this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2025
30 points (96.9% liked)
Casual Conversation
1084 readers
175 users here now
Share a story, ask a question, or start a conversation about (almost) anything you desire. Maybe you'll make some friends in the process.
RULES
- Be respectful: no harassment, hate speech, bigotry, and/or trolling.
- Encourage conversation in your OP. This means including heavily implicative subject matter when you can and also engaging in your thread when possible.
- Avoid controversial topics (e.g. politics or societal debates).
- Stay calm: Don’t post angry or to vent or complain. We are a place where everyone can forget about their everyday or not so everyday worries for a moment. Venting, complaining, or posting from a place of anger or resentment doesn't fit the atmosphere we try to foster at all. Feel free to post those on !goodoffmychest@lemmy.world
- Keep it clean and SFW
- No solicitation such as ads, promotional content, spam, surveys etc.
Casual conversation communities:
- !casualuk@feddit.uk
- !casualeurope@piefed.social
- !forumlibre@jlai.lu
- !batepapo@lemmy.eco.br
- !esp@lemm.ee
Related discussion-focused communities
- !actual_discussion@lemmy.ca
- !askmenover30@lemm.ee
- !dads@feddit.uk
- !letstalkaboutgames@feddit.uk
- !movies@piefed.social
- !television@piefed.social
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I got a bike! We live in a small city with recent bike lane upgrades and very bad parking downtown, so being small and maneuverable is a game changer.
My commute is half of what it was on public transport, and comparable to driving. I found a bakery close by with zero parking and excellent food. I went to the night market last night on a whim, and didn't have to deal with parking garages or navigating around road closures and Friday night traffic. I just... showed up.
And I've nearly convinced my partner to buy one, too.
Being able to stop everywhere, without worrying about parking is the biggest perk of riding a bike
What kind of lock do you use?
My lock is a kryptonite that I've seen broken by a piece of soda can on a lockpicking channel. It's perfectly fine for my purposes.
I bought my bike second hand at a bicycle co-op, and they had u-locks and kali(?) basic helmets for sale cheaper than they bought them for, because they want everyone to afford safety.
Shout out to Bradley Street Bicycle Co-op. I wish I needed more bikes.