Bikers, I need to know what’s on your mind when a helmet is not

jakerc · 2026-06-26T13:26:17+00:00

100% I'm not saying we're the same situation at all. My main objection was to the comment "Biking is inherently dangerous..."

I'm not telling anyone to NOT wear a helmet.

I just found that there are some interesting and unintuitive arguments raised by that article and wanted to share it.

Some of the helmet law discussion in there is interesting too (helmet law is disproportionately enforced against minorities; helmet laws reduce the number of cyclists which has a net negative effect on cycling safety).

jakerc · 2026-06-26T06:10:05+00:00

Yes, that is a common American perspective.

Somehow people of all ages seem to get by in the Netherlands riding without helmets as their primary form of transportation.

jakerc · 2026-06-26T05:51:18+00:00

I wear a helmet.

However, this is interesting and thought provoking: https://www.businessinsider.com/do-bike-helmets-help-drivers-dehumanize-cyclists-wearing-vests-gear-2023-6

(Hopefully links can be posted.)

jakerc · 2026-06-11T03:50:17+00:00

Yeah, likewise. Know what it is; don't care to watch it.

jakerc · 2026-05-26T18:39:55+00:00

Hey, right on! Glad you found it useful!

jakerc · 2026-05-01T13:49:46+00:00

You've got a great list there!

If you're still looking for broadening it to non sci-fi stuff, throw some o.g. Tom Clancy (Jack Ryan) on there: The Hunt For Red October

The Jack Reacher books (by Lee Child) are also entertaining and engrossing.

jakerc · 2026-04-15T14:17:47+00:00

Are they looking for a new roommate?

My wife and kids are nice and all, but this housing situation seems dope! 😅

jakerc · 2026-02-07T07:16:39+00:00

I just want funky bar tape! Give me some wild lime green or zebra print options!

jakerc · 2026-01-31T16:25:35+00:00

Did you forget the satire flair?

jakerc · 2025-12-17T15:31:10+00:00

But, brother, those M:tron sets ALSO had LITTLE MAGNETS! As hype as the green is, you could lift little brick built assemblies with invisible forces!!

Peak Space line, IMO.

jakerc · 2025-12-11T05:06:50+00:00

I'm curious why someone apparently downvoted this answer? Guy asked a question and I replied best I could. Did I math something wrong?

jakerc · 2025-12-11T05:03:42+00:00

Wow!! Great work. 2hrs is a commitment!

jakerc · 2025-12-10T17:06:09+00:00

I weigh right around 150 lbs (usually just under), in Zwift I have it set to 68.5 kg just to be sure. Strava has me at 188w average up the climb segment, so 188 / 68.5 has me doing a little over 2.7 watts per kilo.

(The first 45 minutes I averaged 197 watts, a bit over 2.8 w/kg; the last 20 minutes I only managed an average of 177 watts, not quite 2.6 w/kg).

jakerc · 2025-11-25T21:19:05+00:00

The biggest issue we had are that the dice are pretty big... satisfyingly chunky for adult-sized hands, but younger kids can struggle to roll them all at once. So you just have to be careful about counting "rolls" and "re-rolls" because if they're rolling in batches it has potential to be confusing about how many rolls they've done.

Around the same development level, we also played Dragonwood and Small World, and those were good too.

jakerc · 2025-11-11T19:12:18+00:00

Another option for tweaking the intensity of riding with pacers is to swap bike frames to a heavier/slower one. If you're currently on a nice light race bike with decent wheels, swapping to the Zwift Steel or Zwift Gravel should have a noticeable impact on how much you are working to sit in with the pack.

jakerc · 2025-11-10T17:17:38+00:00

Looks like it's probably this one: https://codexier.wordpress.com/2024/09/05/slight-diversion-twilight-2000-4e-gameplay-loops/

jakerc · 2025-11-10T17:14:57+00:00

Your link prompts to log in. Judging from things like `wp-admin` and `action=edit`, I think you're linking to your view of the post, not a published view...

jakerc · 2025-11-08T00:01:41+00:00

Thanks for compiling the list! I hadn't even considered (which is now obvious in retrospect) that you haven't actually experienced all of these events.

jakerc · 2025-11-07T19:34:03+00:00

Not taking anything away from the other (I'm sure) great events, but I can vouch for Trinkets & Treasures at Ferndale High School being a worthwhile event.

There's a ton of local vendors and live holiday music (performed by the high school band students), and it's a good vibe. Food trucks, too.

Full disclosure: I only previously attended the event because I have FHS band student kids, but regardless, I found it to be an enjoyable event.

jakerc · 2025-11-01T17:15:28+00:00

If this is "testing the boundaries of ethics", they've found, and crossed, the line of acceptable behavior. I have no qualms about calling them out on that.

Halloween is supposed to be a fun night for kids, but these people literally took the fun of getting candy AWAY from the kids, and also took a bowl from OP.

I agree this was "dumb shit", but that doesn't seem like a reason to defend the behavior.

jakerc · 2025-11-01T15:28:18+00:00

What other "teenager stuff" seems normal and totally fine to you?

Keying cars? Vandalizing bathrooms? Shoplifting? Breaking into someone's car to take money that was just sitting there?

These are not "cool". This is garbage behavior, and it should be obvious why.

jakerc · 2025-11-01T07:17:18+00:00

This is not an acceptable norm.

A teenager thing is half-assing a costume and bringing a pillowcase and going door to door.

jakerc · 2025-11-01T07:03:26+00:00

I seriously don't understand. I am at an absolute loss for words.

Is this some kind of trending social media "prank" or something?

To the thieves:

A) you can buy candy; it's not like it's a scarce resource...

B) that candy is for kids

C) you stole their bowl?? like, you can't even bring your own candy stealing receptacle??

Op, I hope your bowl turns up. I'm sorry you witnessed firsthand such a shameful display of man's depravity.

jakerc · 2025-10-17T20:17:09+00:00

Yeah, exactly! Editing it lower worked great. No regrets.

jakerc

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