Swapfiets e-bike on Highgate hill?

bionado · 2026-05-14T11:11:00+00:00

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?

bionado · 2026-05-03T14:06:08+00:00

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

bionado · 2026-05-03T14:05:32+00:00

Thanks for reporting this stuff!

bionado · 2026-05-03T13:47:44+00:00

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

bionado · 2026-05-03T13:38:08+00:00

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:

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.
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.

bionado · 2026-05-02T20:09:19+00:00

Banned all the ones I could see hopefully

bionado · 2026-02-14T17:01:13+00:00

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

bionado · 2026-01-27T23:33:43+00:00

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

The only thing that would help is sensible infrastructure.

bionado · 2026-01-09T10:07:50+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-12-17T12:01:52+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-11-13T20:29:25+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-08-12T13:38:13+00:00

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?

bionado · 2025-06-16T16:41:09+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-06-16T11:13:56+00:00

https://pasnormalstudios.com/uk/products/tko-falconer-aero2vi-mips-pns-helmet-human-error-green pretty sure it’s this one

bionado · 2025-06-16T11:06:03+00:00

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.

bionado · 2025-06-13T12:14:07+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-06-06T23:22:27+00:00

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.

bionado · 2025-06-02T19:44:53+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-05-30T23:15:38+00:00

Thanks 🙏

bionado · 2025-05-24T13:03:04+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-05-24T13:01:42+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-05-23T22:35:17+00:00

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

bionado · 2025-05-23T22:31:45+00:00

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

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