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bicievino posted:I wish cutoff lenses were mandated (although yes, obviously, I know that would never, ever be enforced).
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Yeah my light and motion urban 500 is fairly meh. Narrow, round beam that probably throws up a good amount of glare and wastes useful light. Then after like 2 months the usb connector broke off. They gave me a $50 credit on the store no questions asked at least. Nightrider looks like they have a little bit wider and flatter beam pattern.
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Dec 2, 2020 20:41
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bicievino posted:loving hate the superbright lights aimed directly at my eyeballs on the MUP. Makes it impossible to know if I'm about to plow in to a pedestrian at night because I can't see anything but the huge ball of light coming at me. Same. How hard is it to angle your lamp down onto the road? I mean it's actually useful like that too. ImplicitAssembler posted:I have a crazy bright helmet mounted light for night snowboarding and I considered using that to counter blind those guys, but it would be too much effort make an easy to use switch. I know we're just joking around and stuff but it's this sort of attitude that so very often makes other cyclists just the worst (after electric scooters and cars). It's always about escalation and revenge instead of trying to teach good habits.
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Dec 2, 2020 21:02
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bicievino posted:I wish cutoff lenses were mandated (although yes, obviously, I know that would never, ever be enforced). 100YrsofAttitude posted:I know we're just joking around and stuff but it's this sort of attitude that so very often makes other cyclists just the worst (after electric scooters and cars). It's always about escalation and revenge instead of trying to teach good habits.
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Dec 2, 2020 21:16
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Holding up your hand to shield your eyes is plenty enough to get the message across to someone who probably isn't aware of how badly they are blinding people. Blinding them back is both petty and unsafe.
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Dec 2, 2020 21:22
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CopperHound posted:I'm a little less inclined to lean that way because a lot of people need whatever the cheapest thing they need to avoid police harassment. A shaped lens doesn't have to be expensive. B&M sell tons of very cheap rechargeable battery lights with them, just not in the US.
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Dec 2, 2020 21:45
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bicievino posted:A shaped lens doesn't have to be expensive. B&M sell tons of very cheap rechargeable battery lights with them, just not in the US.
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Dec 2, 2020 22:29
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alnilam posted:Holding up your hand to shield your eyes is plenty enough to get the message across to someone who probably isn't aware of how badly they are blinding people. Blinding them back is both petty and unsafe.
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Dec 2, 2020 22:50
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I was thinking of upgrading my dinky Cateye front light and was looking at the Knog Lil Cobber, which boasts "4 eye saving modes" - not clear if its other people's eyes its saving, or if the light is so bright that it'll usually blind the rider as well.
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Dec 2, 2020 22:57
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dieselfruit posted:I was thinking of upgrading my dinky Cateye front light and was looking at the Knog Lil Cobber, which boasts "4 eye saving modes" - not clear if its other people's eyes its saving, or if the light is so bright that it'll usually blind the rider as well.
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Dec 2, 2020 23:02
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evil_bunnY posted:Just get something that's STVZO. E: to be serious, If I could find a US supplier for stvzo lights for about $10 wholesale I would be so excited.
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CopperHound posted:I should just try walking into the specialized shop down the street and just to see how the sales people respond to me asking for an stvzo certified light. How about $10 retail? https://www.bike24.com/p2246454.html?menu=1400,1410,1411 Or ask the US Cat Eye distributor to bring this in: https://www.bike24.com/p2346734.html?menu=1400,1410,1411 bicievino fucked around with this message at 23:40 on Dec 2, 2020 |
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Dec 2, 2020 23:37
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Today is marks a milestone for my bike commute: I made it all the way to the top of the hill (70m, all in one big lump) without walking my bike at all. I took a couple of breaks, sure, but I got back on and pedalled up, not walked.  Full sunlight both directions every one of my 35 commutes so far, so I can't really contribute to light-chat. Other than to note I bought the second-cheapest bike lights I could find at KMart and both the front and rear provide the option of either steady-on (at multiple brightness levels) or flashing (again at multiple levels). I personally prefer steady for both front and rear but blinky lights don't bother me very much.
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alnilam posted:Holding up your hand to shield your eyes is plenty enough to get the message across to someone who probably isn't aware of how badly they are blinding people. I doubt it.
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ExecuDork posted:Today is marks a milestone for my bike commute: I made it all the way to the top of the hill (70m, all in one big lump) without walking my bike at all. I took a couple of breaks, sure, but I got back on and pedalled up, not walked. Congrats! I also have a steep hill, though I'm not sure what the grade is but it's about 400 loving awful meters (Rue de Patay Massena to Rue de Chateau des Rentiers in Paris if you want street view that poo poo). I've gotten the hang it of and can take it at Speed 3 of 6, but UGH. Thankfully, I get it on my way home so I can just give it my all and come home a wreck. Hills suck but getting up them is a great! Today was my first proper winter rain day. Steady if light rain at about 6 degrees Celsius. Some nasty wind here and there but I felt good and like I could take on the world. Again it helped that it was as I went home though, I can come back a mess, I'd hate to have to go through a day of work like that.
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bicievino posted:How about $10 retail?  I'll have to ask the JBI rep about their cateye lineup next time we chat.
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CopperHound posted:I ordered 20. I hope they don't suck Cool. Please report back - at that price point I would order a bunch to have at my track for whenever we get back to racing so that folks who ride there but forget lights can get home safely.
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I need help finding two bikes, one for me, one for my spouse. I’m posting here and in the other bike thread, assuming most people are subbed to both. I don’t know anything about bikes other than what I read in the OP, so I’m very new. We want bikes to commute into town for fitness, and to use to explore cities when we are on vacation. I assume some kind of gravel bike is what we are looking for but please let me know if that’s off base. A sturdy road bike ought to do the trick, too. Also looking for recommendations for a bike rack to hold two bikes and fits on our 2006 Prius! Thanks, y’all. Location: Countryside outside of Dallas Fort Worth, TX Budget: Unknown-- maybe $1500 total? Give and take for the right bikes. Length of commute: 7 miles one way, but also want bikes to explore cities when on vacation, so it varies a lot Terrain: 95% paved roads but the rest is rough terrain, back-country roads Link to local Craigslist or equivalent (if looking for second hand): DFW: https://dallas.craigslist.org/ Austin: https://austin.craigslist.org/ Me Height: 5’9” Inseam: 32.5” Spouse Height: 5’10” Inseam: 33.5”
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Where do you guys live that police harass cyclists for minor infractions btw? Our police can't even be bothered to solve murders when they're not brutalizing the black population.
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A coworker of mine got a $50 ticket for jumping a red light while riding to work one morning in Manhattan.
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Mauser posted:Where do you guys live that police harass cyclists for minor infractions btw? Our police can't even be bothered to solve murders when they're not brutalizing the black population. Sometimes the black population cycles. Then they get harassed for stupid poo poo like not wearing a helmet or having perfectly complying lights and reflectors.
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Oh yeah, my city is majority black and there are a lot of black cyclists. I've never heard of any of my friends here in Baltimore getting that kind of treatment, but I wouldn't put anything past the BPD. I just can't imagine them getting out of their cars to give anybody a citation for something like that, but I'm also not entirely sure what the citationable offenses are here and I doubt they would know either. I'm always worried when I go to D.C. that they might actually enforce traffic rules there because most cyclists stop and wait for lights to change when there's zero traffic. Edit: so yeah, my question was more of a, "huh you guys have cops that give out citations to cyclists?" kinda vibe because I've pointed illegal activity out to our cops and they said "we're going somewhere" and then drove off without their lights on. Mauser fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Dec 5, 2020 |
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Dec 5, 2020 02:31
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Around here bike violations are only a pretext to gently caress with people they already intend to gently caress with. At my shop the only people who ask for a receipt with serial number when they buy a bike are people who are houseless or fit the look.
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Mauser posted:Oh yeah, my city is majority black and there are a lot of black cyclists. I've never heard of any of my friends here in Baltimore getting that kind of treatment, but I wouldn't put anything past the BPD. I just can't imagine them getting out of their cars to give anybody a citation for something like that, but I'm also not entirely sure what the citationable offenses are here and I doubt they would know either. I'm always worried when I go to D.C. that they might actually enforce traffic rules there because most cyclists stop and wait for lights to change when there's zero traffic. You live in Baltimore. If you think that's a typical law enforcement environment, that's really on you.
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Safety Dance posted:A coworker of mine got a $50 ticket for jumping a red light while riding to work one morning in Manhattan. It's been pretty well documented that the NYPD has it out for cyclists even more than most. My favorite stories are them infiltrating critical mass of all things with obvious undercovers, sending cops to follow critical mass riders home and harass them, and blocking the bike lane with a squad car and then writing tickets for people leaving the bike lane to go around them.
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Wasn't there a comedy video with like a million views about that subject and it turns out it's not illegal to ride outside a bike lane in NYC? https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bzE-IMaegzQ EvilJoven fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Dec 5, 2020 |
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It's a thin line I find because cyclists are not taken seriously at all by the police in Paris, and so they do whatever they want, which in turn means that the population isn't really aware of them either and doesn't respect cyclists at all (whether a driver or a cyclist) and well accidents happen. The commuter cycling culture here is just nascent but it's not great, which I find weird considering the Tour de France, but that's also cycling as a sport I guess. I recognize I'm part of the problem, I'll go through reds when safe, I ride with low low volume music (you should have no earbuds on at all when riding), but aside from those two things I pretty much respect all the rules.
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Mauser posted:I'm always worried when I go to D.C. that they might actually enforce traffic rules there because most cyclists stop and wait for lights to change when there's zero traffic. Not a chance. The only traffic enforcement of any kind in DC is by automated camera. That said, if a driver runs you over, MPD will ticket your broken body.
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EvilJoven posted:Wasn't there a comedy video with like a million views about that subject and it turns out it's not illegal to ride outside a bike lane in NYC? It is illegal though, in NYC you can get a ticket if you are on a street with a bike lane "nearby" but you are not using it.
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Mauser posted:Where do you guys live that police harass cyclists for minor infractions btw? Our police can't even be bothered to solve murders when they're not brutalizing the black population. A chief of police once got a very public boot because he refused to stop issuing tickets to people wearing their lights on their clothes/packs instead of their bikes (where they get stolen the moment you look away). That was extremely satisfying. Where I live now any cop gently caress up will get mass publicity if you're white-passing, so they mostly behave. But they've also gotten pretty garbage at parking enforcement, so I carry a can of silly string.
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alnilam posted:It is illegal though, in NYC you can get a ticket if you are on a street with a bike lane "nearby" but you are not using it. That is so loving stupid there are so many reasons why one might have to not ride in the bike lane. Why are north American cities so god damned stupid?
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Our police get off on being vindictive pricks. It's the only reason some of them took the job.
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evil_bunnY posted:Where I live now any cop gently caress up will get mass publicity if you're white-passing, so they mostly behave. But they've also gotten pretty garbage at parking enforcement, so I carry a can of silly string. I like that silly string idea. What do you do with it? It's only a 100+m stretch where I need to take a bike lane that is now on the road instead of the sidewalk, in my town, but people from my town have always parked horribly (double-parking abounds) and they think that bike lane is free parking and use it constantly as such which is incredibly frustrating. A good safe but annoying thing would be satisfying even if it's not effective. I don't think kicking their cars would be a good idea. I got honked at when a car completely blocked an intersection while on red and I had to unsteadily wobble around them and to not fall I very briefly placed a gloved hand on their car to stabilize. They were not happy.
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People freak the gently caress out if you so much as gently touch their car, so i usually just touch a car that is where it shouldn't be, under the guise of "to stabilize" but really it's to make a point that you're in my space. I figure it's harmless but also freaks people out enough that they might remember?  i do the same when I'm on foot and someone pulls way into the crosswalk
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Crazy. I was a good driver when I had a car, so this wasn't my issue, but my first thought wouldn't be "What're they doing to my car?" but "Oh gently caress, did I hit them by accident, I should make sure they're ok."
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alnilam posted:People freak the gently caress out if you so much as gently touch their car this cannot be overstated lol, I remember years ago I knocked on the side of a van that was edging too close to me (25mph road, no bike lane, steep gutter though) to let them know I was there and they reacted by swerving towards me. I'm still not sure how that logic works unless they knew who I was and were trying to run me into the gutter or something ( I managed to cut up onto the sidewalk luckily)
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u-lock hanging from the handlebars, smashy smashy
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marshalljim posted:You live in Baltimore. If you think that's a typical law enforcement environment, that's really on you. VacaGrande posted:Not a chance. The only traffic enforcement of any kind in DC is by automated camera. That said, if a driver runs you over, MPD will ticket your broken body. This is news I can use
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riding in wet 3c conditions today, could taste the salt on the waterspray in my face. Arrived at work visibly grimy from other road sludge in my face 
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I almost didn't finish that sentence and wistfully thought, "Oh to live by the sea again!" That's really gross and I'm sorry for you, but you're a warrior! I've been heading out in temperatures just shy of freezing and I'm thinking I may put on a small cap under my helmet. I'm only really cold at the onset of the commute. I warm up pretty quickly into. I don't feel like putting on a heavier jacket than my all-purpose windbreaker. I feel like it'd just weigh me down and weigh on me. Shorts going strong. Me IRL: 
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