I found this, maybe useful? lafd.org/news/wildfir...

Nice! Are you traveling with everything in that bag, or do you also have a backpack/suitcase of some sort? If just the bag, about how many days do you find you can pack in there? It seems like a super convenient way to travel if everything can just go on the front of the bike

and this one posted by @brenttoderian.bsky.social: electrek.co/2024/02/20/w...

This thread inspired by this story posted by @davidho.bsky.social: theconversation.com/the-worlds-2...

It makes me so happy to see the discourse on biking taking off. I am positive it changed my life for the better, and I really hope we can make it an option for others too. Plus, w/ so many ppl feeling disconnected and lonely, improving our shared spaces could do wonders to help

I do wish our bike infrastructure was better, and I am fortunate to live somewhere that is better than most. w/ obesity in the US at record highs, we need to make options like this more available. Bike lanes that aren't just road shoulders, city planning that favors walking/biking over cars, etc

Over 8 months, I lost ~35 lbs (~16 kg), and have maintained that weight over 2 years since. I also heavily modified my diet - no more take out, etc - so I can't attribute it all to biking, though I do think improved mental health from exercising regularly kept me from going to fatty/processed food.

I knew I wasn't happy with what I saw in the mirror, but with Arizona being so hot, I also wasn't wild about showing up to work all sweaty. E-bikes seemed a good compromise, so I bought a @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social folding e-bike and committed to biking every day

What bike bag is that? I've got the brompton branded one for my electric, but that looks super nice!

I have! I rode an HSD (S00 iirc) - it was a super comfortable and solid ride, especially compared against my brompton which is definitely a bit bumpier due to the lack of shocks

That sounds really similar to my use case, which is me plus work stuff or groceries - no people or pets. Do you ever have any concerns with leaving it outside while you go in somewhere? That's been my main concern considering I can take my brompton with me inside most places

Yeah, the HSD is what I've been looking at. Test rode one at a local shop and it was a nice ride. Cost is really the only reason I haven't done it yet

Oooh, that's a good suggestion, since my main cargo is just me and groceries or similar - no people or pets. I'll look at those a bit more closely.

Yeah, that's kind of my feeling too. Do you ever have any concerns with leaving it outside while grocery shopping or such? That's my big worry over the brompton since I can bring it in with me usually

The HSD is what I've been looking at since it does seem a nice mid(-ish)point between the GSD and the brompton. I'm 100% with you on the cost though - even with a trade in of my current bike it's not cheap

One thing that I wonder about is how to handle people who never respond to reviewers since the paper is already "published" and is (I assume) cite-able, or work reviewers say isn't up to snuff. Do those get de-listed? Or is the hope that others will not cite unfinalized/poorly reviewed work?

I really like this idea. It seems like it'd help make the reviews more transparent (either discouraging bad-faith reviews or at least making them evident to readers), while also increasing confidence in the system and process as a whole through transparency.

I really like this. I feel this approach would also help bring transparency to what others thought might be strong/weak areas of the results, which can be helpful for people who are unfamiliar with a topic.