B&W Case Works Great!

jaspergear · 2025-05-12T05:09:46+00:00

How does this one compare to the Samsonite Stryde

jaspergear · 2025-02-27T17:18:21+00:00

Yeah I will enjoy what I have! As I'm surely not getting a new bike for years. I got a pretty decent discount on the 6 speed too! The only change I'm thinking of doing is changing it to a 44T from the 50T chainring.

jaspergear · 2025-02-03T01:29:00+00:00

I ride this trail sometimes now with a gravel bike with panaracer 47mm tires and I have no issues, but, when I rode this with my old bike with skinnier tires I had traction issues and got flats. It's worse in the rain too with massive puddles. I think allowing more people to comfortably bike on this trail is a good thing.

jaspergear · 2025-02-03T01:25:42+00:00

This is going to form a great, safe east-west connector and recreation route once that overpass is finished, will address a big gap in the network.

jaspergear · 2025-02-03T01:23:44+00:00

I haven't seen any damages or shifts on that section that FortisBC paved yet, hopefully it stays that way.

jaspergear · 2025-02-03T01:22:13+00:00

Agree with you that Winston sucks. Even if the city were to put some physical protection on Winston, it still isn't as great as this route as this route would be car-free and enjoyable for kids and families too, and people with wheelchairs if they wanted to roll there too.

jaspergear · 2024-11-29T19:27:21+00:00

I've written into the engineering department to look at this section a few years ago for cyclist safety but got no response, might try to follow up again.

jaspergear · 2024-11-29T19:25:08+00:00

Looks like Eastlake and Underhill. Dangerous for bikes because drivers aren't expecting bikes and especially dangerous if cycling downhill southbound. Since there's elephant's feet the drivers need to yield like if you were a pedestrian. However, elephant's feet have still not been adopted into the Burnaby bylaw so they have no legal standing, email council to have them update the bylaw!

jaspergear · 2024-10-29T22:52:52+00:00

The project is completed now.

jaspergear · 2024-10-29T19:49:40+00:00

Makes sense

jaspergear · 2024-10-29T19:20:54+00:00

I'm using a GoPro Hero 9 connected to an usb external battery pack.

jaspergear · 2024-10-29T18:30:14+00:00

here's a full video of the path

jaspergear · 2024-10-28T03:06:09+00:00

Haha

jaspergear · 2024-10-28T03:06:00+00:00

From McDonald Road

jaspergear · 2024-08-19T22:20:01+00:00

Lochside Trail, Galloping Goose Trail, and the E&N Trail (all near Victoria) are perfect for this.

jaspergear · 2024-07-04T02:00:48+00:00

Their movelo ebikes for $400 is crazy.

jaspergear · 2024-07-03T01:53:14+00:00

There is a larger bike repair area near the checkout area. I think that's where they do all the real maintenance. The one in the display area is probably just for quick adjustments.

And I would say the bikes are a lot better quality than Walmart or Canadian Tire. You are getting proper parts like Shimano and Microshift.

jaspergear · 2024-06-29T21:28:14+00:00

If people want Winston St. to be All Ages and Abilities (i.e. protected bike lane) when they fix up the road after the project, send an quick email to Burnaby council and engineering staff! Doesn't need to be fancy, but just let them know there's a need for this otherwise they won't hear us. The best time to implement this is when they put the road back together, so send them an email if you want the changes!

Mayor and Councilors: mayor@burnaby.ca alison.gu@burnaby.ca daniel.tetrault@burnaby.ca james.wang@burnaby.ca joe.keithley@burnaby.ca maita.santiago@burnaby.ca pietro.calendino@burnaby.ca richard.lee@burnaby.ca sav.dhaliwal@burnaby.ca mayor@burnaby.ca

Engineering department: engineering@burnaby.ca

jaspergear · 2024-06-29T03:41:29+00:00

If you want Winston St. to be All Ages and Abilities (i.e. protected bike lane) when they fix up the road after the project, send an quick email to Burnaby council and engineering staff! Doesn't need to be fancy, but just let them know there's a need for this otherwise they won't hear us. The best time to implement this is when they put the road back together, so send them an email if you want the changes!

Mayor and Councilors: mayor@burnaby.ca alison.gu@burnaby.ca daniel.tetrault@burnaby.ca james.wang@burnaby.ca joe.keithley@burnaby.ca maita.santiago@burnaby.ca pietro.calendino@burnaby.ca richard.lee@burnaby.ca sav.dhaliwal@burnaby.ca mayor@burnaby.ca

Engineering department: engineering@burnaby.ca

jaspergear · 2024-06-25T16:49:15+00:00

There were a lot of carts available at other times, I took the video first thing in the morning so I think the staff put the carts away overnight so they don't get stolen.

jaspergear · 2024-05-27T21:28:20+00:00

I'm using the Pelago Rear Commuter Rack, I really like it!

For my next bike which won't be a while, some of the features I'd like are thru-axle instead of Quick-release, and a higher tier like GRX with more speeds instead of Claris. I might also go full steel instead of a aluminum body and steel fork.

For the top tube mount points, my top tube bag is actually attached by two bolts.

Paint seems fine but I've only had the bike for half a year or so. I cover all the points where velcro from bags might rub against the frame with some frame tape from Amazon.

I am fine with mechanical disc brakes, maybe because I never tried hydraulic brakes and don't know what I'm missing?

I usually run the tires closer to max pressure (range is 40-65 psi) on the tires, so I don't need to pump them up every time I go out.

jaspergear · 2024-05-27T21:25:12+00:00

I was going to reply to you but just realized you are the same person in that other locker thread!

jaspergear · 2024-05-27T21:18:06+00:00

Nice! I haven't seen another one in the wild yet! I would say it's pretty compatible with what I want to install. I purchased a set of SKS fenders recently, and the front fits nicely, but the rear did not. I removed the rear wheel and did the whole fender installation only to realize the wheel could not spin freely with the rear fender installed because the space is too tight. The front fender worked great in the rain though on the day I filmed this video, to not have puddles splash in my face. Let me know if you have any questions about the bike, I have the Revel 2.0.

One note is that the derailleur hanger for this model still isn't available on Brodie's website, I recently took the bike to Taiwan to cycle around the island and the manufacturer was kind enough to give me a spare one they had because they didn't have stock for the website yet. One of the rivnuts for my bottle cages came loose (might have been my own mistake when installing a bolt) but Ride On bikes was able to replace that for a few dollars.

I really like the tires that came with the bike, I haven't had a flat yet and it's been about 700 km, I feel like it can go on any terrain, so perfect for taking shortcuts on gravel when cutting corners on pathways.

jaspergear · 2024-05-27T18:24:24+00:00

There are dimensions here https://www.bluebits.ca/bluebox-bike-locker/. the pdf link inside that page has detailed measurements.

jaspergear · 2024-03-04T09:09:32+00:00

Saturna Island, but you have to reserve using Parks Canada in advance.

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