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Riding in the rain sucks but I'll take it over driving (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 week ago by Evkob@lemmy.ca to c/bicycles@lemmy.ca

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I had to drive around 1500km this past weekend in a rented mini-van. I don't own a car, so that's probably more distance than I've covered in a motor vehicle in the past 5 years.

Today, back home and on my way to work, there was rather torrential rain, but I was still so thankful to be back on the bike.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Beautiful machine. Looks theft-resistant and really comfortable. :D

[–] Evkob@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 week ago

Thanks, I'll make sure to pass the compliment onto her!

My city is kinda shit for cycling, bike theft is pretty bad and there's a severe lack of cycling infrastructure. I always carry both the folding lock visible in the picture and a u-lock. It's also a rather large bike, anyone under 6 feet tall would struggle to ride away with it.

The cruiser bars allow for a really upright riding position, which I prefer for visibility purposes with how dangerously people drive here.

Despite being a bike dedicated to urban riding, she's been known to venture down the odd rural route or ATV trail.