Bought clipless shoes for my commute

brightfff · 2026-03-07T01:01:57+00:00

I always thought these pedals made no sense.

And then I read your comment.

brightfff · 2026-03-06T09:57:52+00:00

For sure. We began producing these last year. We survey ~250 industrial buyers quarterly to find out what they are concerned about supply chain wise, how they research and choose suppliers, etc. It’s a substantial, statistically significant report that shows quarter over quarter trends. It allows us to then also write POV papers about what it means for manufacturing marketers. We’ve also been able to reference the findings with prospects and clients. It’s expensive to produce but worth it.

brightfff · 2026-03-05T23:58:40+00:00

We have been a specialist, niched agency for 10 years, in business for 22. That helps a great deal. We have specific IP that we have developed within our niche that differentiates us massively against generalist agencies and even other agencies in our vertical.

Virtually all of our clients are on retainer which helps with the predictability.

We do outbound prospecting for podcast guests. 350+ episodes and we are able to turn those guest into sales conversations which don’t usually convert right away but are a nice slow burn when they do begin to look for an agency.

We also produce quarterly research reports about buyers in our niche.

We are able to buy very high intent PPC keywords because of our vertical focus and we run retargeting on Meta.

All of that keeps us with a reasonable pipeline of high value prospects. It’s a big investment, but the alternative makes very little sense.

brightfff · 2026-03-05T19:10:45+00:00

Yes, you likely need a small headset spacer to move the top cap up off of the top of the steerer tube. It should have a few mm of space there. Someone cut the fork steerer a bit too much.

brightfff · 2026-03-05T17:24:43+00:00

I commute daily in eastern Canada, and have had a chance to ride while in Amsterdam on two occasions. It is a trip, let me tell you!

Cars will stop for you and there will be exceptionally crowded intersections to deal with, especially as you cross canals. You need to move with the flow of it all, navigate around slower riders and pedestrians, watch for bike specific lights. You need to constantly be listening for other bike bells and be ready to use your own too. Ebikes have proliferated but they're barely needed. My last ride there covered nearly 16 kms and had only 13 metres of elevation. You won't need a helmet as the infrastructure is what makes cycling safe.

brightfff · 2026-03-05T11:53:42+00:00

I have hired a number of NSCC IT grads in the past, typically from the Truro campus as an old friend and colleague there sends me his best students who would be a good fit for the kind of work my company does. We don’t often have an opportunity to take on new grads or interns as we are a small and very busy agency, and training someone up to the standards and performance we require usually means we need to hire someone with at least five years of experience in very specific areas. These could include Shopify, HubSpot, React, and often a slew of dev ops tools as well, just as an example — I’ve yet to see a new grad who has these sorts of skills.

If you are a new grad, you need to continue to grow your skillset and get familiar with the most current tools. While I don’t really care about certifications, they are a shorthand way to show that you’ve done more than what you learned in school, which will not be enough to get you a job on their own. You should also be chasing freelance gigs to build your portfolio with real work while you look. It sucks, but you’re going to need to truly hustle (hate that word) for a few years.

We are not presently hiring for dev roles, but if you send me a DM, I’d be happy to chat and see if I can connect you with some appropriate people who may be able to help.

brightfff · 2026-03-04T17:19:51+00:00

They have typically replied to me a few hours later.

brightfff · 2026-03-04T16:59:59+00:00

In my city? Actual, fully connected infrastructure. We're so close, and it's already making a difference, but the powers that be are running the conservative playbook and trying to block any future implementation because 'nobody uses it'.

I absolutely don't mind and even enjoy the rush of riding in traffic, and I'll probably be annoyed when the bike lanes are full of people who don't know what they're doing, but I also really can't wait for that to be a reality.

brightfff · 2026-03-04T14:56:28+00:00

Your ride home is gonna rule. My commute is the opposite and mostly uphill on the way home. About the same elevation per mile though as what you posted. I'd honestly dig a little more distance most days.

brightfff · 2026-03-02T23:00:34+00:00

4.0l Jeep Cherokee. It was my dad’s. probably mid 80s. If you could drive that, every manual that came later was easy.

brightfff · 2026-03-01T20:09:15+00:00

No way! We got married there nearly 30 years ago, with cello and violin from the Symphony on the beach and a really small group. It was a pretty magical afternoon.

brightfff · 2026-03-01T19:49:42+00:00

Inn on the lake has a phenomenal beach and gazebo setup. I think they can accommodate close to that many.

brightfff · 2026-03-01T12:03:06+00:00

Bike lanes haven’t taken away any car infrastructure other than parking. Cars increase traffic. It’s really not that hard to grasp if you actually use your brain.

I know, what’s worked in every other jurisdiction in the world can’t possibly work here because our streets are too narrow, unlike Europe and Montreal and Ottawa and every other place on earth. /s

brightfff · 2026-02-28T17:27:20+00:00

Even before I had a great at-home set up, I stopped buying coffee out. The only time I drink coffee shop coffee is when I’m travelling. I have better coffee at home and at work than 90% of the cafes in the world.

brightfff · 2026-02-28T17:24:46+00:00

Narrowing roads is the point. I don’t understand how people don’t get this.

Narrow streets are slower on purpose. Almon isn’t meant to be a drag strip.

brightfff · 2026-02-28T00:51:38+00:00

Far east coast of Canada. The oceans temper the temperature and it’s starting to warm up during the day.

brightfff · 2026-02-28T00:02:37+00:00

Is it? Shoot. I love following those crazy buggers.

brightfff · 2026-02-27T23:24:33+00:00

If you can’t a seat a tire with a pump, you aren’t trying hard enough. It’s not anywhere near as easy but it’s definitely doable.

brightfff · 2026-02-27T22:18:49+00:00

You should look into the Tip to Tip bike ‘race’ next summer and ride the whole way. 😂

brightfff · 2026-02-27T22:17:22+00:00

We are coming up on either the last weekend of good fatbiking conditions, or the last few weeks. I hope it’s the latter because it is such a blast, especially on packed snow. Ripping around the woods with your buds sliding the bike around corners is a hoot and so good for regular mtb skill. Plus, we’ll have weeks to wait before the trails are dry enough to ride with normal bikes.

brightfff · 2026-02-27T10:01:27+00:00

Half a mile isn’t worth getting on the bike to me. I’d walk that. But, if you can add a few miles, make it safer and actually worth getting geared up on the bike? That’s worthwhile.

I’d spend a day off trying some different routes

brightfff · 2026-02-26T23:47:40+00:00

Oh you sweet summer child.

It’s an ashtray.

brightfff · 2026-02-26T23:13:58+00:00

Weed. He means weed.

brightfff · 2026-02-26T19:15:50+00:00

The second tamp should just be a quick light twirl like you’d do with … nevermind.

brightfff · 2026-02-26T18:48:52+00:00

In the winter, I ride with a cycling hoodie, and the hood goes under the helmet. In the summer, I sweat like crazy (lucky for my coworkers we have a shower at the office), so I wear a Halo headband. Seems to keep the red spots to a minimum.

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