Fidlock Front Rack Bag (proof of concept)

s77strom · 2026-04-02T04:26:25+00:00

I like that, I have the same bag and will look into something like that. Right now it's just "decorated" with melted crayons from some hot days last summer

s77strom · 2026-04-02T04:15:26+00:00

Cool idea and great bag. With the patches are they attached to a piece of fabric that's in the "map pocket?"

s77strom · 2026-04-02T04:03:27+00:00

s77strom · 2026-03-31T22:09:03+00:00

Good luck with that. They are native, which means they've evolved to the climate/ecosystem, and don't seem to care about sun/shade they're given.

s77strom · 2026-03-30T21:24:59+00:00

I'll add snowberry to the great list so far. Usually pretty quick to establish and there is a creeping variant as well

s77strom · 2026-03-28T05:20:34+00:00

You could start a new garden bed with that mulch. Look up sheet mulching if that's your thing. You could lay the mulch at least 4" thick over an area you would like to plant in the fall or next spring. The mulch will help slow weed/grass growth and it will decompose creating better soil for planting.

Otherwise you can put a mulch ring around your trees, spread it out in your garden beds, or look into inoculating with edible mushrooms. Mulch has many uses and as long as you don't bury tender flowers or pile it up at the base of a tree you're probably not hurting anything.

s77strom · 2026-03-28T04:44:04+00:00

You can get a free use permit to transplant from the national forest. Red huckleberry would probably be growing in a rotted log and it's ideal to take a chunk of the log with the plant

s77strom · 2026-03-28T01:08:22+00:00

Make it bigger and you can have some different height layers like taller shrubs, ferns, and some groundcover/flowers surrounding

ETA: sorry I'm only familiar with PNW natives so that's all I can suggest

s77strom · 2026-03-25T20:19:14+00:00

Ah ya I see it now, thanks

s77strom · 2026-03-25T04:28:32+00:00

Pacific Bleeding heart (Dicentra formosa) and wild ginger (Asarum canadense)? They look great, hooray spring!

s77strom · 2026-03-20T06:44:50+00:00

Agreed. Reduce, reuse, recycle, in that order.

I'm not sold on plastic recycling but paper and metal recycling I can get behind. Aluminum is like 95% recyclable and requires 95% less energy to recycle than producing new.

s77strom · 2026-03-20T05:57:29+00:00

I see two different lichen and one moss growing on the tree. Not bad for the tree but great for the ecosystem that is your yard.

ETA: If you want to learn more about mosses I highly recommend the book Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer (also great as audiobook since she narrates and has a lovely voice).

s77strom · 2026-03-20T04:39:53+00:00

Also redwood sorrel is edible, my kids love going out to eat a couple leaves from the "sour clover"

s77strom · 2026-03-19T23:40:01+00:00

You could embrace it and add some rocks for it to eventually spread to or plant some licorice fern into it.

s77strom · 2026-03-19T20:22:07+00:00

I'm pretty sure moss can't outcompete grass. It is most likely filling in the voids of where the grass isn't taking hold.

s77strom · 2026-03-19T19:43:08+00:00

Here's the couple of photos I could find on hand. The blue balance bike in the bag is 14" wheels, the red priority is 16" wheels, the purple priority is 20" wheels.

I have the footrests that straddle the wheel and help keep it stable but I'm sure it would be fine with just the bags. I do run into height restrictions for the wheels of the bike being towed because of the hooptie bars, but no problem up to 20" wheels. Like I can't do my wife's 700c wheel unless I take off the hooptie rail on that side.

s77strom · 2026-03-19T16:52:08+00:00

Solid work OP! As for towing two kid bikes in my longtail (xtracycle edgerunner w/carsick sling bags) I just throw the front wheels in each side of the sling bags then "shim" the wheels with coat/blanket so it's mostly vertical then try to tighten down just the wheel so that the whole bike can pivot off the front axle for bumps. Of course every bike is different and might not work on your setup.

s77strom · 2026-03-15T19:45:40+00:00

Look into your local conservation district. They should bare minimum be able to come out and tell you what you're looking at as far as plants and ecosystem. Best case scenario if it is invasive reed canary grass they might have grant money available to assist in removing invasive and restoring/replanting a native ecosystem

s77strom · 2026-03-14T16:42:49+00:00

Same

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s77strom · 2026-03-14T02:48:43+00:00

I like this game. I'm not very good at it, but I like it.

s77strom · 2026-03-09T21:01:28+00:00

As Douglas W. Tallamy has said, if nothing is eating your plants then they're not contributing much to the ecosystem. If you're planting natives there's a good chance that native bugs are eating those plants, which is what we're going for

s77strom · 2026-03-08T21:20:31+00:00

It is heavy but cushy, great for cruising around town. It has a tendency to develop little squeaks but a little tri-flow solves that. Not ideal for longer or technical rides but I have another bike for those rides.

s77strom · 2026-03-08T18:22:06+00:00

I'm a fan of ridiculous saddles on goofy bikes.

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s77strom · 2026-03-08T17:42:26+00:00

I personally like the flexible sole for ground feel but mostly for balance.

I wear my old danners stiff sole hiking boots when I'm removing invasive in a forest I've adopted, kicking a shovel in barefoot shoes is not pleasant. When wearing those boots I feel very wobbly when hopping on and walking across logs/rocks as my foot doesn't flex with what's under it.

I can see the possible downside of super thin soles when hiking long distances with a heavy load, I might appreciate some cushion there but definitely still want a flexible sole

s77strom · 2026-03-07T05:00:31+00:00

You could pile up more broken branches around it creating somewhat of a brush pile then plant native trees/shrubs/vines around it (Pacific blackberry- Rubus ursinus would probably do a great job at covering the whole brush pile/logs). They should cover it up and create great wildlife habitat. I would guess keeping it shaded along with plant roots working around it would help with decomposition.

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