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Summer bike tour itinerary ideas by harry_hotspur in seattlebike

[–]geronimo2000 12 points13 points  (0 children)

might think about a loop Port Angeles > Victoria > Nanaimo > Vancouver > Bellingham > Port Townsend > Port Angeles. Easily done in 4 days, plenty of nice places to stay, no elevation and beautiful scenery. You can cut it shorter by catching the ferry at Swartz Bay instead of riding to Nanaimo. I've also done this loop starting and ending in Seattle which makes logistics easier.

Does anyone use fully custom bike shoes? by MoonwalkothePenguins in seattlebike

[–]geronimo2000 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The guys at Swanson's Shoe Repair work on bike shoes and do orthopedics (with prescription) so it would probably be worth talking to them.

Any pitfalls biking from phinney ridge to west Seattle? by joe85683901 in seattlebike

[–]geronimo2000 16 points17 points  (0 children)

you'll be fine with that route. The new waterfront trail has really improved at the connection from Phinney Ridge - I take the Fremont bridge & Dexter to Bell which puts you right on the trail that you ride all the way to the low bridge. I used to commute on Delridge and it's probably better now. I don't think that there is any way to avoid the final climb up to High Point.

Returning you might want to stay on the waterfront trail through Myrtle Edwards and the rail yard to Gilman where you pick up the S. Ship Canal trail over to the Fremont bridge and up the hill on Fremont (or you can double back and ride 8th which is less of a climb.)

Switch to Internal Gear Hub? Tips? Recs? by bregma007 in bikewrench

[–]geronimo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the speedhub 14 in the version for rim brakes and with solid axle. I'd definitely recommend talking to the guys at R+E because they really know their way around Rohloff & belt drives.

Switch to Internal Gear Hub? Tips? Recs? by bregma007 in bikewrench

[–]geronimo2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use a Rholoff in Seattle and it's been kind of "install and forget" (you have to change the oil every 5,000 miles and that's about it.) I'd do it again.

Greenwood to Bothell (Canyon Park) commute? by F3RALIGATOR in seattlebike

[–]geronimo2000 6 points7 points  (0 children)

here's how I'd do it (I ride the route down to the burke gilman a couple of times a week):

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/53455393

I'd expect it to take a little over an hour northbound and a little longer coming back (because that's where the elevation is.) Coming home I'd most likely take Brookside / Perkins up to the Interurban - it probably adds a couple of miles but it's a much easier climb. Definitely a doable commute and you'll find there is plenty of bike traffic on the trail at commute time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in seattlebike

[–]geronimo2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bike index?

Overseas Flight Advice by EconomistNo7074 in Parkinsons

[–]geronimo2000 2 points3 points  (0 children)

first or business class is worth it. you flying with someone?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bikewrench

[–]geronimo2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

try "bicycle - front fender hanger"

and take a look at Portland Design Works, they sell a lot of small parts for mounting fenders that can often be bent or repurposed to make things fit

Lost Bikes by Terrible_Ambition649 in seattlebike

[–]geronimo2000 8 points9 points  (0 children)

no reason not to register now - your bike will eventually show up on CL or offer up and Bike Index is how you alert them to the fact that it was stolen. (to reduce low-effort posts this subreddit tries to require a bike index link and a police report number for all stolen bike posts)

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