winkybiker
@winkybiker.bsky.social
Cyclists are (part of) the answer to congestion and traffic violence, not the problem. Cars ruin everything I love. They're literally killing us. Sighthounds rule. Save the Galgo. Fender > Gibson. 🍁
Gabriola is beautiful...
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Gabriola is beautiful...
Reminds me of this beauty at the entrance to Stanley Park in Vancouver. A nice concrete curb to prevent drivers from jumping the brige queue, but a faded bit of paint to protect cyclists from buses, cars and stupid personal trucks entering the park. This is also the very busy bus lane to the bridge.
November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Reminds me of this beauty at the entrance to Stanley Park in Vancouver. A nice concrete curb to prevent drivers from jumping the brige queue, but a faded bit of paint to protect cyclists from buses, cars and stupid personal trucks entering the park. This is also the very busy bus lane to the bridge.
The new WH ball room.
October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The new WH ball room.
Saw this thumbnail on Youtube. Made me smile.
October 9, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Saw this thumbnail on Youtube. Made me smile.
Wind turbines can sometimes get a bit fiery. It's a very minor issue in the scheme of things. Unlike these, for example...
October 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Wind turbines can sometimes get a bit fiery. It's a very minor issue in the scheme of things. Unlike these, for example...
I remain gobsmacked by the utter brilliance of Smith's treatise on aging, the fleeting nature of life, mortality and regret...
September 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I remain gobsmacked by the utter brilliance of Smith's treatise on aging, the fleeting nature of life, mortality and regret...
She was eating a kiwi?
September 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
She was eating a kiwi?
Yeah, there seem to be plenty of routess drivers can use around there.
August 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Yeah, there seem to be plenty of routess drivers can use around there.
Drivers interpret these signs as directed only at cyclists, telling them to simply stay the fuck out of the way. In BC we have these classics, showing a close, dangerous and illegal pass by a driver in a comically undersized vehicle.
August 6, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Drivers interpret these signs as directed only at cyclists, telling them to simply stay the fuck out of the way. In BC we have these classics, showing a close, dangerous and illegal pass by a driver in a comically undersized vehicle.
What could possibly go wrong?
August 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
A few months of winter commuting in Vancouver does this to a rear hub.
August 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A few months of winter commuting in Vancouver does this to a rear hub.
Tour Divide cyclists celebrating in front of this hateful sign really triggers me.
July 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Tour Divide cyclists celebrating in front of this hateful sign really triggers me.
Trump to European leaders: "Wind turbines are ruining your oceans."
July 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Trump to European leaders: "Wind turbines are ruining your oceans."
Sure. A hammer works if you have fresh cotter pins (using the nut to minimise damage helps but is not foolproof), but one of these beauties usually lets you re-use the pins.
July 25, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Sure. A hammer works if you have fresh cotter pins (using the nut to minimise damage helps but is not foolproof), but one of these beauties usually lets you re-use the pins.
The Ontario government website puts cycling under "sport".
June 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The Ontario government website puts cycling under "sport".
That rule doesn't seem to apply to drivers, though.
June 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
That rule doesn't seem to apply to drivers, though.
What's going on here?
May 29, 2025 at 2:51 AM
What's going on here?
Vancouver, what the fuck are we doing? I dined at one of these parking-space patios the other day. Whilst the company was engaging, the threat of being smoked by a distracted driver in lifted F250 detracted somewhat, as did the fumes, noise and tyre dust. Honestly, what the fuck are we thinking?
May 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Vancouver, what the fuck are we doing? I dined at one of these parking-space patios the other day. Whilst the company was engaging, the threat of being smoked by a distracted driver in lifted F250 detracted somewhat, as did the fumes, noise and tyre dust. Honestly, what the fuck are we thinking?