cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/55967000

cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/44995054

The Department of Transportation is proposing bringing a network of bike lanes to Portage Park

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/complete-streets-chicago/home/featured-projects-and-innovations/projects0/PortageParkNeighborhoodBikeNetwork.html

They are holding a community meeting to discuss the bike lane network at 6 p.m. March 5 at the Portage Park Senior Center, 4001 N. Long Avenue.

Attendees are encouraged to register here

Posting things online isn't enough. Pro-car people actually show up. We need supporters of bike lanes to also show up.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/peertube/p/1821950/i-rode-my-bike-in-12-different-cities-here-s-what-i-learned-about-cycling

I've been lucky enough in the past few years to have ridden my bike in a bunch of cities all over the world. Looking back, here are lessons about urban cycling I learned from 12 different ones. Thi...

I've got an old Mongoose mtb that looks like good e-bike conversion project. What's the best kit for this? Best battery?

Hi all,

I’m new to bicycles; and just got an ebike for commuting. I recently also got a free SRAM flight attendant fork. The only problem is that the fork has a width of 115mm and my front tire has a width of 100mm.

Now, I might be new to bikes, but I am an engineer and a hobby machinist with a lathe. So my first thought was just to machine some 7.5mm spacers to go on either side of the wheel; noting that i’ll probably have to make a new bracket for the front brake as well.

My mental model of the forces would say that all the weight would be transmitted through the axel. Now the new fork does have a little but of a lip to it; which normally would probably transfer the force directly into the bearings on the wheel itself, but then they too would transmit it to the axel; just at a different point.

Anyway before I brake something expensive or miss something obvious I thought I would ask here.

Thanks!

• Invidious
• Youtube

Ignoring the thumbnail, the content creator provides an excellent thorough testing and breakdown of all bike locks and demonstrates the pros and cons of each.

TL;DW:

• the Kryptonite Diamond Standard came out on top of all tests/charts.

Edit:

• added specific Kryptonite lock name

More barriers to cycling means more cars which means more dead cyclists. Help us defeat this terrible anti-safety bill.

Giant Group confirms the passing of its founder, whose vision built the world’s largest bicycle manufacturer and helped globalise Taiwan’s cycling industry.

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"To Giant Group, Mr Liu was not only our Founder, but a leader who consistently guided the organisation forward while remaining attentive to the people around him," the company said in a statement.

Liu’s path to building the largest global bicycle manufacturer was far from direct. In his youth, he was considered a jack-of-all-trades who worked in his family’s eel-farming business. But when a typhoon destroyed the family business, Liu was in need of a career shift. He entered the bicycle business in the early 1970s, initially believing building bikes would be simple. Instead, Liu found the work far more complex. But he was up for the challenge.

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A giant inflatable X chromosome could save your bones the next time you crash!

An older build circa 2017. 1500W of rage in that can next to the bottom bracket. SLX/XT drivetrain. DT rear hub to handle the torque. XT v-brakes. Pedal assist with torque sensing BB.

Let’s keep the momentum going…

@IlIlIlIlIlI@lemmy.world

Let's keep the momentum going...

Original frame, fork, stem and handlebar.

Shimano CUES crankset, derailers and cassette. RS10 wheelset. Genevalle shift/brake levers.

After seeing biltzen’s post, i figured I’d share mine.

Not much ‘mod’ here. Tried to keep things near the same period. I’m the sole owner of this bike. It sat in my garage for 20+ years until one day the bug bit me and I just started working on it.

The biggest change was to have it powder coated. I never liked the original paint much. Had the logos recreated as water slide decals. Kept the original headset badge.

I drilled and rivnutted the bottle cage mounts. That was a bit scary.

At one point i had put indexed shifters(brifters) on it, but went back to friction. It just fits better.

Still waiting on pedals and seatpost, but I'm impatient to share now that it's ridable. I love vintage steel, but wanted a modern setup. Best of both world, I hope. Grant Petersen designed no less.

== 1989 Bridgestone RB-1 ==

• Full R7000 105 11 speed mechs, brakes
• Shimano RS100 wheels (because I'm cheap)
• Soma quill stem, Soma Highway One bars
• Calculated 23.4lbs / 10.6kg

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42034286

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/41936521

Basically the title. I have a 2y old and a 3m old and would like to take them and their mother cycling on occasion. I realize the youngest can't hold her neck up for long yet, so cycling for her is premature, but I'm thinking down the line in a year or so. Would also be nice if the bicycle doubled as a commuter since I'll be moving to a place where I could plausibly commute for 25 minutes by bike.

Preference given to European brands, with retail presence in Luxembourg, where we live.

When is it time to retire a bike instead or repairing it?

Having so much fun with this thing

cross-posted from: https://leminal.space/post/29970503