Don't ride bikes without brakes folks, it does funny things to your brain. Exception apply on a velodrome.

  • wantonviolins [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    thank you for this explanation

    one of my friends is very into bikes and works at a bike shop but I have never known anything about them because I can't keep one for longer than three months without it getting stolen

    • 7bicycles [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      if you want my advice; there's 3 categories of bike locks: sham, okay, safe but too much weight

      First one is the one you can break open by hand, second one is the one you can't break open by hand and the one you want, third one is sort of safe but also weighs 4kg and feels awful

      Until the world changes, my suggestion is to make your bike look shit to the average person but have it be mechanically sound and use an okay lock.

      • wantonviolins [they/them]
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        3 years ago

        the roads around here aren't really conducive to bikes, honestly. potholes, no bike lanes, asshole drivers, and everything is two miles away from everything else with multiple large hills in between, meaning every ride has to be a commitment instead of a quick jaunt

        I solve this issue by simply never leaving the house

        • blight [any]
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          3 years ago

          I solve this issue by simply never leaving the house

          literally, unironically, this is what the capitalists took from you :deeper-sadness: