I might be making a terrible mistake but I've been researching moving to Chicago because of a job opportunity. I'm also determined to go carless before year's end and there's no where else in the Midwest I can do that comfortably.
I understand there's some bike infrastructure but it's been ranked as one of the least safe cities to bike. The L seems decent by US standards though they're a little poopy and your odds of getting shot aren't concentrated in any area like other cities (it happens everywhere in Chicago).
What does /n/ think of Chicago transportation-wise?
>*combines the aggressive solipsistic entitlement of an exurban helicopter parent SUV karate lessons karen with the sanctimonious humblebrag better-than-you instagram mentality of a childless upper middle class urbanist in your path (literally in your path because it's in your physical path being as expensive and space-hogging as an actual car, while being as slow and annoying and needy and pointless and "look at me" as a dutch bike, in everyone's path) in your path* >*heh, nothin' personnel kid, as in, look at these kids of mine that I am effectively using as human shields, so give me everything in return for nothing or you're a monster and I will have you cancelled for not buckling immediately and catering to my massive sense of entitlement, kid* When did cargo bikes go from being a crusty, get-it-done, no-nonsense niche improvised delivery tool for reasonable humans, to being the single most punchable conspicuous consumption fashion accessory in the history of wheels?
Also, cargo bikes hate thread, and yes I took my meds thanks for the reminder though
>mfw cleaning my bice and saw that my 45mm wide knobbies were chewing through my chainstay on my gravel bice for some time
ordered some 40mm wide hutchinson overide (currently running 45mm Tundra), scared to ride as not to damage my frame further... the manufacturer said up to 46mm wide... be honest...am I retarded??
I am currently using a xiaomi smart band 9 to track my rides (so thats GPS from phone + HR from band), I start and end the ride from the band and the app automatically transfers the route, speed and heart rate to strava I am wondering if I should upgrade to a bike computer cus I am not worried about how much calories I burn nowadays, as I got the idea of it. I just want to know how far I went and how long it took me, and to keep track of cadence so I learn to ride optimally I have been looking at XOSS G2+ (pic related) with 2 sensors - one for cadence on crank and other on rear hub for speed (rotation) my questions about bike computers in general are: >do the bike computer accessories (cadence, speed, HR) connect to it, or to the phone >does only the bike computer connect to your phone and stay connected constantly, or only to transfer data to strava or an app once the ride finishes? >can I just get on my bike and ride, and the bike computer will then automatically upload my ride to strava once I am done? >can I still use my xiaomi band 9 to measure my HR? will I be able to see my HR on the screen? or the bike computer only connects to HR sensors and not other "smart" devices >should I get a bike computer with an actual screen to show maps/route? >should I even get a bike computer to begin with, I am riding actual gravel and trails, basically exploring my region on weekends and driving 2-3 times to work a week, will the sensors and shit survive the rough terrain? >will my mechanical watch (8 year old skx007) get fucked by the vibrations from the single/double track? Thanks
Can someone explain what the fuck cyclists mean when they say "countersteering"?
I understand it as either >initiating/assisting a lean into a corner by turning the wheel to the outside of the corner, necessary on particularly heavy motorcycles >leaning into the corner only a little but turning the wheel to the outside slightly, keeping your contact patches aligned to to the direction of travel but the bike not, used for bowing over or other high-speed constant rate long turns or fine adjustment on straights
both of these apply really only to motorcycles and even trying it on a bike makes no damn sense since you can literally just lean with your bodyweight and turn the wheel where you want it to point. wtf are these 10kmh fixie riders talking about when they insist on namedropping "countersteering" every five seconds?
