Is It A Bike Lane?
@isitabikelane.bsky.social
In search of safe infrastructure
Stop painting pictures of bikes on the road under parked cars and telling yourself you’ve made a cycle lane
📍London, UK
Stop painting pictures of bikes on the road under parked cars and telling yourself you’ve made a cycle lane
📍London, UK
Wow Bluesky really has the juice. Multiple great suggestions within minutes of posting this. Thank you!
Context: I ebike to work as it’s way easier on my arthritic hip than the train (which involves walking/stairs). But once there I’m struggling getting around the office without a stick
Context: I ebike to work as it’s way easier on my arthritic hip than the train (which involves walking/stairs). But once there I’m struggling getting around the office without a stick
Hi friends, can anyone suggest a walking stick holder for a bike?
Step-through frame, and Clarijs panniers on the back, so thinking it probably needs to be along the down tube or seat tube?
Step-through frame, and Clarijs panniers on the back, so thinking it probably needs to be along the down tube or seat tube?
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Wow Bluesky really has the juice. Multiple great suggestions within minutes of posting this. Thank you!
Context: I ebike to work as it’s way easier on my arthritic hip than the train (which involves walking/stairs). But once there I’m struggling getting around the office without a stick
Context: I ebike to work as it’s way easier on my arthritic hip than the train (which involves walking/stairs). But once there I’m struggling getting around the office without a stick
Hi friends, can anyone suggest a walking stick holder for a bike?
Step-through frame, and Clarijs panniers on the back, so thinking it probably needs to be along the down tube or seat tube?
Step-through frame, and Clarijs panniers on the back, so thinking it probably needs to be along the down tube or seat tube?
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hi friends, can anyone suggest a walking stick holder for a bike?
Step-through frame, and Clarijs panniers on the back, so thinking it probably needs to be along the down tube or seat tube?
Step-through frame, and Clarijs panniers on the back, so thinking it probably needs to be along the down tube or seat tube?
It’s time for your winter* reminder. Heated gloves and socks exist, they work, and they’re really worth it!
*your hemisphere may vary
*your hemisphere may vary
Your annual reminder - heated gloves and socks transform winter cycling!
Small rechargeable battery, lovely warm fingers and toes. No need to stop cycling when it gets cold
Essential for Reynaud’s sufferers too
Small rechargeable battery, lovely warm fingers and toes. No need to stop cycling when it gets cold
Essential for Reynaud’s sufferers too
October 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
It’s time for your winter* reminder. Heated gloves and socks exist, they work, and they’re really worth it!
*your hemisphere may vary
*your hemisphere may vary
This morning’s commute in central London
October 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This morning’s commute in central London
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What dastardly schemes will this evil council conjure up next in its mission to.... checks notes... stop people getting killed by bad drivers
August 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
What dastardly schemes will this evil council conjure up next in its mission to.... checks notes... stop people getting killed by bad drivers
Not only useless as a deterrent, but useless as a sales pitch for Bosch
“Thieves might not bother to steal your battery because some people have paid to disable theirs”. Maybe, but then it makes no difference whether I pay to disable mine, or just let others pay instead
“Thieves might not bother to steal your battery because some people have paid to disable theirs”. Maybe, but then it makes no difference whether I pay to disable mine, or just let others pay instead
Bosch e-bike batteries have the ability to electronically lock if stolen, making them useless to thieves. But you have to subscribe for £35 a year to activate this function
That makes it totally useless as a deterrent as thieves will assume most are unlocked
This is not how you tackle the problem!
That makes it totally useless as a deterrent as thieves will assume most are unlocked
This is not how you tackle the problem!
July 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Not only useless as a deterrent, but useless as a sales pitch for Bosch
“Thieves might not bother to steal your battery because some people have paid to disable theirs”. Maybe, but then it makes no difference whether I pay to disable mine, or just let others pay instead
“Thieves might not bother to steal your battery because some people have paid to disable theirs”. Maybe, but then it makes no difference whether I pay to disable mine, or just let others pay instead
Bosch e-bike batteries have the ability to electronically lock if stolen, making them useless to thieves. But you have to subscribe for £35 a year to activate this function
That makes it totally useless as a deterrent as thieves will assume most are unlocked
This is not how you tackle the problem!
That makes it totally useless as a deterrent as thieves will assume most are unlocked
This is not how you tackle the problem!
July 31, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Bosch e-bike batteries have the ability to electronically lock if stolen, making them useless to thieves. But you have to subscribe for £35 a year to activate this function
That makes it totally useless as a deterrent as thieves will assume most are unlocked
This is not how you tackle the problem!
That makes it totally useless as a deterrent as thieves will assume most are unlocked
This is not how you tackle the problem!
Hello, I’m the intelligent but socially awkward nerd in a romantic comedy
To make sure you know I’m a nerd I will use an asthma inhaler. But for some reason I’ll use it completely wrongly, because, who cares, I’m just comic relief
To make sure you know I’m a nerd I will use an asthma inhaler. But for some reason I’ll use it completely wrongly, because, who cares, I’m just comic relief
Hello. I am an expendable character in an action film. If you shoot me with a regular gun I will scream in pain before I die. But if you shoot me with a silencer I will - obligingly - just let out a quiet gasp.
Hello. I am a person in a film or television drama. I never use the toilet.
July 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Hello, I’m the intelligent but socially awkward nerd in a romantic comedy
To make sure you know I’m a nerd I will use an asthma inhaler. But for some reason I’ll use it completely wrongly, because, who cares, I’m just comic relief
To make sure you know I’m a nerd I will use an asthma inhaler. But for some reason I’ll use it completely wrongly, because, who cares, I’m just comic relief
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When I complained about a similar framing of this story previously, the BBC told me that it was newsworthy because it was a fatality involving an e-bike.
Not because a driver chased them down and crashed into them leading to Armstrong's death and her boyfriend to lose his leg.
Fuck the BBC.
Not because a driver chased them down and crashed into them leading to Armstrong's death and her boyfriend to lose his leg.
Fuck the BBC.
July 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
When I complained about a similar framing of this story previously, the BBC told me that it was newsworthy because it was a fatality involving an e-bike.
Not because a driver chased them down and crashed into them leading to Armstrong's death and her boyfriend to lose his leg.
Fuck the BBC.
Not because a driver chased them down and crashed into them leading to Armstrong's death and her boyfriend to lose his leg.
Fuck the BBC.
And an update on this too. Thanks to your suggestion of Bikmo, who seem to be about the only insurer who’ll cover an e-bike that lives locked in a front garden at night
Costs me £300 a year though. But just added a 2nd e-bike to same policy for just £10 so definitely worth it now
Costs me £300 a year though. But just added a 2nd e-bike to same policy for just £10 so definitely worth it now
Let’s test BlueSky’s hive mind
Any suggestions for cycle insurance that covers a bike that lives overnight in a front garden?
It’s pretty secure - Sheffield stand, two sold-secure-gold locks. But insurers like Laka all say it has to be in a “private secure place” at home
Any suggestions for cycle insurance that covers a bike that lives overnight in a front garden?
It’s pretty secure - Sheffield stand, two sold-secure-gold locks. But insurers like Laka all say it has to be in a “private secure place” at home
July 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
And an update on this too. Thanks to your suggestion of Bikmo, who seem to be about the only insurer who’ll cover an e-bike that lives locked in a front garden at night
Costs me £300 a year though. But just added a 2nd e-bike to same policy for just £10 so definitely worth it now
Costs me £300 a year though. But just added a 2nd e-bike to same policy for just £10 so definitely worth it now
Update on this. We went with a Gazelle Paris. Just squeezed under £2k and it’s a very decent bike
Thank you all for your suggestions. Happy riding
Thank you all for your suggestions. Happy riding
Hi Bluesky, recommendations please (UK)
Looking for a mid-range e-bike for my wife. Currently rides a Swapfiets and wants similar practical style
So upright, step-through, covered chain, battery linked front and rear light, mudguards, kickstand, rack, ring lock etc
Sub £2k
Looking for a mid-range e-bike for my wife. Currently rides a Swapfiets and wants similar practical style
So upright, step-through, covered chain, battery linked front and rear light, mudguards, kickstand, rack, ring lock etc
Sub £2k
July 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Update on this. We went with a Gazelle Paris. Just squeezed under £2k and it’s a very decent bike
Thank you all for your suggestions. Happy riding
Thank you all for your suggestions. Happy riding
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We need to stop calling illegal unregistered electric motorcycles as ebikes, that is what is damaging the whole sector. cyclingindustry.news/leading-ebik...
www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/wha...
www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/wha...
When is an e-bike, not an e-bike?
E-bikes have gained immense popularity as a convenient, eco-friendly mode of transport, bridging the gap between traditional bicycles and motorised
www.cyclingelectric.com
July 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We need to stop calling illegal unregistered electric motorcycles as ebikes, that is what is damaging the whole sector. cyclingindustry.news/leading-ebik...
www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/wha...
www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/wha...
This is good. I’m a huge fan of e-bikes, but illegal ones are a threat to to the whole sector (eg TfL ban).
E-bikes can transform travel but we need to regulate the dangerous illegal ones that seem so freely available, as they get conflated
E-bikes can transform travel but we need to regulate the dangerous illegal ones that seem so freely available, as they get conflated
As the author, I’m immensely proud of this report. But mainly I hope people read it and take notice. This is about the rise in ‘fake e-bikes’, and what’s driving it appgcw.org/resources/in...
Unregulated and Unsafe: The Threat of Illegal E-Bikes - All Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking
To download the report in PDF format, please click here. Parliamentary Group Warns of “Fake E-Bike” Safety Crisis and Calls for Urgent Government Action Unsafe e-bike products linked to fires and ...
appgcw.org
July 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is good. I’m a huge fan of e-bikes, but illegal ones are a threat to to the whole sector (eg TfL ban).
E-bikes can transform travel but we need to regulate the dangerous illegal ones that seem so freely available, as they get conflated
E-bikes can transform travel but we need to regulate the dangerous illegal ones that seem so freely available, as they get conflated
Love it when someone drives fast round a bend at you, with their truck fully straddling the white line. Then shouts at you for being in the middle of the road
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July 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Love it when someone drives fast round a bend at you, with their truck fully straddling the white line. Then shouts at you for being in the middle of the road
🤷🏼
🤷🏼
Is it OK to sit down with a portable air conditioner running off a mobile diesel generator, right outside someone’s house on a polluted day?
Because people keep parking up and idling their engines in the street, like that’s OK
Because people keep parking up and idling their engines in the street, like that’s OK
July 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Is it OK to sit down with a portable air conditioner running off a mobile diesel generator, right outside someone’s house on a polluted day?
Because people keep parking up and idling their engines in the street, like that’s OK
Because people keep parking up and idling their engines in the street, like that’s OK
Against expectations, I found myself at a car race
July 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Against expectations, I found myself at a car race
I don’t know how to describe it but the clouds are upside down
July 5, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I don’t know how to describe it but the clouds are upside down
Just an incredible number of commuters on Lime bikes in London this week
People are noticing that on hot days an e-bike is the breezy sweat-free alternative to public transport
People are noticing that on hot days an e-bike is the breezy sweat-free alternative to public transport
July 1, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Just an incredible number of commuters on Lime bikes in London this week
People are noticing that on hot days an e-bike is the breezy sweat-free alternative to public transport
People are noticing that on hot days an e-bike is the breezy sweat-free alternative to public transport
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If anyone has spotted any particularly car-brained or motonormative policy statements anywhere (e.g., from government, local authorities, businesses, etc.) then I'd be grateful if you could point me at them. It's for a thing.
June 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If anyone has spotted any particularly car-brained or motonormative policy statements anywhere (e.g., from government, local authorities, businesses, etc.) then I'd be grateful if you could point me at them. It's for a thing.
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We've installed another three new simple zebra crossings, this time near Edgware Road.
Without them drivers yield to pedestrians around 40% of the time. With them, it's around 80%.
(Based on monitoring results from our first 4 sites)
Without them drivers yield to pedestrians around 40% of the time. With them, it's around 80%.
(Based on monitoring results from our first 4 sites)
June 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We've installed another three new simple zebra crossings, this time near Edgware Road.
Without them drivers yield to pedestrians around 40% of the time. With them, it's around 80%.
(Based on monitoring results from our first 4 sites)
Without them drivers yield to pedestrians around 40% of the time. With them, it's around 80%.
(Based on monitoring results from our first 4 sites)
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Here is a 🧵on what I think the ideal cycleway should look like, based on many years of me cycling on Dutch cycle infrastructure all over the country 👇
June 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Here is a 🧵on what I think the ideal cycleway should look like, based on many years of me cycling on Dutch cycle infrastructure all over the country 👇
Relatedly, two 6-bottle cases of wine fit perfectly and snugly into a standard pair of Clarijs panniers
Good to know
Good to know
If you've ever wondered whether you can put a dog in an Ortlieb pannier, wonder no longer!
May 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Relatedly, two 6-bottle cases of wine fit perfectly and snugly into a standard pair of Clarijs panniers
Good to know
Good to know
Reported a driver for a dangerous close pass today
But to maintain karma I also wrote to a company asking them to pass on my thanks to one of their delivery drivers for considerate driving
Will try to do that more. Just as important to reinforce/reward good behaviour as it is to punish bad
But to maintain karma I also wrote to a company asking them to pass on my thanks to one of their delivery drivers for considerate driving
Will try to do that more. Just as important to reinforce/reward good behaviour as it is to punish bad
May 28, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Reported a driver for a dangerous close pass today
But to maintain karma I also wrote to a company asking them to pass on my thanks to one of their delivery drivers for considerate driving
Will try to do that more. Just as important to reinforce/reward good behaviour as it is to punish bad
But to maintain karma I also wrote to a company asking them to pass on my thanks to one of their delivery drivers for considerate driving
Will try to do that more. Just as important to reinforce/reward good behaviour as it is to punish bad
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Oh and the drug dealers of London are selling Lime bike ecstasy pills, which I’m taking as a positive for cycling in the capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/sadiq-khan...
May 28, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Oh and the drug dealers of London are selling Lime bike ecstasy pills, which I’m taking as a positive for cycling in the capital. www.londoncentric.media/p/sadiq-khan...
My e-bike is currently solar powered!
Got solar panels installed at home, and a house battery so I can use that solar power in the evening
This time of year plenty of power left to charge my bike when I get home
Less than 10 minutes of midday sun powers me for 75km of solar-assisted pedalling
Got solar panels installed at home, and a house battery so I can use that solar power in the evening
This time of year plenty of power left to charge my bike when I get home
Less than 10 minutes of midday sun powers me for 75km of solar-assisted pedalling
May 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
My e-bike is currently solar powered!
Got solar panels installed at home, and a house battery so I can use that solar power in the evening
This time of year plenty of power left to charge my bike when I get home
Less than 10 minutes of midday sun powers me for 75km of solar-assisted pedalling
Got solar panels installed at home, and a house battery so I can use that solar power in the evening
This time of year plenty of power left to charge my bike when I get home
Less than 10 minutes of midday sun powers me for 75km of solar-assisted pedalling