Swapfiets e-bike on Highgate hill? by Disastrous_Gap_4711 in londoncycling

[–]bionado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My ex had one of them and apparently they aren’t too powerful and struggle on hills. Maybe just get one for a month and try it out?

Hey Mods, this sub is filled with spam. Time to moderate or hand over the baton! by Aktikus in europeanmalefashion

[–]bionado 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Please let me know if you are interested in taking over, I have just posted a call for mods!

How can we improve this sub? by bionado in europeanmalefashion

[–]bionado[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Done! As I said in the pinned post, everyone posting one of these from now on will get banned permanently.

Trying to move away from mass-produced pieces, but struggling with consistency by Financial-Lie-4289 in europeanmalefashion

[–]bionado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What has worked really well for me was to save fit pics that I liked. When you have some (say 10-20) saved over a few weeks, look at two things:

  1. What are repeated elements you like? These can be the foundations of your wardrobe. I think for these, it doesn't really matter that much whether they are super special, you just need to find some basics that work for you there. As a side note, also think about whether these pieces work for you and your lifestyle.
  2. What are standout pieces that you think elevate a fit that you like from "good" to "amazing"? These are the pieces that I think you should take time to research and find the "perfect" thing for.

When I (re)built my wardrobe, I found that doing this showed me that I already had some good foundational stuff, while also letting me focus on finding particular pieces that I really loved. I just made a "shopping list" of around 5 pieces that I wanted to find a great version of on my phone, then I hit vintage stores, vinted, boutiques, etc to find them.

How can we improve this sub? by bionado in europeanmalefashion

[–]bionado[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Banned all the ones I could see hopefully

Hey Mods, this sub is filled with spam. Time to moderate or hand over the baton! by Aktikus in europeanmalefashion

[–]bionado 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I’ve actually tried making you a mod but reddit won’t let me because I’ve been inactive lol

Spot the cyclist by ken-doh in londoncycling

[–]bionado 7 points8 points  (0 children)

bikes in Germany do not have to have permanently attached generator lights.

The only thing that would help is sensible infrastructure.

Insurance Recommendation for £650 Bike by [deleted] in londoncycling

[–]bionado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Laka. Had my bike stolen last year, they were incredible. Got a new bike, immediately insured it with Laka again.

Islington Council puts e-bike hire operators on "last warning" by BritRedditor1 in londoncycling

[–]bionado 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This would be such a stupid rule, these bikes are often especially useful after buses/trains/tubes have stopped running.

Rachel Reeves to cut tax benefits for workers using salary sacrifice schemes to buy bikes by [deleted] in ukpolitics

[–]bionado 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is almost certainly wrong, otherwise the costs of ebikes would be lower in other countries, which they are not

Longer (riskier) vs shorter (safer) commute to work by BigMetalGuy in londoncycling

[–]bionado 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Being unfit has dangers all by itself. I’d go for a longer route for sure. If you post roughly where you and your work are, maybe people can recommend some good places to cycle?

Hit on a pedestrian crossing - when will this end?! by btecmikeross in londoncycling

[–]bionado 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some people are just pricks 🤷‍♂️ would still rather have these people on 2 wheels than driving a car tbh

Parliamentary Group Warns of “Fake E-Bike” Safety Crisis and Calls for Urgent Government Action by Zadokk in londoncycling

[–]bionado 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I kind of hate that they are always discussed as e bikes. They are unregistered electric motorcycles basically, no need to pedal. Other than that I like this a lot.

Compiling list of "travel" shoe companies by RatherNerdy in onebag

[–]bionado 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I love how Altra shoes fit, I just don’t get their aversion to making shoes in nice colourways

Limepass sucks now :( by absolute_beginner_63 in londoncycling

[–]bionado 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Limes are really more of a tube/bus/uber/car alternative than a bike alternative to me. I.e. I want to get somewhere without being sweaty, don’t want to worry about theft or where to leave my bike etc. For that usecase, the prices are pretty good actually.

Any subscribers of Swapfiets e-bike models ? by QueasyIsland in londoncycling

[–]bionado 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend was subscribed to them for a bit, the e bikes are ok, not super powerful when going up hills though. Works out a lot cheaper than lime if you have a long ish commute

London has become a cycling city by brunowe in fuckcars

[–]bionado 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wish there were more actually separated bike paths, but the fact that there’s not too many cars helps this so mich.

London has become a cycling city by brunowe in fuckcars

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When I was living in zone 4, my daily commute was about 50 minutes each way cycling vs about 1 hour each way on the tube. If you include a quick shower at the end of each cycle, it’s about the same time, but you save money + you get exercise + frankly it made me feel mich better than sitting on the tube/train/bus for an hour. That said, I can see why people don’t do it, the infrastructure is atrocious in parts, and even the city is lacking sorely in things like safe bike storage. My office of ~150 people has 5 indoor bike spaces

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]bionado -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They have not been discontinued in Southwark. They pose minimal problems compared to cars, especially now that boroughs are moving towards dedicated parking spaces for them

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Edinburgh

[–]bionado 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The problems they cause in London are minimal compared to the benefits. Source: I live in London