@ascentale #BikeNitePQ For the first time ever, I broke a chain on a ride, far from home!! Luckily, the local bicycle store was downhill, and I coasted all the way down there and paid them to replace the chain (needed a spare anyway, took the old broken one home to add some new links and re-wax). It appears I am not packing all the tools I need.

What tools should I be carrying with me on all bike rides? (I usually carry a patch kit and a small pump, but I did not have a chain tool nor a master link with me.) What else am I missing?!?!

#BikeNite A3: Shouting.

I've been thinking how group ride leaders can stay in touch with the sweeps and corkers. Maybe a group call on cell phones? But not everyone has an unlimited cell phone plan.

Maybe whistles? The sweep can whistle twice to get the leader to slow down (spreading out too far is the most common problem I see on group rides), maybe three times for a full stop.

Are there standardized whistle codes for this kind of thing? ( #BikeNitePQ ?)

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@skyfaller @bikenite

@ascentale @bikenite How do you protect children while you are carrying them on your bicycle? Do you try to advertise their presence, in hopes drivers will be more careful around you? Do you use flags, or a "baby on board" placard? I'm asking for additional precautions you might take for kids, aside from what you already do to protect yourself.

We have a large front loader with a baby car seat adapter, and it will be our main form of child transport, we're car free.

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@ascentale @bikenite What communications systems do people use for talking with other bicyclists while riding?

We used these Bluetooth helmet "radios" by Sena, and they were extremely helpful on long rides where we couldn't bike side by side, such as when we moved house by bike. But honestly these were mediocre helmets, if either the Bluetooth or the helmet dies then you must replace both, and annoyingly you had to do a dance to pair the helmets every time.

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@helenclayton

This would be another great question for # BikeNite! You can send Bike Nite Potential Questions #BikeNitePQ to Phil @ascentale who relays them on Friday nights (depending on your timezone), and then Fedizen across the globe answer with the # BikeNite hashtag. The answers trickle in all week long, so Bike "Nite" isn't entirely accurate.