Dave's Avatar

Dave

@techguydave.bsky.social

uhhh, tech (obviously). bike (lyrca and errands). into multi-modal transit and housing for all. lover of music. traveler.

129 Followers  |  93 Following  |  577 Posts  |  Joined: 01.09.2023  |  2.0716

Latest posts by techguydave.bsky.social on Bluesky

I’m never gonna’ have the guts to throw a sandwich at law enforcement, but it’s good to know that I could outrun them.

12.08.2025 00:22 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Lime scooters are able to be speed limited via geofencing so you're telling me a vehicle is dumber than that? These idiots will make every unimaginable excuse to avoid creating a better world.

10.08.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is amazing! Yet one more thing to add to my growing list of things to email the city about....

10.08.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Barkfiets πŸ•

10.08.2025 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Those guys are why I got into cycling. I am training to be a 70 year old guy who kinda rips for his age.

06.08.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There is no possible justification for limiting e-bikes to 15mph but not cars.

09.08.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4013    πŸ” 581    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 67
Preview
Racing Toward Rail Progress: All Aboard Ohio's Second Race to Chicago | All Aboard Ohio All Aboard Ohio joins the Race to Chicago, with teams from Cleveland and Cincinnati traveling by rail to meet national transit leaders and explore high-speed rail opportunities. Follow the journey as ...

We’re on our race to Chicago to learn about good rail and transit policy and infrastructure. Why’s that so important for Ohio? @railpassengers.org

www.allaboardohio.org/posts/racing...

09.08.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

It continues to surprise me just how many people are already investing in cargo bikes around here despite having basically no good biking infrastructure.

It's going to be amazing seeing what the Greater Cleveland area looks like once the bike lane networks are built out.

08.08.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rode the Tern GSD to the grocery store and as I was locking up the bike an older couple approached me and struck up a conversation. They recently bought an HSD and GSD to take their grandkids on rides and asked about my accessories.

Feels good to have so many random interactions from this bike.

08.08.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Warm, Encouraging Email From CEO Quickly Identified As Phishing Attempt

Warm, Encouraging Email From CEO Quickly Identified As Phishing Attempt

Warm, Encouraging Email From CEO Quickly Identified As Phishing Attempt theonion.com/warm-en...

07.08.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1976    πŸ” 256    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 7

Correct. Between the general societal attitude towards bikers and lack of strong laws and punishments holding drivers responsible for incidents, American drivers see no reason to respect the paint.

07.08.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Bike lanes will increase emergency response times"

ok.

06.08.2025 23:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey BikeSky nerds, what's your favorite/go-to sling messenger bag?

Looking for something not too large for everyday use when running errands.

06.08.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!!! πŸŽ‰

06.08.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This area is not even close to Paris or Amsterdam levels of cycling infra but I'm incredibly lucky to have a network of shaded side streets that are low traffic enough to use.

05.08.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not pictured, but after dropping this off at home I went right back out to do grocery shopping for the week.

05.08.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"But what if I need to go shopping for home goods?"

Two bed pillows, two large throw blankets, throw pillows and miscellaneous smaller items.

05.08.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
DC trike mom in a purple t-shirt on a bunch bike with three kids, towing a tern hsd. You can't see the cat litter but it's there

DC trike mom in a purple t-shirt on a bunch bike with three kids, towing a tern hsd. You can't see the cat litter but it's there

"But what if you need to carry 3 kids, 40 lb of cat litter and a Tern HSD?" #bikedc

02.08.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 179    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
Photo of an Urban Arrow cargo bike in the foreground with a Tern GSD behind it to the left.

Photo of an Urban Arrow cargo bike in the foreground with a Tern GSD behind it to the left.

Lest you think we don't see a nice variety of bikes...

01.08.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a cargo bike with two children seats in the front bucket and a child seat over the rear wheel.

Photo of a cargo bike with two children seats in the front bucket and a child seat over the rear wheel.

I keep spotting more and more bakfiets and we don't even have bike lanes yet!

Imagine....

01.08.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Probably had to swerve to avoid a reckless biker.

01.08.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThe president cut your health care so he could build himself a golden ballroom” is a pretty easy message to sell

31.07.2025 23:55 β€” πŸ‘ 34855    πŸ” 10119    πŸ’¬ 904    πŸ“Œ 374
A cute baby elephant

A cute baby elephant

Elephants are born weighing 250 lbs. They are the biggest babies on earth except for motorists when they see a bike lane

31.07.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1915    πŸ” 511    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 24

I mean that hasn't even been relevant on the old site in years, not sure why people are doing it here now.

31.07.2025 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If I die while riding my bike in one of these bike lanes, please politicize tf out of my death.

30.07.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

It takes most of them in Cleveland like a champ (which is also a huge challenge after winter lol). The ones I had the most issue with weren't exactly bumps and more like sinkholes. But I highly recommend it still, great product.

31.07.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just got back from Amsterdam. All trams were multiple doors. Sometimes just two, sometimes all doors.

31.07.2025 03:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I and many others on #bikesky use @handlestash.bsky.social. I'm personally a huge fan of it, they absorb a good share of bumps but not all of them, although I doubt any product could.

31.07.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Ontario court strikes down Ford government's plan to remove Toronto bike lanes | CBC News An Ontario court has deemed the province's plan to remove three major Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional. A spokesperson for Ontario's transportation minister said the government will appeal.

"The evidence shows that restoring lanes for cars will not result in less congestion, as it will induce more people to use cars and therefore any reduction in driving time will be short-lived, if at all, and will lead to more congestion," said Schabas in his decision.

30.07.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 284    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6

This. Is. Huge.

It appears that the judge saved the bike lanes because they found that:
-removing the bike lanes would reduce the safety of cyclists, going against the charter of rights and freedoms
-removing the bike lanes would worsen congestion, going against the removal's stated purpose

30.07.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

@techguydave is following 20 prominent accounts