Bike Fun
@bikefun.bsky.social
Bike Fun creates joyful bicycle riders in Middle Tennessee through classes, workshops, events, & one-on-one lessons. Find us at nashvillebikefun.org.
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We’re working on orders today.
You have until December 16th at 5pm Central to make sure your orders get to you before the holidays. www.bikelaneuprising.com/shop
You have until December 16th at 5pm Central to make sure your orders get to you before the holidays. www.bikelaneuprising.com/shop
November 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
We’re working on orders today.
You have until December 16th at 5pm Central to make sure your orders get to you before the holidays. www.bikelaneuprising.com/shop
You have until December 16th at 5pm Central to make sure your orders get to you before the holidays. www.bikelaneuprising.com/shop
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The assumption that people only use transit to get to and from work in downtowns has been detrimental to transit ridership.
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The assumption that people only use transit to get to and from work in downtowns has been detrimental to transit ridership.
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Step 1 in the radicalization of a safe streets advocate:
Heretofore regular person: I just want a stop sign [or marked crosswalk or speed humps or some other small thing] in this dangerous spot.
DOT: No, that would cause vehicle delay, which is a safety hazard.
Heretofore regular person: I just want a stop sign [or marked crosswalk or speed humps or some other small thing] in this dangerous spot.
DOT: No, that would cause vehicle delay, which is a safety hazard.
Because congestion is literally a fate worse than death
#WindshieldBias
#WindshieldBias
A priority among local transportation agencies remains avoiding traffic jams rather than responding to concerns of pedestrians in the most danger, who are more likely to live in poor neighborhoods and wield less political influence #iTeachMath wapo.st/4polhCJ
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Step 1 in the radicalization of a safe streets advocate:
Heretofore regular person: I just want a stop sign [or marked crosswalk or speed humps or some other small thing] in this dangerous spot.
DOT: No, that would cause vehicle delay, which is a safety hazard.
Heretofore regular person: I just want a stop sign [or marked crosswalk or speed humps or some other small thing] in this dangerous spot.
DOT: No, that would cause vehicle delay, which is a safety hazard.
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Traffic deaths are policy choices.
“Helsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas & city center in 2021.”
Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death
The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.
www.politico.eu
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Traffic deaths are policy choices.
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Athena Macke - Berlin-University of Applied Sciences.
In her final thesis, she focused on fashionable and performative forms of expression in forward-looking urban design and the move away from cars.
The cycle path and the car dress as well as the frustration boxer were also part of her project.
In her final thesis, she focused on fashionable and performative forms of expression in forward-looking urban design and the move away from cars.
The cycle path and the car dress as well as the frustration boxer were also part of her project.
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Athena Macke - Berlin-University of Applied Sciences.
In her final thesis, she focused on fashionable and performative forms of expression in forward-looking urban design and the move away from cars.
The cycle path and the car dress as well as the frustration boxer were also part of her project.
In her final thesis, she focused on fashionable and performative forms of expression in forward-looking urban design and the move away from cars.
The cycle path and the car dress as well as the frustration boxer were also part of her project.
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It's no accident we see "carrots", such as nudges or behaviour change programmes, overrepresented in policy tools used to effect modal change.
We need a “new normal” with regard to mobility, which sees sustainable travel as default not an alternative and which actively disrupts current patterns.
We need a “new normal” with regard to mobility, which sees sustainable travel as default not an alternative and which actively disrupts current patterns.
The implication is that there has to be action to disrupt, or add friction to, existing car journeys if we want to unlock the benefits of providing alternatives - the conclusion also reached by Xiao et al. recently www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Shifting towards healthier transport: carrots or sticks? Systematic review and meta-analysis of population-level interventions
This Article found that, although transport interventions with only positive strategies
are more commonly evaluated, interventions that combine both positive and negative
strategies might be more effe...
www.thelancet.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
It's no accident we see "carrots", such as nudges or behaviour change programmes, overrepresented in policy tools used to effect modal change.
We need a “new normal” with regard to mobility, which sees sustainable travel as default not an alternative and which actively disrupts current patterns.
We need a “new normal” with regard to mobility, which sees sustainable travel as default not an alternative and which actively disrupts current patterns.
Today!
Join Nashville Connector & Bike Fun at Cumberland Transit Sat 11/15 for a Winter Riding clinic! 9:30AM, 2807 West End Ave. Attendees will get a gift card to CT! Registration, more info www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-bik...
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today!
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Bench building party today!
November 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Bench building party today!
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Re-upping for any Nashville bike people... you can get a CT gift card 😀
(I'm not affiliated but I really love to see more of these events!)
(I'm not affiliated but I really love to see more of these events!)
Join Nashville Connector & Bike Fun at Cumberland Transit Sat 11/15 for a Winter Riding clinic! 9:30AM, 2807 West End Ave. Attendees will get a gift card to CT! Registration, more info www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-bik...
November 14, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Re-upping for any Nashville bike people... you can get a CT gift card 😀
(I'm not affiliated but I really love to see more of these events!)
(I'm not affiliated but I really love to see more of these events!)
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Check out this awesome rear bike light mod!
Vistatrekker on Instagram is a bus driver who documents his cycle commuting in Ireland.
He uses a camera tripod pole and has attached two lights at the ends for improved range estimation for drivers.
I might make it bendy but I really like this!
Vistatrekker on Instagram is a bus driver who documents his cycle commuting in Ireland.
He uses a camera tripod pole and has attached two lights at the ends for improved range estimation for drivers.
I might make it bendy but I really like this!
November 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Check out this awesome rear bike light mod!
Vistatrekker on Instagram is a bus driver who documents his cycle commuting in Ireland.
He uses a camera tripod pole and has attached two lights at the ends for improved range estimation for drivers.
I might make it bendy but I really like this!
Vistatrekker on Instagram is a bus driver who documents his cycle commuting in Ireland.
He uses a camera tripod pole and has attached two lights at the ends for improved range estimation for drivers.
I might make it bendy but I really like this!
Can confirm this happens in Nashville ALL THE TIME
"Running a red is different. It’s a threat powered by gasoline, thousands of pounds of metal, a heavy foot and a desire to cheat the system, even for a microsecond. It’s an active threat. People die."
Take a few minutes to read this @timdonnelly.com piece on all-too-commonplace red-light running.
Take a few minutes to read this @timdonnelly.com piece on all-too-commonplace red-light running.
so uhhhhh is anyone going to do anything about the epidemic of drivers just blasting through red lights these days? @timdonnelly.com investigates: nygroove.nyc/why-does-no-...
November 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Can confirm this happens in Nashville ALL THE TIME
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BTW, a 2021 Carnie Mellon study found that ridehail's arrival in a new city *increases* car ownership.
The reason: Few residents ditch their car, while some become ridehail drivers and buy vehicles.
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
The reason: Few residents ditch their car, while some become ridehail drivers and buy vehicles.
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
November 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
BTW, a 2021 Carnie Mellon study found that ridehail's arrival in a new city *increases* car ownership.
The reason: Few residents ditch their car, while some become ridehail drivers and buy vehicles.
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
The reason: Few residents ditch their car, while some become ridehail drivers and buy vehicles.
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Rad Power Bikes says it may close down by the end of the year
Rad Power Bikes says it may close down by the end of the year
Rad Power Bikes, one of the most well-known electric bicycle companies in North America, appears to be headed for collapse as troubling signs have continued to stack up.
more…
electrek.co
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Join Nashville Connector & Bike Fun at Cumberland Transit Sat 11/15 for a Winter Riding clinic! 9:30AM, 2807 West End Ave. Attendees will get a gift card to CT! Registration, more info www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-bik...
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Join Nashville Connector & Bike Fun at Cumberland Transit Sat 11/15 for a Winter Riding clinic! 9:30AM, 2807 West End Ave. Attendees will get a gift card to CT! Registration, more info www.eventbrite.com/e/winter-bik...
We could use a couple more hands at our RESCHEDULED All Ages Learn to Ride w/ @walkbikenashville.bsky.social this Sun 11/9 at Antioch Middle School! Can stay the whole time or split up a shift. It will be COLDER & WINDY so your support is appreciated! nashvillebikefun.org/volunteer
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
We could use a couple more hands at our RESCHEDULED All Ages Learn to Ride w/ @walkbikenashville.bsky.social this Sun 11/9 at Antioch Middle School! Can stay the whole time or split up a shift. It will be COLDER & WINDY so your support is appreciated! nashvillebikefun.org/volunteer
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Even kids understand!
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Even kids understand!
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TDOT has reopened their NEPA public comment period for the I-24 Choice Lanes project which will impact our neighborhood. NEPA is a procedural law that guides agency decision making. It can be confusing! I’ll be helping demystify the process for our neighbors. Join us!
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
TDOT has reopened their NEPA public comment period for the I-24 Choice Lanes project which will impact our neighborhood. NEPA is a procedural law that guides agency decision making. It can be confusing! I’ll be helping demystify the process for our neighbors. Join us!
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tired: leaders throw folks under the bus
wired: leaders invite folks on the bus in a dedicated lane
wired: leaders invite folks on the bus in a dedicated lane
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 AM
tired: leaders throw folks under the bus
wired: leaders invite folks on the bus in a dedicated lane
wired: leaders invite folks on the bus in a dedicated lane
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once again posting The Chart
October 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
once again posting The Chart
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New app update released yesterday
October 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
New app update released yesterday
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While thinking about our statement on this, I tried out the PHB on Demonbreun Hill. Here's what I found:
1. There's a 45-second delay before it even acknowledges your existence. After that you get about 30 seconds to cross.
2. Two drivers ran straight through the solid red lights.
1. There's a 45-second delay before it even acknowledges your existence. After that you get about 30 seconds to cross.
2. Two drivers ran straight through the solid red lights.
October 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
While thinking about our statement on this, I tried out the PHB on Demonbreun Hill. Here's what I found:
1. There's a 45-second delay before it even acknowledges your existence. After that you get about 30 seconds to cross.
2. Two drivers ran straight through the solid red lights.
1. There's a 45-second delay before it even acknowledges your existence. After that you get about 30 seconds to cross.
2. Two drivers ran straight through the solid red lights.
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besides, imagine if you were run off the road while riding home from the store & the city commemorated the site by installing a sign reading
🚲
remember to always
wear a helmet
🙂
🚲
remember to always
wear a helmet
🙂
October 30, 2025 at 12:24 PM
besides, imagine if you were run off the road while riding home from the store & the city commemorated the site by installing a sign reading
🚲
remember to always
wear a helmet
🙂
🚲
remember to always
wear a helmet
🙂
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Great advice in this thread! I’ve enjoyed winter biking in Montreal so much more than I thought I would.
Hey Friends
As we head into #wintercycling season, what are your tried and true tips that help you keep pedaling throughout the frigid season?
What advice would you offer newbies? #yycbike #yegbike #biketo #ottbike #bikehfx #bikeyvr
As we head into #wintercycling season, what are your tried and true tips that help you keep pedaling throughout the frigid season?
What advice would you offer newbies? #yycbike #yegbike #biketo #ottbike #bikehfx #bikeyvr
a picture of snow covered bikes with the words winter is coming
ALT: a picture of snow covered bikes with the words winter is coming
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Great advice in this thread! I’ve enjoyed winter biking in Montreal so much more than I thought I would.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM