: when the pump track dips, extend your legs. When it inclines, retract them. Time your movements right and you’ll have more than enough momentum to get around the track without a single crank of the pedals.
Hope this helps, it’s kind of hard to explain without a good demonstration.
I know I’m overthinking it, trying too hard and not being relaxed enough. I’ll keep at it.
Yes and no. It feels like it’s getting easier to clip out. Could just have been an overly stiff new mechanism. I’ve actually had a few more issues clipping in though but I suspect it’s poor technique.
Dirty Frank
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As backward as it seems the quick route to developing the skill is to practice for around a five minute interval than let it go till the next day then repeat. The key is not to attempt till frustrated or anxious. This works for mastering most complex physical tasks FWIW.
Make sure the bolts screwing the cleats to the shoes are tightened. I lost one and it caused the shoes to not unclip.
How are people dealing with the multitude of unlicensed uninsured electric motorcycles flipping between bike lanes, roads and sometimes sidewalks? Do you just avoid Toronto?
E motorcycles on the bike paths? That's a new one. Scooters I could see...
There's a few young guys riding them near me.. some of them are YZs and CRs with kits.
Interesting. Douggie is wading in and plans to ban bike lanes that replace car lanes. It will be interesting to see how much power that has. For now, it sounds like legislation is forward looking but if Douggie thinks he can get away with it, I could see it being broadened to retro-active. For many many reasons, I think bike lanes on major arterial roads are stupid. It is just a special interest fight. Putting bike lanes on collector roads primarily and potentially minor arterial makes more sense for everybody imo. Toronto intentionally tries to put bike lanes on major arterial roads wherever possible.
toronto.citynews.ca
Ontario plans to table legislation aiming to restrict bike lanes
Toronto has seen horrid traffic congestion of late, with the ongoing construction on the Gardiner Expressway being particularly problematic.
toronto.citynews.ca
The Etobicoke Bloor lanes are the ones that have everybody raging these days...
Before they existed there was near nothing in Etobicoke between Lakeshore and Eglington going east-west, that is a huge gap. There were some side streets listed as "bike friendly" but they were piecemeal as they do not typically cross ravines and rail. They also tended to have stop signs every block to stop cars from using them to commute (queue the usually crying from both sides, they never stop, I have to stop every few hundred feet).
For the Bloor ones, they could have been done much better but it required removing curbs, moving poles, etc. Also BIAs crying about a handful of street parking spots that if they are not there the entire street will go out of business (even though there is ample parking off the street). So lots of extra cost to do it right, the city opted mostly for paint and bollards. As a cyclist they suck, as a driver they suck.
Side streets could improve by reducing stop signs and adding the new Mississauga style speed bumps to reduce car traffic. Still have the problem of cross rail and ravines.
North-South there are the ravine trails and the Royal York lane. But most people don't commute North-South...
There is nogood cheap answer but Doug knows people commuting by bicycle aren't likely to vote for him so... The other issue is instant gratification half assed now vs plan major roads but do it when other upgrades are needed and do it right at that time.
Before they existed there was near nothing in Etobicoke between Lakeshore and Eglington going east-west, that is a huge gap. There were some side streets listed as "bike friendly" but they were piecemeal as they do not typically cross ravines and rail. They also tended to have stop signs every block to stop cars from using them to commute (queue the usually crying from both sides, they never stop, I have to stop every few hundred feet).
For the Bloor ones, they could have been done much better but it required removing curbs, moving poles, etc. Also BIAs crying about a handful of street parking spots that if they are not there the entire street will go out of business (even though there is ample parking off the street). So lots of extra cost to do it right, the city opted mostly for paint and bollards. As a cyclist they suck, as a driver they suck.
Side streets could improve by reducing stop signs and adding the new Mississauga style speed bumps to reduce car traffic. Still have the problem of cross rail and ravines.
North-South there are the ravine trails and the Royal York lane. But most people don't commute North-South...
There is no
You mean political express lanes? Douggie doesn't like traffic. HOT gives him a legal way to skip it.
