Urban Cycling Developments - Page 85

mrnyc · #**1681** Posted **Jun 6, 2024, 12:19 PM**

nyc to montauk point lighthouse — 128mi/11hrs give or take —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7R5M...JhM29leDQwcXhp

mrnyc · #**1682** Posted **Jun 12, 2024, 7:27 PM**

more of the goofy —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8FI7...JkdWQ1anA5Zg==

mrnyc · #**1683** Posted **Jun 14, 2024, 1:09 PM**

about ocean parkway brooklyn the first dedicated bike route —

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C8CT9...dycm41OXUxbQ==

SIGSEGV · #**1684** Posted **Jun 17, 2024, 5:59 PM**

Interesting report about Chicago: https://www.replicahq.com/post/measu...oost-in-biking

mrnyc · #**1685** Posted **Jul 24, 2024, 5:07 PM**

smaller and suburban ohio cities are on the move too —

more:
https://www.cityoflorain.org/500/Act...ation-Planning

mrnyc · #**1686** Posted **Yesterday, 10:08 PM**

sad news —

Fridrich Bicycle to Permanently Close at the End of August

After nearly 150 years in business, Cleveland's oldest bike shop will permanently close next month

By Vince Grzegorek on Fri, Jul 26, 2024

more:
https://www.clevescene.com/news/frid...ugust-44798954

Busy Bee · #**1687** Posted **Yesterday, 10:17 PM**

^At least it sounds like there is some hope a bike shop could continue under a new owner.

Dang, I have family in Solon that I'll be visiting in the fall. But that will be too late.

mrnyc · #**1688** Posted **Yesterday, 10:25 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Busy Bee

^At least it sounds like there is some hope a bike shop could continue under a new owner.

Dang, I have family in Solon that I'll be visiting in the fall. But that will be too late.

as we say in cleveland, in case can’t make it to solon it’s no los.

but seriously, that was a revered old bike shop. everybody had something from there over the years. hopefully the site carries on as a bike shop, maybe more for modern tastes with e-bikes and repairs and the like. although hopefully no bootlegs and they store the dam batteries elsewhere.

jmecklenborg · #**1689** Posted **Today, 6:03 AM**

Oh please - real bike shops are becoming wildly irritated by e-bikes. People keep bringing in cheap e-bikes that they bought online, the shop tells the customer that they're not going to attempt to repair the bike, customer gets pissed, customer leaves nasty yelp review and tells all of their friends how elitist the shop is.

Most e-bikes are scams. People are willing to spend $1,000 for an e-bike that is below Wal-Mart quality. It works for 5 rides and then the trouble starts.

Meanwhile, a $1,000 analog commuter bike is a helluva commuter bike (I'm not sure that you can even get one that expensive). Honestly you're getting something fantastic for about $600.

Bike shops are doomed if the bike market switches to throwaway e-bikes that only last one season.