paige

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[–] paige@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

“Can’t do a congestion charge until…” Is another I’ve heard lately

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Literally a blog post written by a public transit supporter.

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 16 points 4 months ago

Wow. Nice. Congestion charges literally go towards improving transit. Also government in Canada are already spending record amounts on building transit. If you need to go into a zone that would have a congestion charge in Canada (Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver) you would have at least a park and ride option.

 

Seems especially obvious with the geography and transit funding shortfalls present in both Montreal and Vancouver.

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is awesome and confirms what I've been hoping, although it looks like the big dummy is being discontinued so I'll probably have to move quick if I want one new. I have a couple of questions that it seems you'd have the answers to: Q) I think I know the answer from reading your blog, but if you didn't own any cargo bike already, would you buy a Big Dummy or would you just put that money towards a Big Easy? Q) Is it possible to just ride around with the battery removed or flat? Is it pretty much the same bike plus the weight of the motor? Q) I already own nice (standard) paniers, can those be clipped onto the side of these cargo bikes, or do they have a different sort of rack. Q) Thoughts on riding an electric cargo bike in the snow/slush?

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I used to live and bike in Philly on the bike share and it was pretty good back in 2015, have things just stalled out or something?

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If that works for you great. Those little front wheels and cargo out front is just not the direction Im looking to go, I’m basically wanting a gravel bike with cargo carrying by default.

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I just don’t think I want the default to be storing cargo out front, I like pulling stuff from behind.

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Yeah the Big Dummy is the other closest thing I found. Got any thoughts on it vs the Mundo Lux?

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by paige@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca
 

Living in Montreal I’ve gotten to the point where I only ride my own bike when I’m transporting paniers of stuff or doing an overnight trip. I installed a double kickstand on my old bike and its worked well until today when my old frame kicked the bucket. I realized that what I basically want is a slightly long tail cargo bike. A rack that’s big and built in, not electric, normal sized wheels and straight handlebars. The weird thing is, I can’t find this product. I’d assume it would be a popular choice for people touring with a lot of kit, but almost everything I’ve found seems to be for electric urban cruising with a couple of kids on the back. Has anyone else looked for this product and encountered a similar gap in the market?

The Yuba Mundo Lux is probably as close as I’ve seen, but has anyone done a few full days on it? It’s probably too much to spend if it can’t handle a few days on tour.

Edit: I’ve decided to dabble with a cheap second hand aluminum Kona Ute, because I live in a salted road winter an aluminum frame is good to have around. If I like it, I’ll probably invest in an electric option for the other 3 seasons.

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I also remember reading some research which said that time spent flossing is better spent brushing.

Can’t help but wonder if the fillings I got as a kid which need to be replaced every few years were avoidable.

[–] paige@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Cool, I can use this account too.

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Why Canadian Teams Stopped Winning (video.canadiancivil.com)
 

Made this video a couple of years back, now it’s on PeerTube.

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