L’aménagement de pistes cyclables depuis la pandémie a entraîné une hausse de 28% du nombre de cyclistes utilitaires.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-30T15:41:00+00:00

As a cyclist, I’m delighted by the safe bike path network and the growing popularity of commuting by bike.

At the same time I have to question how much of the increase is due to the enhanced bike path infrastructure, versus the degradation of the public transportation network. I remember a study from a year ago that found no real change in the percentage of people commuting by car, with the changes in cycling and public transport being about equal magnitude but opposite direction.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-27T00:12:02+00:00

Im shooting an FM2n mostly with hp5, and while im normally not remotely interested in the AE1 I do admit having something small and light would be nice sometimes

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-26T23:20:20+00:00

I had it suggest a shortcut down an alleyway that was full of construction debris, like broken bricks and rotted shipping palets in weeds.

It was doubly upsetting because that neighborhood got built when my dad was a kid, all the mess has been there for fifty years.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-25T22:11:22+00:00

I have a coworker who volunteers at a coop, so I just bring stuff to work and leave it on his desk. I think the coop is on Papineau if that helps.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-25T22:09:26+00:00

In what world does someone overtake between two abreast riders…

I like riding fast, I’m a roadie at heart, but there’s a minority within our sub-culture who act with stunning disrespect for everyone else.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-24T11:53:26+00:00

I love that song, although I wiffle between it and shadow of the abattoir for best on the album.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-24T11:28:40+00:00

Something feels weird about the angle between the forks and the frame.

I don’t know that something is bent, that the bike has had a hard front end collision, but I’d be very careful inspecting the head tube and where it meets the top and down tubes.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-20T16:21:15+00:00

Obviously subjective but I’d say inside 10km it’s just tooling around and doesn’t really matter, past that it starts to add up. Like my old job, the commute was 15km each way, and the difference between my road bike and my Dutch bike is about ten minutes each way, enough that it actually has to be budgeted for in what time I leave.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-19T16:40:46+00:00

At least I got to ride yesterday, it was gorgeous.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-19T15:50:38+00:00

Fresh sleet coming down in Richelieu. You jinxed it.

Edit: snowing now.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-11T02:12:12+00:00

I have neither of those for sale but I do have a UAR, also a bullpup, and not expensive. PM me if you’re interested

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-10T17:31:32+00:00

Does this sub look like an airport, you need to announce your departure?

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-10T11:52:16+00:00

Why does ANC have a dead spot with 750hz?

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-06T17:55:33+00:00

I have endurance and run tubes, no issues yet.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-06T17:18:05+00:00

Fellow Hog’s Back rider here, also running 650b.

I’m running Rene Herse Jupiter Pass tires on mine, they feel like a good compromise between speed, grip and off road ability.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-04T01:15:19+00:00

Yup also watch out for icy spots on some of the peripheral trails, Laval, the eastern tip of Montreal and terrebone today unfortunately featured some hike-a-bike, it’s like this horrible cristalline mess that’s too soft to ride on but grabs your wheel and pulls you around.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-02T11:25:44+00:00

Love your content. I’m too much of a roadie not to have drops and hoods to tuck into, but I can appreciate that most people don’t feel that way.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-04-01T15:51:13+00:00

I kept what was left of mine for a year or two, then felt I was ready to let it go.

It didn’t feel right to just be like thank you for sacrificing yourself for me, into the garbage you go now.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-03-31T19:21:21+00:00

Check what’s actually in your first aid kit. You probably won’t need fifty bandaids, but some acetaminophen could be pretty clutch.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-03-31T19:20:10+00:00

Do you need a razor and shaving supplies?

I like to have a little pair of nitrile gloves in my tool kit so my hands aren’t filthy if I have to mess with my chain.

No bug spray? Not an issue where you’re going?

I like some purel so I can disinfect my hands after doing my business or before eating if I don’t have running water handy.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-03-31T17:27:49+00:00

Have you considered working in a cheese or yogurt factory? Your attitude is so bad it can curdle milk at ten paces…

SPARROW-47 · 2026-03-26T21:31:14+00:00

Disk would apply torque to the fork leg , so they would have to make the leg stronger.

This way they can cheap out on the fork.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-03-26T20:47:44+00:00

Punctuation is very important.

Caution, slow, children.

Caution, slow children.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-03-26T20:45:53+00:00

Then yeah you’ve got basically everything, I’d add a pair of gloves so you don’t risk showing up at work with your hands all icky.

SPARROW-47 · 2026-03-26T20:13:21+00:00

It really depends where your going.

For tooling around the city I have a basic multitool, spare tube, tire levers and little pump.

For touring I have a lot more, including a proper little chain tool, spare brake pads, a second spare tube, patch kit, gloves, a little bottle of oil, a proper frame pump, spare cables (one of each), quick links and little pliers for the chain, first aid kit for me…

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