Ryan Nicoll
ryannicoll.bsky.social
Ryan Nicoll
@ryannicoll.bsky.social
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In #saanch took the #ebike for a #DQ run. I noticed they have compostable spoons now too. Neat!

#ecargobikelife #yyj #dqrun
Scenes from a smoky dusk on my commute home in @victoria.ca. It is so cool that you can get up close to ships and see the refit in progress at Point Hope Shipyard along the road and protected cycle path.

#maritime #yyj #blueeconomy #shipyard
The #ecargobikelife makes it errands easy. I fit in a grocery stop on the commute home with lots of room for a good sized shop. Also crucial to have more routes to get to destinations like the AAA in #yyj - thank you @victoria.ca and #saanich for that !
🚴🚴‍♂️🚴 #ebike
Heavy traffic when driving on the left, heavy traffic when cycling on the right in #yyj I have more fun cycling - and for me it's often faster than driving. Grateful for the infrastructure we have @victoria.ca #saanich 🙏🚴‍♂️🚶🚶‍♂️🚴‍♀️

#ebike #ecargobike #ecargobikelife
This is amazing. I can see some similarities but.. not in the hairstyle 🙃
After dinner I realized we were short on a few supplies. Quiet evening streets in #saanich make it easy to use my #ecargobike to the grocery store and get home in minutes. And it's fun to ride too!

#ebike #ecargobikelife #yyj
Wow! #saanich has been changing in many positive ways. And I agree saanich commonwealth place wave pool is awesome after all 😄
Scenes from my #ebike commute to work each day. The little exercise, feeling the wind and sun, and being in a bit of nature helps balance work stress. I find my days feel far better starting (and ending) this way! #cargobikelife #yyj #saanich
I had a lot of fun riding my #ebike downtown to meet good friends at a pub patio. Catching up with friends can seem hard to do when it's busy but it always makes me feel better. It's nice being out to catch the sunset and city lights too.

#ebike #yyj #cargobikelife
When you're late for work, being stuck behind a raised bridge can be frustrating. But then again you can get a front row seat to a working harbour, and spot some heavy duty marine traffic getting the job done. Very cool! #blueeconomy #workingharbour #yyj
Good point! It does shield my lower half almost completely. Even more important is that it keeps the little ones warm and dry ha ha ha 😁
What do I do about rain when cycle commuting? For me, I have a decent jacket and athletic pants. I keep a change of dry clothes and shoes in a cubby at work to change if I need it. I seem to need them only a few times per year. I'm always nice and dry all day at work!

#cargobikelife #ebike #yyj
@jmcelroy.bsky.social perhaps my kids peak skytrained too early in life. Srsly who gets to honk the horn, ever 😅
An inspiring visit to #scienceworld today in #yvr started incredible as my kiddo got to honk the #skytrain horn on the ride in. Pretty good for his first visit!
Great picture - such a nice route to ride on a day like that 😄
And cost is also relative - again specific to my family's case but this #ecargobike meant we avoided a second car - which has made enormous cost savings for us! In light of that the added cost of an internal hub option wasn't really a big deal 😀
Thanks for the good points. You are right, though really I meant to highlight for my specific use case of a few thousand km per year how much nicer it is vs. traditional derailleur drive train. Should last quite a few years with the odd cable change now and again!
I love maintenance free things. My #ebike belt drive and internal gear hub never needs any cleaning, oiling, anything. After almost 3 years of commuting almost every day in #yyj and #saanich. No squeaky or rusty chains, or sketchy shifting. It just works. Awesome! #cargobikelife
I learned the @victoria.ca bike valet at city hall hit their all time single day record with over 370 bikes on Deuce Day Sunday. Kudos to the bike valet team for handling a huge surge. Next time a decicated bike valet on site would be needed for sure! 😀 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️ #yyj
Big crowds downtown Victoria for Deuce Days
#yyj
Years of #ebike commuting in, I still love riding. There's lots of great views you experience while on a bike. I can tell it reduces my stress too because I'm grumpy when I have to commute another way 😜

#cargobikelife #yyj #saanich
Beat the summer heat at the beach! Fit our stuff and a little sun shelter in our cargo bike and parked at a rack steps from the sand. Love shoes like Natives for pedaling and beach walking #cargobikelife #yyj #saanich
We used enertech for our assesment too. Great team! And congratulations on getting to net zero. I am motivated to do this myself from a home resilience perspective alone - good to keep a few things like fridge and freezer going in extended black out or after earthquake...
Afternoon spring sunshine on the ride home #momentofzen #yyj #cargobikelife #sakura
You don't need expensive gear in the #cargobikelife. For two winters these ankle mud boots got me to work with warm + dry tootsies. Style points are a little low 😉 but I got them for 30$ at Mark's 😃 bonus - they work great in the garden and rainy beach days too! #activetransportation #cargobikes
A shout out to @saanichbc.bsky.social for this bit of new active transportation infrastructure. Flashers and a short multi use trail helps cross an awkward section of busy road. It connects huge Tolmie park to a major bike route. Thank you!

#saanich #activetransportation #cycling