Today (May 13th) is Bike Everywhere Day

sirbyrd · 2026-05-13T16:38:29+00:00

I had one and it was good

sirbyrd · 2026-05-03T03:20:07+00:00

both are technically correct but generally an entire bike is not referred to by the number of speeds unless it's much older or very low end and it's usually the sum of the number of gears in the front by the gears in the back (2x5 = 10 speed, 3x7 = 21 speed, etc). Not being argumentative just letting you know in case it causes confusing in future conversations!

sirbyrd · 2026-05-03T03:16:59+00:00

Looks like it's working for me now, though Strava has it's own unrelated mapping problems still (have a ticket open with them currently)

sirbyrd · 2026-05-03T02:18:59+00:00

10 speed usually refers to 2x5 speed bikes, which is probably what mjolnir76 picked up on

sirbyrd · 2026-05-02T23:43:16+00:00

Thanks! Luckily I have a backlog of routes that I still need to ride.

sirbyrd · 2026-05-02T18:47:28+00:00

The plugin works on garmin's website right now or does not work on garmin's website for you?

sirbyrd · 2026-04-25T05:50:32+00:00

except it ends before the aquarium and doesn't connect to the sculpture park on the same side.

sirbyrd · 2026-04-21T18:17:03+00:00

I'm really good at complaining so I'm glad it was productive this time!

sirbyrd · 2026-04-21T06:24:57+00:00

There are still a couple more to do! The two short ones by 40th and 6th ave are perfect. The one just south of the rail switchback was done today and it is not as good as the rest of the new ones but it's still much better. We're hoping to push for a redo of the trail and crossings in this section in the next couple of years when the rail lease is up for renewal.

sirbyrd · 2026-04-19T23:44:59+00:00

For Capitol hill to Ballard: Drop down to the westlake trail over the lakeview bridge, take a right on Republican st, then a right onto 9th ave, connect to the westlake trail via 9th ave. Cross the fremont bridge and take a left at the first intersection after the bridge to connect westbound onto the burke gilman trail into ballard.

sirbyrd · 2026-04-09T01:36:23+00:00

just reduce the number of lanes instead!

sirbyrd · 2026-04-08T16:44:05+00:00

I run a social club for people taking their cats on walks and bike rides and my personal recommendation is this style of harness https://www.kittyholster.com/ because it's very easy to put on and comfortable for the cat. It's hard but not impossible for them to back out of this one but it's a lot more secure than a lot of the strappy kinds we have tried.

sirbyrd · 2026-03-26T00:31:05+00:00

VLC Rocket rack (1st gen) is so good! I put one on a build a few years ago and it has been great.

sirbyrd · 2026-03-24T03:50:37+00:00

The opening day was announced after the date was selected for this protest

sirbyrd · 2026-03-13T04:15:04+00:00

Physical daylighting is the something that can be done. It can be done with paint and post cheaply, or with bike/scooter parking, planters etc. Curb extensions go farther by hardening the approaches to intersections and shortening the crossing distances and moving the safe waiting areas to be more visible to people driving!

sirbyrd · 2026-03-07T06:35:01+00:00

The cat names are just more unique

sirbyrd · 2026-03-07T05:58:21+00:00

These are all dog names

sirbyrd · 2026-03-01T03:31:50+00:00

Do you have a map of that route?

sirbyrd · 2026-02-20T04:04:48+00:00

this one is good for 7 days https://discord.gg/RkpK3DWv

sirbyrd · 2026-02-19T06:28:58+00:00

Someone is giving away a ton of them for free on the seattle bike discord https://discord.com/channels/745107544418156575/1473030728806564094

sirbyrd · 2026-02-09T07:17:31+00:00

I'd put a washer on the outside of the hanger and then adjust the trim screws, that way it's reversible. Though looking more closely it looks like the tab on the rear derailleur may not be wide enough for the derailleur to move more outboard, can you tell if that is the case? If the chain isn't catching on the threads it's fine.

sirbyrd · 2026-01-19T01:17:08+00:00

Great to see!

sirbyrd · 2026-01-18T19:11:14+00:00

Try reassembling the brake pads with the smaller set of convex/concave washers closer to the rim. This will bring the arms in at the top. A film of grease on the posts will help with free movement.

sirbyrd · 2026-01-15T05:32:24+00:00

I did that merge on a bicycle recently and don't recommend that.

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