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HayiWena

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Recovering traffic engineer, LCI, former bike coop board member, and pied biker of SE WA. Drag stan. #StopDeKindermoord #VikingBiking #CarryShitOlympics #BikeTooter

Profile pic: A woman in a crocheted beanie looks up at the camera over her glasses.
Cover pic: A woman on a cargo bike tows a child on a sled along a snowy street.

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HayiWena, do bikes angielski
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The new World Bicycle Relief Buffalo Utility S2 bike is an engineering marvel with a two-speed freewheel and backpedal shifting. We saw the OG bikes in Kenya in 2018 and I WANTED one (they were $100), but now I REALLY want one. https://worldbicyclerelief.org/s2/

They really thread the needle on utility vs. minimum maintenance vs minimum cost.

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achadwick, do cycling angielski
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Considering handlebar covers/mittens for doing updates in cold weather. They're quite pricey though. Would they help?

It's fairly slow travel, with frequent stops near the footway=sidewalk to record data on the phone. Are they any good for that sort of thing, if I use them with a pair of insulated fingerless gloves underneath? @bikes @mastobikes @cycling

HayiWena,
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@achadwick @bikes @mastobikes @cycling You can DIY pogies very cheaply to try them out. Bike Lane Uprising has instructions: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CmXKwrpjCDD/

HayiWena,
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@achadwick @bikes @mastobikes @cycling I also make my own pogies for both drop bars and flat bars and am happy to share the template. They take me about 3 hours per pair, cutting and sewing in bulk and probably cost $30 for materials (buying in bulk) but 1/3 of that is the reflective tape. I do an outer shell and an insulated inner shell with flannel. You can make them faster and cheaper upcycling a winter coat or raincoat if you don't care about reflectivity.

Two drop bar pogies. The one on top has its flannel liner out. The photo was taken using a flash to reveal the reflective tape along a seam and around the cuff.

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