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Forum: Commuting
11-03-22, 11:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,195
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...
10-18-22, 07:54 AM
Replies: 62
Views: 3,961
Posted By Inisfallen

Good point. But let us remember that electric...

Good point. But let us remember that electric bicycles (with the possible exception of the “pedal-assist bikes” are actually motorcycles, and are capable (at least where I live) of moving with the...
Forum: Commuting
10-02-22, 11:39 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,823
Posted By Inisfallen

All great points. For me, I'd rather do my...

All great points. For me, I'd rather do my patching sitting in an armchair in the evening, with two fingers of a fine brown adult beverage on the table at my elbow. :)

Also, those multitools are...
Forum: Commuting
10-02-22, 09:53 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 2,823
Posted By Inisfallen

Yep. Patches are fine. A properly patched tube...

Yep. Patches are fine. A properly patched tube is just as strong as a new tube. Although, as PaulRivers notes above, you can't patch a hole right around the valve stem.

I carry a tube, tire...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-02-22, 09:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,128
Posted By Inisfallen

I realize that labor costs in Great Britain are...

I realize that labor costs in Great Britain are higher than labor costs in China, where the vast majority of folding bikes are made. I don't know that that makes the British labor force "overpaid."...
Forum: Folding Bikes
10-02-22, 09:28 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,128
Posted By Inisfallen

I don't know about Dahons. I've never had one. ...

I don't know about Dahons. I've never had one. My bike is a Giant Halfway. The fold isn't terrible, and it doesn't rattle. But the Brompton is amazing. As I said, it just isn't in the budget...
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: 1,128
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, 11:51 AM
Replies: 109
Views: 6,546
Posted By Inisfallen

Bike lanes are everywhere in New York City. I can...

Bike lanes are everywhere in New York City. I can get from my home in Brooklyn to my workplace in midtown Manhattan entirely in bike lanes, most of them protected bike lates (by "protected," I mean...
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...
09-25-22, 11:42 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

Well, the police at the Manhattan end of the...

Well, the police at the Manhattan end of the Manhattan Bridge are gone. So all the electric biks and ICE vehicles are back. It was nice while it lasted.

Also, my return route, when commuting,...
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,...
Forum: Commuting
09-07-22, 07:44 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,498
Posted By Inisfallen

I'm a bit cautious about getting on board with...

I'm a bit cautious about getting on board with this.

From the linked article:



There's already too much competition for space on NYC's bike paths. The e-bikes and scooters have more or less...
09-07-22, 07:32 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,320
Posted By Inisfallen

Could not agree more (and I've got three kids --...

Could not agree more (and I've got three kids -- I have extensive experience with strollers :lol:).

Look, small children are basically intensely curious monkeys with slightly more intelligence...
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...
Forum: Commuting
01-25-22, 10:02 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,295
Posted By Inisfallen

I'm commuting between Brooklyn and Manhattan, so...

I'm commuting between Brooklyn and Manhattan, so I'm really not coming across any fresh fruit windfalls.

But I stop here once in a while...
...
Forum: Commuting
01-22-22, 10:14 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,124
Posted By Inisfallen

I use this -...

I use this - https://waldsports.com/store/front-baskets/3133-q-r-basket/ from Wald.

Not pretty, but it carries a fair amount of stuff. And I can ride the bike to the grocery story, take the...
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, 09:48 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 2,945
Posted By Inisfallen

You clearly lived in some wonderful utopia. I...

You clearly lived in some wonderful utopia. I wish I lived there...

:lol:
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...
Forum: Folding Bikes
12-20-21, 08:44 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 6,542
Posted By Inisfallen

Update: I've been riding around New York...

Update:

I've been riding around New York City since March of this year on Schwalbe Marathon tires. I've been commuting to work (7 miles from home) three days a week, on average (sometimes more,...
Forum: Commuting
11-04-21, 10:20 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 3,224
Posted By Inisfallen

I've got a backpack, made by Wenger, that's got a...

I've got a backpack, made by Wenger, that's got a built-in padded laptop compartment. It's waterproof (well, waxed cotton, it has to be touched up once in a while).

Mostly I just put it in the...
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...
09-03-21, 12:45 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,708
Posted By Inisfallen

No, in NYC, we don't have meters on the curb...

No, in NYC, we don't have meters on the curb anymore -- V_B describes the layout pretty well.

I don't know anything about Dayton -- maybe there's a plan to replace the meters, maybe not, I don't...
09-03-21, 08:17 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,708
Posted By Inisfallen

I'm not so quick to say it's ignorant. I ride in...

I'm not so quick to say it's ignorant. I ride in lanes just like that (but in far heavier traffic) and it seems to work pretty well. Not perfectly, of course, but it seems like a pretty good way to...
09-02-21, 09:04 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,708
Posted By Inisfallen

Here in NYC, we have the same layout on many of...

Here in NYC, we have the same layout on many of our bike lanes, particularly the lanes on the long, north/south avenues. It works pretty well, for the most part. But there was an adjustment period,...
Forum: Folding Bikes
08-26-21, 09:31 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,002
Posted By Inisfallen

This (link below) works quite well on my Giant...

This (link below) works quite well on my Giant Halfway folding bike.

It's not pretty, but it's super-functional.

https://waldsports.com/store/front-baskets/3133-q-r-basket/
08-18-21, 09:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 750
Posted By Inisfallen

Fairly often, since I commute to and from work by...

Fairly often, since I commute to and from work by bicycle in New York City traffic.

The big one, the one that happens most often, is cars turning left across the bike path (which is the leftmost...
08-17-21, 08:16 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 3,125
Posted By Inisfallen

I don't know. It happens, unfortunately, here in...

I don't know. It happens, unfortunately, here in NYC. And crime, including violent crime, is on the rise. It's a byproduct of a lot of things -- the pandemic-induced economic disruption, which had...
08-09-21, 10:44 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

Glad to hear that's true where you live. It's...

Glad to hear that's true where you live. It's not true here.

https://abc7ny.com/7-on-your-side-investigates-e-scooters-electric-scooters-pedestrians-struck/10771051/
...
08-09-21, 10:18 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

Knuckleheads are the reason we have to have laws,...

Knuckleheads are the reason we have to have laws, and police.
08-09-21, 08:41 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

I'm not taking a political position here (I won't...

I'm not taking a political position here (I won't say to which party I belong, or for whom I voted), but surely we can all agree that police departments should not be policy-makers, and that those...
08-08-21, 08:53 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

And maybe you've got good reason for that, but we...

And maybe you've got good reason for that, but we here in NYC are living in a city that's essentially unpoliced. There is no traffic enforcement, including enforcement of regulations restricting...
08-07-21, 03:14 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

Update -- The NYPD still isn't getting...

Update --

The NYPD still isn't getting involved in policing this issue at all:

https://nypost.com/2021/08/05/scooter-jerks-break-road-rules-in-front-of-nypd-at-safe-streets-press-conference/
07-29-21, 08:00 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

It's not just jerks with mommy's credit card. ...

It's not just jerks with mommy's credit card. For some reason, electric scooters (the standup kind) have become a fashion among the finance bros. And they buy big ones, with serious motors. Those...
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. ;)
07-29-21, 07:54 AM
Replies: 84
Views: 9,886
Posted By Inisfallen

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x1504/greenway_sign_c12be7370fe3eb2d89f931e18fbf24edd1d14efa.jpg

Here's the sign on Manhattan's west side greenway.

It is, of course,...
06-20-21, 05:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,065
Posted By Inisfallen

Thanks, Rolla and AndrewRStewart. I've...

Thanks, Rolla and AndrewRStewart.

I've applied a bit of oil (no, not WD40) to everywhere the springs meet something else.

In about an hour, I've got to go out, get to another part of Brooklyn,...
06-19-21, 09:33 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,065
Posted By Inisfallen

Squeaky Creaky Saddle

My saddle squeaks and creaks. It's driving me nuts.

It's a gel seat with springs -- you can see it here (https://www.selleroyal.com/en/ondina-brown).

I've checked the seatpost and the rails...
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...
06-14-21, 07:56 AM
Replies: 50
Views: 5,214
Posted By Inisfallen

I've got something very much like that, but it's...

I've got something very much like that, but it's some no-name knockoff. I've had it so long I can't remember where I got it. That, and a Park neoprene envelope-like flat kit with tire levers and a...
Forum: Folding Bikes
06-01-21, 12:55 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 18,804
Posted By Inisfallen

:lol: Sure, why not? But since you've moved to...

:lol: Sure, why not? But since you've moved to Portland, and I'm still in NYC, the logistics might be difficult. And we could probably both buy new bikes for what the shipping would cost.
Forum: Folding Bikes
05-31-21, 03:47 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 18,804
Posted By Inisfallen

That would be funny. But anyone much over...

That would be funny.

But anyone much over six feet (which definitely includes me) looks funny on a folding bike.

I don't care. It works for me. It's the best fit (hah!), all things...
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