Maris Zivarts
@emveezee.bsky.social
Transit and safe streets advocate, dad, Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee, biker and fixer of bikes, working for the labor movement since a long time ago.
I’m not a total fizzy water aficionado, but this is pretty good. And apparently contains carrot and pumpkin concentrates. Go figure.
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I’m not a total fizzy water aficionado, but this is pretty good. And apparently contains carrot and pumpkin concentrates. Go figure.
It was a beautiful morning to be out on a bike. No big pickup trucks ran into the barrier while I was there, so it must be a good day👍
November 7, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It was a beautiful morning to be out on a bike. No big pickup trucks ran into the barrier while I was there, so it must be a good day👍
Blinking bike lights are fine, get over it.
November 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Blinking bike lights are fine, get over it.
Power to the parents tonight.
November 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Power to the parents tonight.
In the comments:
No one else should be able to do the thing that I did, because traffic.
No one else should be able to do the thing that I did, because traffic.
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In the comments:
No one else should be able to do the thing that I did, because traffic.
No one else should be able to do the thing that I did, because traffic.
I’m a fan of cheap bikes and parts that get the snot ridden out of them, but I am also growing a retro-grouchy appreciation for quality stuff that will outlast me.
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I’m a fan of cheap bikes and parts that get the snot ridden out of them, but I am also growing a retro-grouchy appreciation for quality stuff that will outlast me.
Good job, adp website.
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Good job, adp website.
This format of headline writing needs to go away.
October 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This format of headline writing needs to go away.
People practically giving away acoustic groveling/commuting bikes.
October 22, 2025 at 10:12 PM
People practically giving away acoustic groveling/commuting bikes.
Rain bike goes out on a sunny day.
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Rain bike goes out on a sunny day.
That's a 25mph road I believe.
October 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
That's a 25mph road I believe.
Using NE 8th on foot to cross 405 in Bellevue means pressing so many buttons, and dodging so many rights on red.
October 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Using NE 8th on foot to cross 405 in Bellevue means pressing so many buttons, and dodging so many rights on red.
Sound transit fall colors.
October 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Sound transit fall colors.
It's got cantis, a triple, and 9-speed tiagra. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
October 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
It's got cantis, a triple, and 9-speed tiagra. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.
The silver component renaissance goes mainstream with Shimano Cues.
October 9, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The silver component renaissance goes mainstream with Shimano Cues.
This is a pretty dope vintage bike, if you're a sicko that's into that sort of thing for commuting/xbiking. Oversize, but lightweight true temper tubeset, thumbies, and weird 91 mm press fit bottom bracket.
October 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is a pretty dope vintage bike, if you're a sicko that's into that sort of thing for commuting/xbiking. Oversize, but lightweight true temper tubeset, thumbies, and weird 91 mm press fit bottom bracket.
The was a chillitude and feeliness of falliness in the air this morning.
October 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The was a chillitude and feeliness of falliness in the air this morning.
When I get bullied by a car coming the other way on a narrow street when I'm on my bike, I think what would they do if I were in a car? Well, in this case, the same thing it appears.
October 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
When I get bullied by a car coming the other way on a narrow street when I'm on my bike, I think what would they do if I were in a car? Well, in this case, the same thing it appears.
Oopsie on Renton Ave and Brandon.
October 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Oopsie on Renton Ave and Brandon.
After riding the 73.5 degree head toob Bridgestone RB2 all summer, the first few pedals strokes out of the saddle on the 71 degree gravel/rain bike are hell of an adjustment.
October 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
After riding the 73.5 degree head toob Bridgestone RB2 all summer, the first few pedals strokes out of the saddle on the 71 degree gravel/rain bike are hell of an adjustment.
More bikes in the rack this morning at the union hall in SoDo, despite it being in SoDo.
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
More bikes in the rack this morning at the union hall in SoDo, despite it being in SoDo.
Pretty dope "where the wild things are" restomod with custom paint/graphics on sale at the bikery. VO triple, shimano altus rear derailleur, gravelkings. Ready for r/xbiking.
seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/d/se...
seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/d/se...
October 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Pretty dope "where the wild things are" restomod with custom paint/graphics on sale at the bikery. VO triple, shimano altus rear derailleur, gravelkings. Ready for r/xbiking.
seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/d/se...
seattle.craigslist.org/see/bik/d/se...