My Morning Commute

[Judd]

@Emm 187430 wrote:

*cough* there’s a way to fix that and upload a ride if you’ve done the same route before *cough*

https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216515918-My-activity-has-the-wrong-date-or-start-time

It’s called text file doping.

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[LhasaCM]

@Judd 187432 wrote:

It’s called text file doping.

I like to think of it as machine learning – you’re trying to teach Strava what it should have recorded to properly document your ride.

[chuxtr]

I rode with Velotoze shoe covers yesterday. Kept my feet reasonably not cold. They don’t really provide that much thermal insulation, but do a very good job keeping the wind off. Although done differently than regular shoe covers, they go on pretty easily. Taking them off is a minor PITA though. Can’t attest to their waterproofness and actually hope I don’t have to. I’m guessing they’re probably not enough for sub-freezing temps, but I don’t know what is really. I think where they’ll really shine is in what I call “Belgian spring” weather, which is hopefully not too far off.

Also, I discovered they make a cover specifically for MTB shoes: https://www.velotoze.com/products/tall-shoe-cover-mtb?variant=51664397254

@chuxtr 187319 wrote:

I don’t have them yet so can’t say from personal experiece. But here’s the video. It looks both a little “involved” but also “easy.”

[video=youtube_share;INBQTf7KFG8]https://youtu.be/INBQTf7KFG8[/video]

NOTE: These are very road shoe specific covers with racers/die hard roadies in mind. Not to be used with MTB shoes or any shoes with a recessed cleat, e.g., SPD. Designed to be almost like shrink wrap in terms of fit. Both waterproof and aero. Very functional and EuroPro.

[vern]

It is difficult to properly flip off a scofflaw car driver when wearing lobster mitts.

[Steve O]

Perhaps a different design would work better?
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Three fingers instead of two.

[Harry Meatmotor]

@chuxtr 187556 wrote:

I rode with Velotoze shoe covers yesterday. Kept my feet reasonably not cold. They don’t really provide that much thermal insulation, but do a very good job keeping the wind off. Although done differently than regular shoe covers, they go on pretty easily. Taking them off is a minor PITA though. Can’t attest to their waterproofness and actually hope I don’t have to. I’m guessing they’re probably not enough for sub-freezing temps, but I don’t know what is really. I think where they’ll really shine is in what I call “Belgian spring” weather, which is hopefully not too far off.

Also, I discovered they make a cover specifically for MTB shoes: https://www.velotoze.com/products/tall-shoe-cover-mtb?variant=51664397254

You’re right, low temp cut is probably about 35-40 degrees. But for anything wet, velotoze can’t be beat.

[elizsnyder]

thank you for the “at work giggles”…oh how I resemble that remark. It’s frustrating when they think you are happily waving in said giant mitts, versus trying to communicate …keep up foreign relations…you know

[consularrider]

@elizsnyder 187628 wrote:

thank you for the “at work giggles”…oh how I resemble that remark. It’s frustrating when they think you are happily waving in said giant mitts, versus trying to communicate …keep up foreign relations…you know

Think British Commonwealth edition for use with lobster mitts. Just remember you have to show it with the back of the hand to the recipient.

[Tania]

Haven’t ridden into work in a while. Was thinking how much fun I was having riding through Georgetown and along Pennsylvania and how the cars and I worked together to get around trucks parked in the far right lane (the de facto am bike lane).

…And then I hit G street past the White House, where everyone was actively trying to kill me.

[gibby]

Had an interesting argument with an e-scooter ride this morning on the MVT.

Mr. E passes me on a small hill and proceeds to sit about 3 feet in front of me, not speeding up or slowing down, with another cyclist about 5 feet in front of him. Going up the first airport overpass, Mr. E. moves right alongside the cyclist ahead of me, but doesn’t pass. So he’s now in the left (oncoming) lane as he goes up the overpass. Fortunately no one was coming the other direction and on the downhill, cyclist ahead speeds up and I’m now waiting my chance to pass Mr. E.

Next downhill I pass him and think I’ve lost him, when lo and behold, he comes right up next to me a little later and passes, again barely getting in front of me. So, we’re now in close talking distance.

Me:”You need to learn how to ride that thing when you pass”
E: “I know how to ride it. I’m going the exact same speed.”
Me:”You can’t do that when there’s other people around.”
E:”I’m going the exact same speed.”
Me:”That’s the problem! You have to adjust your speed when there’s other people around.”
E:I’m going the exact same speed. Just like driving on the highway.”
Me: (huh?) “I hope you don’t drive a car.”
at which point, my throat is so cold from yelling as mr. self-centered, I let him pass for good.

Conclusion? I will go my 15 mph (or whatever) regardless of anyone else out here and you all just have to adapt to me and my little scooter’s speed.

[chuxtr]

Like the person driving 55mph in the far left lane.

@gibby 187886 wrote:

Had an interesting argument with an e-scooter ride this morning on the MVT.

Mr. E passes me on a small hill and proceeds to sit about 3 feet in front of me, not speeding up or slowing down, with another cyclist about 5 feet in front of him. Going up the first airport overpass, Mr. E. moves right alongside the cyclist ahead of me, but doesn’t pass. So he’s now in the left (oncoming) lane as he goes up the overpass. Fortunately no one was coming the other direction and on the downhill, cyclist ahead speeds up and I’m now waiting my chance to pass Mr. E.

Next downhill I pass him and think I’ve lost him, when lo and behold, he comes right up next to me a little later and passes, again barely getting in front of me. So, we’re now in close talking distance.

Me:”You need to learn how to ride that thing when you pass”
E: “I know how to ride it. I’m going the exact same speed.”
Me:”You can’t do that when there’s other people around.”
E:”I’m going the exact same speed.”
Me:”That’s the problem! You have to adjust your speed when there’s other people around.”
E:I’m going the exact same speed. Just like driving on the highway.”
Me: (huh?) “I hope you don’t drive a car.”
at which point, my throat is so cold from yelling as mr. self-centered, I let him pass for good.

Conclusion? I will go my 15 mph (or whatever) regardless of anyone else out here and you all just have to adapt to me and my little scooter’s speed.

[phog]

Talk about making a nuisance of oneself! He wants to go full-tilt on it at all times; whatever it CAN do, that’s what he wants.
Heading up toward Roosevelt island on that trail, there are ruts, waterlogged mud pools, and asphalt swells caused by root heaves that will in turn swallow a scoot wheel, capture it whole, and send a scoot rider airborne.
A rented e-scooter must live a hard, brief life.

[Steve O]

@phog 187902 wrote:

A rented e-scooter must live a hard, brief life.

23 days.

[mstone]

@Steve O 187906 wrote:

23 days.

The future is single use personal transportation devices. That avoids all the issues with sharing! A drone will drop a brand new scooter wherever you ask for one and at the end of your trip you just throw it out. It’s better for the environment because it’s one less car.

[lordofthemark]

@mstone 187925 wrote:

The future is single use personal transportation devices. That avoids all the issues with sharing! A drone will drop a brand new scooter wherever you ask for one and at the end of your trip you just throw it out. It’s better for the environment because it’s one less car.

the average life of a car per consumer reports is about 8 years – roughly 100 times the life of a dockless e-scooter,

the average weight of a car, per EPA, is about 4000 pounds. If a dockless e-scooter weighs less than 40 pounds (does it?) than over the lifetime of each, MORE material is used for cars than for all those dockless e-scooters (assuming each dockless escooter in the fleet replaces one car) (note also, one benefit of the short life of e-scooters is that new technologies can be quickly deployed – meanwhile even if every single car purchased from tomorrow on was plug in electric, we would be burdened for years with gasoline powered cars)

That is ignoring the replacement parts (from wiper blades to tires) the car requires to get to that average life.

its also ignoring energy usage.

Or the possibility that more e-scooters will lead to more bike lanes, supporting owned “acoustic” bikes. (note, let’s not be too loud about this – on NextDoor in Alexandria one “anti” has already claimed that the dockless pilot is simply a conspiracy to get more bike lanes)

So, er, yeah.

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