08-22-2019, 09:23 PM
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#1241
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Scoring Winger
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Oh man scored an incredible favour on the ride home today was running late and an incredibly kind rider pulled in so I could draft the last leg of Fish Creek as he saw I was pushing it hard. We were flying through that area, I love cyclists!
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08-26-2019, 08:07 AM
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#1242
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Franchise Player
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cool and dark out this morning. i felt a little naked as i rode in without wearing sunglasses.....hoping to ride all 4 days this week (I am taking friday off) as i will be the last week i can ride as i have to start driving my daughter to school next week
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08-26-2019, 09:09 AM
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#1243
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Powerplay Quarterback
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what do you guys wear when it starts to get cold
going to be doing some fall/winter commuting maybe and am looking at base layers and stuff. everything i am finding is like 120+ for a long sleeved shirt, is this just how much it costs or am I looking at the really fancy stuff?
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08-26-2019, 09:34 AM
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#1244
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#1 Goaltender
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I bought some at Costco for under $10 last year.... nothing fancy but they work. So I hope it’s just your looking at the really fancy stuff.
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08-26-2019, 09:37 AM
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#1245
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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I don't use much in the way of what would normally be considered "riding gear."
Gloves- I use the Mechanix gloves as they have a good temperature range.
I have the following hoodie- Underarmour Hoodie
I also use long sleeve t-shirts. Easy to pack and often give that extra bit of warmth.
The hoodie is the best though. Has the balaclava to help the face and neck. Hood is light enough to go under my helmet, and the sweater part is a great balance of being light but also warm.
You also need to look at the distance of your commute. If I park close to downtown, I am only a few kilometres and can get by with less. If I am riding the full 27 km home, I have to account for being cold at first, warming up as I go, and also changing weather along the route. Especially as we get to early sunsets, sunny and +5 when I start is very different than dark and +2 at the end.
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08-26-2019, 10:01 AM
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#1246
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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My go to used to be an old Hugo Boss sweatshirt. I have more bike specific stuff now, but it did the trick. A decent windbreaker is key, too.
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08-26-2019, 11:54 AM
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#1247
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cycling specific stuff will generally be more $$$ - but there is always stuff on sale. you can look at the last hunt website as well as sugoi and peral izumi websites.
otherwise MEC brand is generally the cheapest cycling clothing. I have bought stuff from walmart, marks work warehouse, sportcheck & my LBS.
i look for medium weight stuff that can be combined for layering. also helpful to have stuff that takes up less room in the pack for the ride home.
for the bottom half, I go with a pair of columbia longjohns for when it first starts cooling off, then as it gets codler, i have a pair of lined cycling tights and then for fat biking i have a pair of pants i bought off of facebook - they are a soft shell material they were much better than expected for $40. I have seen them on amazon as well.
for the feet, i have booties and toe warmers - the booties are a real pain to put on. i find the toe warmers work quite well and i just leave them on for the rid home.
for the ears, i have a lightweight ear band and a full on block heater whichn includes neck protection.
i have a couple of lightweight jackets then a flece type jacket with a ind stopper in teh front. with layering this things has been good to -25c
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08-26-2019, 02:27 PM
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#1249
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Just don't read the comments. Sigh.
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08-26-2019, 02:29 PM
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#1250
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ALL ABOARD!
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Just don't read the comments. Sigh.
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I read them. The usual extremists but some decent people rationally defending it.
Last edited by KTrain; 08-26-2019 at 02:35 PM.
Reason: GIF too big
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08-26-2019, 02:37 PM
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#1251
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Franchise Player
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I'd be ok with the rules if filtering was banned as well.
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08-26-2019, 02:38 PM
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#1252
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"Okay, so a one-metre gap bylaw makes safety sense but what should be the level of fine?"
"$200?"
"No it needs to be more than that to disincentivize people from doing it."
"$203?"
"Perfect."
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08-26-2019, 02:40 PM
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ALL ABOARD!
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I was wondering the same thing. Not sure where the $3 comes from.
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08-27-2019, 08:20 AM
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#1254
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Franchise Player
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seemed quite cool out there this morning until around 7 am.
will be interesting to see how this 3m buffer zone goes. It would seem to be a hard thing to prove one way or the other.
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08-27-2019, 08:24 AM
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#1255
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Barthelona
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Felt like end of September out there this morning.
Might have to start wearing cycling tights on the way in
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08-27-2019, 09:05 AM
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#1256
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I don’t like the requirement that a cyclist had to ride as close to the edge as safe.
That is a lot of leeway for a officer to argue that what you are doing isn’t safe. Taking the lane is the safest option much of the time and that should be left to the discretion of the cyclist.
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08-27-2019, 09:46 AM
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#1257
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Barthelona
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I don’t like the requirement that a cyclist had to ride as close to the edge as safe.
That is a lot of leeway for a officer to argue that what you are doing isn’t safe. Taking the lane is the safest option much of the time and that should be left to the discretion of the cyclist.
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It doesn't seem like something cyclists will be getting busted for, but instead gives cyclists some leeway to decide for themselves where they feel safe riding.
Maybe I'm just being too optimistic.
"As close to the edge as is safe" is far too subjective to give out tickets to cyclists.
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08-27-2019, 09:57 AM
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#1258
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It doesn't seem like something cyclists will be getting busted for, but instead gives cyclists some leeway to decide for themselves where they feel safe riding.
Maybe I'm just being too optimistic.
"As close to the edge as is safe" is far too subjective to give out tickets to cyclists.
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I think its leeway to not give drivers tickets. If a cyclist veers out and close to a car its not the cars fault. The cyclist doesn't actually get a ticket though do they?
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08-27-2019, 10:28 AM
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#1259
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Barthelona
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I guess it just gives flexibility to drivers and cyclists, as road conditions differ pretty drastically.
Part of my commute is 2nd street sw, and I bike probably 2m from the curb because any closer to the road side is filled with pot holes, man hole covers, and lots of gravel; if they specified a distance away from the curb, it would unfairly punish cyclists.
Cyclists swerving close to/in front of cars is a different issue I think. If a cyclist swerves to avoid someone pulling halfway out into the curb lane, or to avoid debris, no one can really be at fault. If a cyclist is just swerving in and out around parked cars instead of just picking a line, then the cyclist should be at fault.
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08-27-2019, 12:31 PM
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#1260
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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Quote:
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I don’t like the requirement that a cyclist had to ride as close to the edge as safe.
That is a lot of leeway for a officer to argue that what you are doing isn’t safe. Taking the lane is the safest option much of the time and that should be left to the discretion of the cyclist.
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Especially for roads with cars parked on the curb. There's a bike lane right next to parked cars in the NW that I will never ride in because I don't want to get doored.
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