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Yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28970792 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28970792 (this is a different article)

by gadrev 5y ago

agumonkey 5y ago
The bike brigade is loose :) I don't know how a bike-first city would feel, but biking is a serious bonus in one's life (granted you have safe space or a herd around you). So the more the merrier.
- unglaublich 5y ago
  Visit any city center in the Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayPDlDi9Ug4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayPDlDi9Ug4
- jseban 5y ago
  It feels like having a gym membership, you really like the idea of yourself, and you can be smug and get virtue signalling points, but in practice people rarely use it and it's mostly empty except for a short season.
  - agumonkey 5y ago
    you mean people using their bikes don't do it regularly ?
    - jseban 5y ago
      Yep, that's what I mean. They like the idea of being a good person, but when push comes to shove, in reality it's only used/usable when the weather is nice, and people don't use it when the weather is bad.
      - bserge 5y ago
        You joking? I have used a tram twice in the past six months. I bike 25km to work and back every day and anywhere I need to go. And I love it even more without the scorching heat. I've not felt this good physically in a decade, great free aerobic exercise. And apparently this city isn't even all that bike friendly compared to others, which is amazing since it seems perfect to me.
      - agumonkey 5y ago
        Ah well I was surprised to keep biking 24/7 after I started in July. I'd even do it 100% of the time if I was living in my own house and if it was safe and easy to park my bike (bike theft is so prevalent). Even soaked in rain, even when cold, even after falling hard.. I kept doing it. I'm even thinking making a bike club / bike repair shop to motivate other people. The benefits are huge.
        bserge 5y ago
        I am actually volunteering at two repair shops ran by charities, teaching kids and refugees how to fix their own bikes. It's great, though the adults are not very keen on riding everywhere :D Also, thanks HN for rate limiting me without a notification, you shitheads. 3 comments an hour or so? Just ban my account and IP, I would honestly appreciate it, no need to play mind games like some other cunty sites.
        agumonkey 5y ago
        that's awesome .. I guess I could label my bike club as a charity too
        jseban 5y ago
        You like to do something uncomfortable and impractical, so what, most people don't and it obviously has huge downsides. If you want to use scarce public space you can't really argue that a small minority think it's fun
        agumonkey 5y ago
        Sounds judgemental and short sighted. Also I don't get the scarce space argument.
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throwawaysea 5y ago
I’ve noticed there are frequent reposts of the same story or very similar stories when it comes to pro-bike/anti-car/urbanist content. I’ve seen several such posts in the last 24 hours, all on the front page. Reposts are supposed to be buried per the HN FAQ but there isn’t a way to report things as dupes seemingly. @dang is flagging the right approach for handling this?
- grzm 5y ago
  In my experience emailing is better (using the Contact link in the footer). This is also better for getting the mods' attention, as things like @dang don't trigger any automated notification mechanism.

Yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28970792 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28970792 (this is a different article)

by gadrev 5y ago

Yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28970792 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28970792 (this is a different article)

agumonkey 5y ago

The bike brigade is loose :) I don't know how a bike-first city would feel, but biking is a serious bonus in one's life (granted you have safe space or a herd around you). So the more the merrier.

unglaublich 5y ago
Visit any city center in the Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayPDlDi9Ug4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayPDlDi9Ug4
jseban 5y ago
It feels like having a gym membership, you really like the idea of yourself, and you can be smug and get virtue signalling points, but in practice people rarely use it and it's mostly empty except for a short season.
- agumonkey 5y ago
  you mean people using their bikes don't do it regularly ?
  - jseban 5y ago
    Yep, that's what I mean. They like the idea of being a good person, but when push comes to shove, in reality it's only used/usable when the weather is nice, and people don't use it when the weather is bad.
    - bserge 5y ago
      You joking? I have used a tram twice in the past six months. I bike 25km to work and back every day and anywhere I need to go. And I love it even more without the scorching heat. I've not felt this good physically in a decade, great free aerobic exercise. And apparently this city isn't even all that bike friendly compared to others, which is amazing since it seems perfect to me.
    - agumonkey 5y ago
      Ah well I was surprised to keep biking 24/7 after I started in July. I'd even do it 100% of the time if I was living in my own house and if it was safe and easy to park my bike (bike theft is so prevalent). Even soaked in rain, even when cold, even after falling hard.. I kept doing it. I'm even thinking making a bike club / bike repair shop to motivate other people. The benefits are huge.
      - bserge 5y ago
        I am actually volunteering at two repair shops ran by charities, teaching kids and refugees how to fix their own bikes. It's great, though the adults are not very keen on riding everywhere :D Also, thanks HN for rate limiting me without a notification, you shitheads. 3 comments an hour or so? Just ban my account and IP, I would honestly appreciate it, no need to play mind games like some other cunty sites.
        agumonkey 5y ago
        that's awesome .. I guess I could label my bike club as a charity too
      - jseban 5y ago
        You like to do something uncomfortable and impractical, so what, most people don't and it obviously has huge downsides. If you want to use scarce public space you can't really argue that a small minority think it's fun
        agumonkey 5y ago
        Sounds judgemental and short sighted. Also I don't get the scarce space argument.
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throwawaysea 5y ago

I’ve noticed there are frequent reposts of the same story or very similar stories when it comes to pro-bike/anti-car/urbanist content. I’ve seen several such posts in the last 24 hours, all on the front page. Reposts are supposed to be buried per the HN FAQ but there isn’t a way to report things as dupes seemingly. @dang is flagging the right approach for handling this?

grzm 5y ago
In my experience emailing is better (using the Contact link in the footer). This is also better for getting the mods' attention, as things like @dang don't trigger any automated notification mechanism.