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Forum: Commuting
11-03-22, 11:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,196
Posted By Inisfallen

I've never ridden Marathon Plus tires. I have...

I've never ridden Marathon Plus tires. I have Marathons on my bike. I would have gotten Marathon Plus tires, but they don't come in the size I need (I commute on a folding bike).

What I can say...
Forum: Commuting
10-01-22, 12:13 PM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,546
Posted By Inisfallen

Absolutely. I agree. What I'm saying is...

Absolutely. I agree.

What I'm saying is that sometimes those "buts" are valid, for those people's lives.

There seems to be a bit of an attitude in this thread (not saying you, or anyone in...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-01-22, 12:07 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,143
Posted By Inisfallen

I'd love a Brompton. I really would. I've been...

I'd love a Brompton. I really would. I've been riding a folding bike everywhere, nearly every day, for years now. But it's not in the budget.

And this Brompton/Barbour collection, or whatever it...
Forum: Commuting
10-01-22, 09:36 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,546
Posted By Inisfallen

A lot of answers here to the question of why...

A lot of answers here to the question of why people don't commute to work by bicycle. Some make sense, some don't, and some are really just unperceptive, even arrogant.

First of all, nobody needs...
09-26-22, 04:43 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

I'm hardly a "wannabe racer boy." I'm a...

I'm hardly a "wannabe racer boy." I'm a sixty-something year old bike commuter, riding regularly between Brooklyn and Manhattan on a folding bike.

And if your ebike or trike is legal on trails...
Forum: Commuting
09-09-22, 08:18 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,498
Posted By Inisfallen

For sure. Many decades ago, I went to high school...

For sure. Many decades ago, I went to high school just a block from Central Park and a couple of blocks from the 86th Street transverse. I grew up in Queens, but even then, in those pre-bike path...
09-07-22, 09:39 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

I don't know what the horsepower measurements are...

I don't know what the horsepower measurements are for the various kinds of ebikes, scooters, internal combustion scooters, and actual motorcycles competing for bicycles on the bike paths of my city,...
09-05-22, 10:43 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

Updating this, more than a year after my last...

Updating this, more than a year after my last post.

On Friday, I was on my usually commute to work (Brooklyn to midtown west Manhattan, via the Manhattan Bridge).

The usual number of electric...
01-22-22, 10:09 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 4,072
Posted By Inisfallen

I'm not going to argue the details of a...

I'm not going to argue the details of a particular incident in a place I've never been, giving rise to lawsuits under laws I know nothing about.

I will say this -- especially watch out for street...
01-22-22, 09:53 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,945
Posted By Inisfallen

I'm extremely familiar with the TLC, having...

I'm extremely familiar with the TLC, having driven a yellow cab back in the bad old days of the early eighties in NYC. I didn't own the medallion -- I leased the medallion and car from an owner --...
01-22-22, 09:41 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,945
Posted By Inisfallen

As you say, yes and no. Yes, Uber and Lyft...

As you say, yes and no. Yes, Uber and Lyft drivers are picking up passengers who called them, like the more old-fashioned car services. But on the other hand, there's not much difference between...
10-22-21, 07:05 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,945
Posted By Inisfallen

I think the idea of people approaching NYPD...

I think the idea of people approaching NYPD officers and hugging them is, on the one hand, hilarious and a fantastic idea, and on the other hand, likely to get those people maced, beaten to a pulp...
10-21-21, 08:09 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,945
Posted By Inisfallen

I've lived in NYC all my life (sixty-plus years...

I've lived in NYC all my life (sixty-plus years now). That's always been true. Complain about the cops parking on the sidewalk in front of your house? You will pay a price for that.
10-21-21, 08:04 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,945
Posted By Inisfallen

The mayor is well aware of the situation. But...

The mayor is well aware of the situation. But he's a lame duck now, so he probably doesn't care.

He lost control of the police department long ago. Some of the fault is his, but to be fair, the...
10-19-21, 01:04 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,945
Posted By Inisfallen

We have indeed become a city of people who are...

We have indeed become a city of people who are incapable of feeding themselves. And thus the proliferation of delivery riders on ebikes.

And, while I have the utmost sympathy for these riders...
07-29-21, 07:57 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

I'm fine with Harley-Davidsons on the bike paths....

I'm fine with Harley-Davidsons on the bike paths. They can't go fast enough to be a problem. ;)
06-18-21, 09:47 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

Well, sure. But here I am in a densely populated...

Well, sure. But here I am in a densely populated city of nine million people, built for the most part on islands (meaning that the only direction for expansion is up), into which (COVID aside)...
06-17-21, 10:14 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

New York City explicitly bans e-bikes from the...

New York City explicitly bans e-bikes from the Manhattan waterfront greenway. The west side greenway is my standard route home from work, and I see the signs every night. I won't be back on the...
05-25-21, 09:31 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

That's a line that doesn't work. Road-going...

That's a line that doesn't work. Road-going electric scooters, some capable of freeway-legal speeds, and all of which are required to be registered and insured, and possess and display license...
05-25-21, 07:31 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

I absolutely do have a problem with electric...

I absolutely do have a problem with electric vehicles going too fast, the wrong way, in the dark, without lights, in the bike paths I use just about every night.
05-24-21, 07:39 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

New York City bans e-bikes on at least some of...

New York City bans e-bikes on at least some of its greenways. The Hudson River Greenway has prominent signage indicating that e-bikes are prohibited.

In the best of times, the ban isn't enforced....
Forum: Commuting
05-23-21, 09:17 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,865
Posted By Inisfallen

My Giant Halfway folding bike has exactly that....

My Giant Halfway folding bike has exactly that. Also, the front fork is one-legged.

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Forum: Commuting
05-05-21, 09:02 AM
Replies: 136
Views: 24,230
Posted By Inisfallen

I totally get what you're saying. But...

I totally get what you're saying.

But there's another point of view (of course).

I've never cycled to work in anything BUT work clothes. Granted, as an IT drone, I'm not expected to wear a...
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-18-21, 10:53 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,412
Posted By Inisfallen

Absolutely, and I'd love a Brompton. On the...

Absolutely, and I'd love a Brompton.

On the other hand, bang for buck is a factor too. I got my bike used for $100, and the basket and mounting bracket cost me about $40.
Forum: Folding Bikes
04-16-21, 01:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,412
Posted By Inisfallen

Folding Bike Cargo Solution

In a lot of ways, a folding bike is the ideal solution to my situation. It's small, and folds up and fits in a closet at home, which is a major factor when one is sharing a New York City apartment...
Forum: Folding Bikes
03-16-21, 01:11 PM
Replies: 1,500
Views: 437,996
Posted By Inisfallen

Here's mine. Giant Halfway of unknown vintage. ...

Here's mine. Giant Halfway of unknown vintage.

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Forum: Folding Bikes
03-16-21, 09:05 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,543
Posted By Inisfallen

Someone here at BF recommended Utah Trikes...

Someone here at BF recommended Utah Trikes (https://www.utahtrikes.com/) to me. I got a pair of Schwalbe Marathons there just last week.
Forum: Folding Bikes
11-03-20, 05:05 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 862
Posted By Inisfallen

Update: It's fixed. I replaced the broken...

Update:

It's fixed. I replaced the broken Shimano Revo-Shift grip shifter with a Falcon thumb shifter.

I had to wait forever to get the part -- seems like everyone was back-ordered. But it...
06-22-20, 07:08 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 5,360
Posted By Inisfallen

Here in New York City, drivers shouting abuse are...

Here in New York City, drivers shouting abuse are just part of the background noise, and I treat it like that. It doesn't even register on me.

I don't bother responding in kind, or with threats...
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