Well that is the chilliest morning commute I've ever done. I do like pushing my boundaries of weather a little more than I have in years past (I've been pretty fairweather). Still didn't need to layer up too much, and after climbing McHugh Bluff I was pretty warm.
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Pretty neat stuff, spray it on and it glows brightly under headlights. You can get it at the Volvo dealership here in town (Valentine Volvo), not sure what the retail is.
My commute only has a bit of road riding (8th avenue from 1st Street NW eastbound to Nose Creek), but I figure any extra stuff to be more visible to cars can't hurt. I know some of the more hardcore bike folks around town hate stuff like this, as in their opinion it shifts responsibility fully to the cyclist instead of the drivers.
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Just curious why you suffer up the hill and mingle with cars instead of taking the river path? Is it just the shorter distance?
It's water based so it comes off in rain and I think will fade away after about seven days.
Morning commute I suffer and climb McHugh Bluff right away and it saves me about 3km on the commute. Coming home I go Nose Creek down to the Bow river and westbound along it, no hills and lots of easy cruising.
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On Saturday I was cycling out to meet my dad for lunch, on a route that was about 25 kms each way. After about 15 kms I ran over a rock that punctured my tire and my tube. I then realized how woefully unprepared I was for a flat. Luckily for me I was right by a Skytrain station, and just took that home. I definitely learned a lesson that I need to bring proper tools and gear on my rides, especially when I am biking where there aren't public transportation options if things do go wrong.
Once home I changed the tube and put a new tire on. I was having quite the difficulty putting the last 20% of the tire on the rim, so I started Googling ways to help out. The best suggestion I found was to put some dish soap on the bead of the tire. After that, the tire slipped right on. I wish I had known that an hour before I found it.
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I always carry a shoelace in my saddle bag now, since this is a good last resort for the hardest of beads. A little bit of baby powder helps a lot too, on the tube to help it slide. So I keep a small amount of that in a ziplock. This is mostly useful for my road bike, where The tire seams 3 sizes to small for the rim.
I swapped out the rim tape on my fatbike earlier this winter. mounting a fatbike tire was the most miserable experience ever. I now hope that I never flat when the temp is minus something because I would just call a cab
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Off #5 or #7? It takes a lot to get it to the pathway. The wind usually helps straighten out the hooks there. Must've been a 45 degree pull with some serious hook on it.
Off #5 or #7? It takes a lot to get it to the pathway. The wind usually helps straighten out the hooks there. Must've been a 45 degree pull with some serious hook on it.
I was northbound, had just passed the dome on the right and hadn't quite reached the Elks' maintenance yard. I looked at Google Earth and the Elks' map. Hole 7 maybe? That was the only tee box I saw any people at. There was a decent south wind at the time.
Here's the irony: due to two pulmonary embolisms in the last three years, the doc put me on anti-coagulants for life. I always used to ride the roads mostly, but switched this year - for safety. Haha. And to get nailed by a golf ball on the "safe" path...geez.
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Man, that's brutal. What's the source of your PE if I may ask? Somewhere above the popliteal vein? Mad respect. It must have taken some work to get your breathing back to rip that prolonged nosecreek uphill. You need a full set of DH armor for your commute haha.
