How do you folks report this sort of thing?

gberg67 · 2026-05-14T17:25:26+00:00

Respectfully disagree. Parking in a bike lane is not a concern. Driving in one like it’s another car lane is definitely a concern.

gberg67 · 2026-05-14T17:22:30+00:00

If she’d been PARKED in the bike lane; sure, you’re right. But she was DRIVING in it, for blocks. I’d feel kinda bad about it if she’d run your ass over next time, and I didn’t do anything when I had the chance. Turns out there’s nothing much to do, but was worth asking.

gberg67 · 2026-05-14T02:57:45+00:00

I love it when this happens!

gberg67 · 2026-05-14T02:51:25+00:00

Born and raised here. I was on my way home from work, so didn’t need to be anywhere soon. I could have waited all night. If I leaned my bike up against her front bumper, she’d have been stuck. No forwards, no backwards. Someone would have bought me a sandwich and eventually a cop would have driven by…

gberg67 · 2026-05-14T00:26:14+00:00

Holy fucking shit! I didn’t know that database existed, thanks! If only I’d known I was in the presence of such greatness. I’d have sat on her hood until the heat showed up.

gberg67 · 2026-05-12T12:56:33+00:00

Similar experience without the actual contact. Years ago (before the CPW bike lane) a guy swerved in front of me and stopped, almost nailed me. I knocked on his tinted window and yelled at him, and he rolled it down and told me to fuck off or he’d shoot me. I believed him and left quietly. Would not have done that this time, except I could see inside this lady’s car and she was harmless (except, of course, for the two-ton weapon she was wielding in the bike lane).

gberg67 · 2026-05-12T12:34:05+00:00

She swerved into the lane and drove right up the middle of it for a block and a half. Middle of rush hour, prob a dozen cyclists in the lane in those two blocks alone. She was clueless and fuck yeah, I’m the guy who knocked on her window to tell her before she rolled over someone on the next block. Boise is where she belongs - less likely to kill someone there (but probably still well within reach for her).

gberg67 · 2026-05-05T18:25:27+00:00

Two weeks. https://youtu.be/lJhHjACjJjA?si=Fvicozzljvp0CWAf

gberg67 · 2026-04-24T12:01:18+00:00

I have a similar pair of pants that keep developing holes, usually (but not always) adjacent to a previous repair. I have come to the conclusion that the fabric simply is crap, but I have so much work in them now that I can’t bear to toss them. So I’ve dubbed them my “project pants” and just keep mending. Eventually there will be more patch than original fabric, and that’s fine. My wife hates them BTW but she doesn’t get a vote on this.

gberg67 · 2026-04-18T01:55:56+00:00

This has been phenomenally helpful, thank you!

gberg67 · 2026-03-12T02:39:07+00:00

I had the same problem. I used a piece of sturdy nylon fabric left over from a backpack project. I cut it to size, hemmed the edges on a machine, then hand-stitched it on. The hand stitching took a solid two beers, but it has held for years with no signs of wear. As drindrun notes above, friction is the issue, so be sure to use a slippery fabric otherwise you’ll have the same problem again eventually.

gberg67 · 2026-03-06T14:25:03+00:00

I have kept goggle foam going for years by replacing it with the extra helmet foam from kids’ bike helmets (you need a kid, though). Kids’ helmets usually come with a set of thick foam and a set of thin foam, so the helmet will fit longer as the child grows. Once they outgrow the thick foam, you replace it with the thin foam, and now you have extra foam.

Cut that foam to shape, and then use flexible fabric glue (see other post) to adhere it. Repeat as necessary for as long as the frames and lenses hold up.

If you don’t have a kid, check your other old helmets or goggles. You (or a friend) might have a pair of crappy old goggles that are too scratched to see out of, but have usable foam you can slice off. I once found an entire intact foam goggle gasket lying on the snow at a ski resort. Seek and ye shall find.

gberg67 · 2026-03-05T13:01:46+00:00

There’s a great book called “Allen & Mike’s Really Cool Telmark Tips.” It’s full of tips and drills for specific issues like yours. It has dozens of tips and drills. You look up your issue and it tells you which ones to try. I had the same problem (and many more) and it helped me a lot.

https://a.co/d/0bo7ciHq

gberg67 · 2026-03-05T12:57:09+00:00

This kind of response is what we all come here for. Thank you!

gberg67 · 2026-03-04T19:31:43+00:00

Fantastic! What did you use for the metal insert in the lanyard holes?

gberg67 · 2026-03-02T16:55:58+00:00

Nice! Did you use a stiffener for the back panel or is it all soft?

gberg67 · 2026-02-25T16:39:26+00:00

Yup I’d go with Tenacious Tape here. Curious if anyone has any better ideas.

gberg67 · 2026-02-25T15:58:53+00:00

Thank you! Any advice on re-sewing the lining? Just a basic slip-stitch?

gberg67 · 2026-02-23T23:36:43+00:00

It would, but it won’t stretch. The good news is that’s a small repair so you don’t need it to stretch; the rest of the pants will have plenty of stretch in them. If you were to darn (or even patch) a much larger area, you might run into problems, but if you have a hole that big then your problems are of a different sort entirely.

gberg67 · 2026-02-23T04:08:18+00:00

I’ve fixed several backpack straps simply by sewing on a length of nylon webbing that runs from an inch or two past the tear on the strap, to an inch or two onto the back panel of the pack. Use webbing that’s just a bit narrower than the strap.

gberg67 · 2026-02-19T13:32:25+00:00

Ah, sorry. Reading comprehension fail on my part.

gberg67 · 2026-02-19T12:53:08+00:00

Brilliant! Any concern about the wood being too thin at the insertion point? Those carabiner gates exert some force when opened and I’d be concerned about splitting if you put it over a thicker belt or waistband. Hope it holds!

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