Phil (ascentale)May 2, 2025

@pete asks:

I found myself stuck in my highest gear ~20km from home yesterday and so sought out as flat a route as possible to ride home, repeatedly hopping off to walk anything that got too steep.

Q7. What do you do if you find yourself stranded mid-ride? Call for assistance? Walk? Public transport? Set up camp and live off foraged nuts and berries?

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Show threadDemianMay 3, 2025
@ascentale @pete @bikenite A7. Usually I could either take a bus or call my spouse or walk. In my 30+ years of riding as an adult, I’m only recalling doing each of these 1-3 times. On more remote rides, I try to ride with someone else. I do always carry Id and have road id bracelet on any longer or remote rides, but thinking I should also have some kind of tracking when out of cell range.
I recall a previous #bikenite question about roadside assistance options but I haven’t used.
Show threadDemian
@ascentale @pete @bikenite I could see using a taxi or ride hail service in some scenarios but have never done so.
I realize this and other options come with privilege that likely contribute to making cycling inaccessible to some.
May 3, 2025 at 3:19pmWeb