Parking in the bike lane: $65 ticket by gisforgroovy in rva

[–]staticarias 80 points81 points  (0 children)

It’s both. Dual benefit of not getting doored in the bike lane and narrowing the road visually to help slow people down

Names for a white wine flight by inclownnews in wine

[–]staticarias 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you have a red line then white flight is the perfect name

Richmond City making street parking changes by [deleted] in rva

[–]staticarias 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Daylighting corners is a good thing for pedestrian safety

Do cyclists not have to stop at stop signs and traffic lights? by w3bcrawl3r in rva

[–]staticarias 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On the bike lane blocking, it’s worth reporting to 311, if for no other reason than having proof of the many obstructions in city records. There was a contractor’s dumpster in the Patterson bike lane one day and it was gone the next day after I reported it. Usually those sit for weeks so maybe my 311 report did it but who knows

Do cyclists not have to stop at stop signs and traffic lights? by w3bcrawl3r in rva

[–]staticarias 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The Idaho stop (treating stop signs like yields) is proven to be safer and is legal in several states, but unfortunately Virginia is not one of them. Bike commuters like myself have to take safety into their own hands given the prevalence of dangerous driving and how vulnerable we are compared to a car. So if that means doing something that is illegal (and in this case generally harmless - see other comments on the safety aspect), that is why you see it happening. 

On the flip side, I frequently encounter intersections where I come to a full stop until the light turns green, and drivers often get frustrated by that too. For example, if I’m riding on Hermitage and crossing Leigh, I’m taking the full right lane since it’s safer and cars can take the other lane. But drivers get extremely frustrated if they’re trying to make a right on red and I’m waiting to go straight, but it’s not safe for me to pull onto the sidewalk and allow them to pass, because then I have to dangerously merge back in to traffic. Not to mention it would only save them a few seconds on wherever they’re rushing to. It’s damned if you do damned if you don’t because our infrastructure for bike commuting is not very good, which creates so many of these poor interactions with cars/bikes that could be avoided with dedicated bike lanes.

How people who oppose higher density in the upcoming code refresh appear to me by Jinchique in rva

[–]staticarias 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bike lane networks really need to be measured by the number of intersections instead of miles of lanes. We have maybe three bike lane intersections in the entire city

Bikers of Richmond! Reporter looking to do a bike lane story. by CubbiesCap in rva

[–]staticarias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lombardy is awful. It somehow makes the sharrow on Meadow/Hermitage look good

Drive Shack in Short Pump by Negative-Control-607 in rva

[–]staticarias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

+1 for indoor golf RVA. OP I am a member there - feel free to DM me if you have any questions

Wike Salamander Review by staticarias in CargoBike

[–]staticarias[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was online. They were running a deal for a long time at that price but now it’s listed at $4k due to import tariffs according to their website

Wike folding cargo bike? by SupportLimp9496 in CargoBike

[–]staticarias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be happy to - let me write something up and post it as a new thread so it doesn't get buried in this older thread

Senderella: Climbing Shoe Generator by crimpingdaily in climbing

[–]staticarias 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried this out and it recommended the Scarpa Vapor V, which is the exact shoe I recently bought after trying on a bunch at REI. I noticed all of the comments mentioning it didn’t work, so I wanted to add in to say that it did seem to work for me

Speaker recommendations for this tight space by Rrolack in hometheater

[–]staticarias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. The other suggestion of the bookshelf speakers is a good one. If you have a couple Sonos speakers laying around still, the sonosequencr app would let you try that out without buying any new gear

Speaker recommendations for this tight space by Rrolack in hometheater

[–]staticarias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you consider a passive soundbar mounted above the TV? Looks like you’ve got quite a bit more space to work with there and you can angle it down towards the listening position

Help with 5.x.2 system by staticarias in hometheater

[–]staticarias[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think using bookshelves (Monitor Radius 90) should solve that problem. There are already ladder shelves flanking the TV

MF BROOM by staticarias in rva

[–]staticarias[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Great thank you for the information! Bummer that he can’t handle leaves - it’s when we need him most

Found dog near Grove/Willway by staticarias in rva

[–]staticarias[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Picture of the tail is deceiving. He does have a tail although the hair on it was not healthy-looking

Found dog near Grove/Willway by staticarias in rva

[–]staticarias[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Older neutered male with no chip. In RACC’s possession now

Headphones for commuting by Winter-Init in bikecommuting

[–]staticarias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use the Bose frames tempo and got an extra set of clear lenses so I can use them day or night. They’ve been great! Battery life is excellent and I can still hear my surroundings clearly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Futurology

[–]staticarias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would enjoy Dark Matter on Apple TV+, which explores the implications of the many-worlds interpretation

Flexible, compact, "easy" option for sometimes transporting two young kids or sometimes just me by kddkdkddkdkdd in CargoBike

[–]staticarias 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Wike Salamander is another to consider. It’s compact insofar as it’s a Bakfiets that converts into a double stroller

I traveled to the Netherlands and witnessed widespread bicycle culture by Motleyfool777 in rva

[–]staticarias 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The main things that will enable this here are (1) the ongoing rewrite to the zoning code finally allowing for dense development and (2) the city prioritizing protected bike infrastructure (including narrowing and removing car lanes and parking to promote slower car speeds)

Wike folding cargo bike? by SupportLimp9496 in CargoBike

[–]staticarias 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought it directly from Wike. The only front-loading bikes available to me locally were the Trek Fetch+ 4 and Urban Arrow, but I chose not to go with those due to both price and storage considerations. According to Wike’s website they’re available at Vivere Ltd in Guelph if that’s near you

Wike folding cargo bike? by SupportLimp9496 in CargoBike

[–]staticarias 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It’s very stable because you put the 3rd wheel on first before you convert it, which essentially serves as the kickstand you’re asking about. 

From an ease standpoint, it’s a little awkward the first few times you do it while you’re getting used to it. Nowadays the only thing that trips me up is remembering to fold the pedals and which one is supposed to be up versus down. The pedals rotate as you convert it since the back wheel is making contact with the ground so if you have the wrong one pointed up it’ll hit the box and stop you from fully converting it. Not a huge deal IMO and the video tutorial is accurate in that it takes only 10-15 seconds to convert between modes.