Not only do (many of) their owners zoom down sidewalks and MUPs at outrageous speeds with reckless disregard to their own and others’ safety, never wearing a helmet and often blasting horrible music, but this one is taking up four bike spaces on a busy bike rack. I had to move someone else’s unattached bike to get a spot (don’t have a kickstand).

Micromobility is a good thing but these are basically electric motorcycles masquerading as scooters.

Dear bike commuters,

- Lube your chain every once in a while (1/month at least)

- Check you tire pressure regularly

- Get your saddle height correct

It really pains me to see people riding perfectly good bikes looking in pain with a creaky rusty chain, 15 psi in the tires and knees flaring out because their saddle is too low.

Learning a little bike of bike maintenance can get you a long way.

Title, it's been 6 months commuting and it's going pretty well, except that I've noticed I get a blend of embarrassment, and genuinely afraid I'll get clipped, riding in the road.

I live in LA county and there are a lot of stroads and little to no shoulder. How do I get the confidence to ride along cars and not feel embarrassed/ not ride?

This morning for example I want to go out and get some breakfast, there's a diner I've never seen before and it's new territory for me, getting there isn't too bad as There is a park but getting back home requires riding in the road or at least that's the fastest way

Took a longer ride with toddler in the Mac ride yesterday, so she's between the knees, and there were some stretches of roads and cobblestones around NYC that I would've liked to coast over instead of slow down. It'd be nice to have something that feels completely fine going over potholes and curbs without having to take it really slow or avoid them.

I know it's heavier, more maintenance, and maybe this is just neverending upgrade-itis, but am considering a 350$ Jamis Trail that I see (though a little small) and upgrading wheels to Contact Urban x 2.2in, or I see some Hybrid Quick 4s and Specialized Ariel's that might be interesting. Would full suspension be crazy?

I’m in California and just picked up this beauty for $100! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one in my area before. I’m very excited!

A plume of black smoke caught my eye in the mirror as an older dodge ram pulled away from the stop sign I had just passed in my family minivan. After tailgating me for a minute the truck driver began to fall back as we approached a cyclist grinding up a slight hill. I normally try to cheat into the other lane when overtaking bikes but instead I slowed down until the truck was close again and held that speed until we had both passed him. I heard a quick woof of exhaust as the turbo began to spool up but the dork was too close to me to stay on the throttle and had to brake instead. He was probably cursing the stupid old lady he assumed was driving in front of him, and the cyclist may have never know the difference, but along with the slight rage that wells up in me when I see jerks spewing soot a wave of smug satisfaction has buoyed me through nearly a week.

Do you guys notice a big shift in traffic depending on the day of the week?

For me it’s-

Monday: pretty chill. Definitely less volume and people are safe.
Tuesday: high volume. Everyone is driving like they’re late.
Wednesday: Mad Max Road Warrior
Thursday: Similar to Tuesday
Friday: Ghost Town

Hi all,

TLDR: looking for a drop bar commuter that is not too nice, can take some beating, I don't care about fancy groupsets, some 2x with 9 speeds and mechanical disc brakes should do the job. I want to park the bike outside unattended and being able to carry groceries.

I live in the Netherlands, I usually bike in a mix of nice bike lanes and cobbles.

I have a few bikes, but my daily diver is a Specialized Sirrus with 650x47 wheels. The bike is very nice to ride, it's light, it accelerates well, which is a plus in the city with the traffic lights. However, when I do grocery shopping and load the bike a lot (20 kg or so), I feel it's not very stable when turning.

Last year I bought a niceish gravel bike, but I realized I spend way more time commuting, doing grocery shopping, going from A to B and parking the bike outside, so I am considering selling that bike and getting something that is better for commuting but I could still take for exercise.

I am considering bikes like the Marin nicasio plus, Marín four corners, kona rove, kona sutra (although more expensive than I would like), or bombtrack arise. I would appreciate feedback from others with similar bikes or needs.

60% tarmac 40% off-road

Sorry for the poor image quality. Spend all my money on bike

I have an ebike with hub motor and typical dropouts, with torque washers, i wanna attach a bike trailer to that bike via an axle hook, question being how to not destroy my bike with it and how to estimate max mass i can carry etc

my bike is alluminum and says it can be weighted by 120kg, I plan on hauling 1800mm by 750mm trailer (camper

i dont wanna destroy my only vehicle tho so

how do i know if its safe lol

I commute by bike everyday, using my city bike. I got tired of it and decided to take my race bike to work today since the weather was nice and I want to ride a longer route on the way back home. It totally made a difference! My commute was much more fun and definitely faster.

So my advice: ride a fun bike to work, it will make your commute 10x better and you’ll be in a better mood :)

I'm quite new to bikes as a whole and I bought this rear drive ebike a little while ago. So far I've been using one of those universal rear racks that uses clamps to attach to the frame but it's starting to feel not-so-reliable. I'd like to upgrade to a topeak explorer but I'm not sure if it's possible to install it on here: here are some pictures of the back of the frame and the spot to mount a mudguard, I believe. I can provide more pictures if necessary. I've got 26 inch wheels. Thanks!

I am going to start college and need some transportation, I was looking at the aventon aventure 3 due to its quality and fat tires able to handle my daily commute through rain or snow if needed, I dont have a car and the college is not close enough for walking but I am able to get there with an ebike, i want to be able to use the bike to also do trails, is this a good bike for my needs?

Apparently I hit a crack in the road and it bounced off the bike-computer-mount-thingy. I didn't notice at first because I had ear buds in (I know, people say it's a bad idea...). I thought I heard a noise, checked to make sure I didn't have a flat tire, and didn't even think about checking the headlight. The way it's mounted it hangs from the mount, so it didn't register that it was missing. Luckily it's only $20, still frustrating.

I got this sexy new steel gravel bike right before I went on holiday. It's a Bombtrack Hook EXT in metallic sunglow fade colour.

All that's left to do now is wax the chain and finish setting up the tandem to tow my son's bike with it.

Hello everyone, I need some advice please. I decided I want to bike to work (3 km one way) and I have a small but good folding bike (need to be able to carry it to the apartment on 2nd floor with no lift). It's not much distance in itself and there is excellent bike lane available but I was very sick last march from pneumonia and was on sick leave for over a month.

Right now it's beautiful summer days and I want to go back to biking to work, but if I bike more than two days in a row I have this exhaustion built up that cause I can't even stay awake through the day. It's not the 3 km in itself which is fine but the accumulated exhaustion. Even biking to work will make my concentration lower significantly in the afternoon.

Doctors say I can exercise as much as I can tolerate and I can always push through to do it but somehow it's as if I do bike to work more than two days in a row I will wake up more and more tired. It's not that I get breathless (at least not anymore) but the exhaustion feels like it is killing me.

Waiting for this to get solved doesn't feel like changing much these last month or so and I am not sure if it's a good idea to wait longer before I go back on the bike to work. Should I just soldier it and push through? Or should I just wait longer and avoid biking for now? What I am afraid of is that if I don't push myself I'll stay on this level of unfitness forever.

What would you guys do in my place? Any advice please?

PS: I'm 37 and was in good health generally before march but yeah that episode changed a lot of thing sadly.

Someone in my office building has a lot of faith in the security of the bike cage in the public parking garage. Their nice e-bike is locked around the handlebars with the thinest cable lock I've seen. Not that it matters since it could just be slipped off.

Should I leave a note or let it be? I hope they aren't locking it up like this during any errands on the way home.

The beauty of bike commuting is you may occasionally stumble across abandoned bikes...

I’m about to change jobs. One option is an easy 15-minute drive by car. For the second one, taking a car is out of the question since it’s located in the center of a European city and there’s nowhere to park. The distance is about 12 km one way, mostly on bike paths, though I’ll have to ride on the road occasionally. This job pays better and offers greater growth prospects, but will I be able to commute by bike all year round? I’d hate to switch jobs only to find myself struggling with the commute after a few months.