Phil (ascentale)Sep 26

And our last question of the week:

Q8. Show us a photo from something cycle-related from the past week! It doesn't have to be anything special. If you'd like to, share one and tell us about it!

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

Show threadBob Jonkman

#BikeNite A8: I went to the City of #Waterloo #Lumen festival, dragged my bike around from one exhibit to another, then at the last place there was a Free Bike Valet service! If I'd known I'd have stopped there first, parked my bike, and gone to the indoor exhibits too! But even parking it there for only a few minutes let me get a couple of samosas.

The Bike Valet people were so happy to be back, there hasn't been a bike valet in Waterloo since the start of the pandemic.

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Show threadAI6YR BenSep 27
@bobjonkman @ascentale @bikenite Wow, that is pretty cool.
Show threaddaihard (he/him)Sep 27
@ai6yr @bobjonkman @ascentale @bikenite Great to hear about the comeback of the Bike Valet service where you live. I volunteer for one in a nearby neighbourhood, and people's reactions are all but positive. Yay! #BikeNite
Show threadDavid SSep 27
@daihard @ai6yr @ascentale @bobjonkman @bikenite Maybe a question for next week, but what's a bike valet service? :)
Show threadMegan Lynch (she/her)Sep 27

@Pionir @bikenite In the US at least, in areas with high cycle theft, some folks will not take a cycle to go to an event because they're worried about their cycle being stolen. Or often an event is being held somewhere where there are few or no suitable cycle racks. So cycle advocacy groups and institutions interested in more sustainable transportation will organize Bike Valet parking.

This usually involves volunteer labor staffing a table that takes in the cycles & gives an #BikeNite

Show threadMegan Lynch (she/her)Sep 27

@Pionir @bikenite identifying ticket. The valet volunteers then take the cycle into a fenced-off and/or guarded area where it is parked until the owner comes back with the ticket to retrieve it.

This is particularly useful for solo cyclists like me because I don't have a buddy to "just watch my ride" while I go get something. If there's no safe cycle parking, I cannot stop.

It can be successful in getting ppl to ride to an event rather than drive. #BikeNite

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bike/6951131377

NAHBS valet bike parking

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Show threaddaihard (he/him)Sep 27
@meganL @Pionir @bikenite Thank you for stepping in to explain bike valet, Megan. We do that for the local farmers market, where there's only one dinky cycle rack that's kind of out of sight from the market area. We set up a tent with portable cycle racks. #BikeNite #BikeValet
Show thread賢進ジェンナSep 27
@meganL @bikenite @Pionir Yeah... without the rack, the only moderately safe option is a heavy duty(Sold Secure Gold/Diamond) bicycle chain lock running thru the back wheel, then triangle, then front wheel and taking your seat(and bike lights) inside. Of course, this is really extreme, but it prevents all of the most common things being stripped from teh bike. The bike chains are also the hardest to grind thru.
Show threadAxel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenomSep 28

@kenjen: There's another option: Using a folding bicycle and take it with you everywhere. At least that's what I do most often. I use my lock maybe two times a year while riding about 3000km a year, i.e. I use my lock only every 1000 miles or so.

Or said otherwise: "Look ma, no lock!" 😎

Cc @meganL @bikenite @Pionir

Show thread賢進ジェンナSep 28
@xtaran @meganL @bikenite @Pionir Well, everything above is more severe than I do. I have a heavy duty vhain lock, but it isn't long enuff to run thru the whole bike. I run it thru the back wheel and triangle. I leave everything else on the bike. My front axle isn't a quick release so you cannae really walk off with it without tools.
Show threadPhil (ascentale)Sep 27
@Pionir I'll add a #BikeNitePQ here for some sort of bike valet related question!