Bicycling

I just filed a complaint with one of the local Regions about the horrific mess of debris in their marked, on-street bike lanes.

I even specifically asked if street sweepers are cleaning the bike lanes, or if they are just using them to dump road debris on.

I was told that because these roads are busy, debris ends up in the bike lanes. Fine, I can accept that.

Except...

The same and similar stretches of road without bike lanes do NOT have this debris on it. It's quite literally only the bike lanes that do.

For example:

Bike lanes:

And this just after the bike lane ends:

This same example came up closer to the urban population:

Leading up to the bike lanes:

Bike lane is just ahead:

Road debris starts as soon as the bike lane starts, and gets worse as you continue.

And magically disappear once the bike lane is no longer on the road:

I've been on that route three times in the last year, and the conditions of the bike lanes has been exactly the same.

Just to point out, I've ridden on plenty of on-street bike lanes, as well as roads with urban and rural paved shoulders in other areas, and they don't exhibit this pattern of debris physics.

Yes, some places have bad bike lanes, but their shoulders are also a mess. This just doesn't seem to be the case here.

Was I just gaslit, bad luck, or does this seem like a massive coincidence spanning dozens of kilometres?

I don't think this is how it is supposed to work.

Got an old bike that has this piece in between the crankset and the frame. It’s very loose and keeps rolling around and getting in the way of the chain when I pedal. How can I remove it or make it stay fixed in one place?

So here in Indy there's a huge bike ride on the second Friday of every month. I've been going for a little while now and it's always a great time! I think the last ride had like 600+ in attendance.
It's a chill party cruise and not a cycling "group ride".

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Well worth the watch, whether you know anything about Lael or not. 🥰🚲🌎

There is a local tradition in Switzerland, and some parts of eastern France and southern Germany where roads are given to cyclists for a "slow up". Cars are banned on the route. Tens of thousands of people are on the road, there are local festivities, music, food stands and drinks and it's a really good time for everybody.

https://www.slowup.ch/

If you ride in during the summer (who doesn't???), there may be times when you're putting bug repellent spray on.

DEET-based products harm synthetic fabric, so opt for a DEET-free bug spray if you don't want any surprises.

I've used picaridin-based products, and they seem to work as good, if not better, than DEET.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30546197

That's like saying "I'm pro-life and anti-gun control".

Oh. Wait.

Edit: Guy confirmed that he is, indeed, pro-life and anti-gun control.

Sadly Roglič, after taking ~~3~~ 4 falls, abandons the Giro. 🙁

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/30226109

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It looks nice:

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