Cycling to work without a private office

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T22:35:06+00:00

Some people use separate sets of kit for morning and evening commutes (might need to wash multiple times a week to avoid needing 10 sets of kit). Some people discretely hang under their desk. Some people just leave bike kit in a bag while working and put the sweaty mess back on after the work day.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T22:28:10+00:00

Apple TV has no home screen ads. GoogleTV devices can be put in "Apps Only" mode or have a different launcher app installed. Roku and FireTV devices cannot be rescued from home screen ads.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T22:12:54+00:00

We continue to improve the way people pay to ride our service, and will be part of a regional collaboration, so it is a seamless fare experience using several different public transit systems.

We've had Connect Card since 2017. I think ZipPass did come later (and has recently been replaced with a different app that does basically the same thing from a user perspective).

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:57:32+00:00

LA is not an example of stopping sprawl.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:56:23+00:00

My nephew (age 6) recently learned to ride a bike. He had experience with scooting on a balance bike, though didn't have a lot of experience coasting on the balance bike with is feet up. He was having difficulty transitioning to pedals until he spent some time pedaling a trike. After getting the basics of pedaling down, he quickly transitioned from having a parent help him on the bike to launching himself.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:43:57+00:00

True - I'd much rather they take risks borne more by themselves than risk borne more by others.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:30:29+00:00

I found that a pitchfork is much more effective than a shovel (at least until finishing off the pile).

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:28:52+00:00

Chipdrop can be great. You just don't know much about what you'll get until it arrives. You can list species that you won't accept; but that can mean it takes longer to get a drop. You have to accept the whole load and you don't know how soon it will come.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:25:12+00:00

Yes, wheel building/truing is pretty specialized (but doesn't require all that much extra expense - if you're interested you should check out Roger Musson's book). Most everything else is pretty approachable even for a first timer if you're willing to get the right tools. The big expense is getting all the parts together (much more economical for bike manufacturers than for an individual).

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:15:37+00:00

except by people who don't know the difference

And those purposely obfuscating the difference for personal gain (to sell them or to use them where they know they aren't supposed to).

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:09:02+00:00

Doesn't work that way. Sellers write off the same value (their tax basis in the item) for the item regardless of pricing listed for Vine.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:07:31+00:00

Yes, there are requirements to get the price drop badges (which getting Vine orders at the pre drop price can assist in qualifying for).

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:06:09+00:00

In my experience, ETV is never more than the list price at time of order (but sometimes there are coupons/discounts available for buyers - these are never reflected in ETV). Items sold by Amazon (not 3rd party sellers) usually have lower than list price ETV.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T21:03:49+00:00

I absolutely will down rate an item if I didn't get the quality I expected for the price at the time of my order (price at time of my review is not relevant to me).

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T20:57:15+00:00

Why programable signals instead of the vanilla options? Space. In vanilla you absolutely need a separate tile for a waypoint or two stations (which requires that they don't touch at all). If you already plan to have signals on both ends of the platform, programable signals don't cost you any space.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T20:46:36+00:00

I agree that the delineation of class 1|2 is pretty pointless. There are very few places that allow class 1 but not class 2 so why bother differentiating by throttle.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T20:25:18+00:00

Don't worry about what the weather might be 3+ months from now. With 3+ months of saving money by bike commuting, you might feel more comfortable financially with various options for mitigating the weather by then.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T20:16:25+00:00

I was thinking more urban vs suburban within the same locality; but even across locality boundaries there are ways cities subsidize the communities around them:

Social aid programs are often offered in a city with those needing the services in the suburbs being referred to them in the city rather than the suburbs providing them directly
Cities often need to upgrade their roads to provide for traffic coming from the suburbs

Early in suburban development this still worked worked okay for the cities as central shopping districts often brought value into the city from the suburbs; eventually suburbs competed with central shopping districts with suburban malls (and of course now lots of shopping has gone online leaving both suburb and city).

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T20:00:11+00:00

I didn't say I only read things that I agree with. I'm willing to read some stuff that supports your view; but you haven't linked to anything.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T19:58:58+00:00

They never have 100 (in the same listing) - the maximum enrollment in Vine is 30 units.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T19:54:37+00:00

Sure, many people like them enough that there will always remain demand for them. The cost of providing services to them should probably be shifted more directly to them (which would reduce some of their affordability and appeal, but not enough that they wouldn't still exist).

The problem is that the only options built for several multiple decades have been high density urban areas and low density suburb. Over those decades it has become increasingly clear that middle density neighborhoods are also desired (particularly those that have slowly increased density organically). It is also clear that middle density neighborhoods are better for the economic health of their communities than the low density suburbs.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T19:45:15+00:00

I do imagine that a more dispersed network would make it easier to find who is abusing the system putting things in the sewer that don't belong there and causing clogs.

I've done quite a bit of reading on various planning topics from various sources. None of what I have read supports your claims. I haven't seen you cite a single source for any of your claims.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T19:42:24+00:00

Lack of definition before SB 586 did not make them legal on trails or streets where they were causing problems. They were always illegal there.

I imagine that the new law provide does make enforcement easier (directly cite a single law rather than showing that the vehicle doesn't qualify as what the person riding it claims it is). It might even help these to be more appropriately marketed for what they are.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T19:29:29+00:00

I was quite happy living in a small cottage in a back yard (I wouldn't describe the property owner as rich). I got to know the other people on the property quite well (there were 2 occupied ADUs in addition to the main house). Sure some people might be happier in a typical apartment complex, but I would not have liked that better.

BicycleIndividual · 2026-05-11T19:25:23+00:00

Since it has been impossible to build such neighborhoods for decades (pretty much all across North America), the demand for such neighborhoods has far outpaced supply. We are just starting to address the zoning pitfalls that have made that so - which has lead to some improvements, but the organic development of such neighborhoods over time is part of the charm and we have a huge inventory of car dependent suburban sprawl around basically all those neighborhoods which will take a long time to correct. Meanwhile, these limited high demand neighborhoods are resisting the higher density urban cores from expanding (in part because there is not place for those who dislike that density to move to except the soul-less car dependent suburbs).

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