Andrew Akers
@akrs.me
Dad, Tinkerer, Dish Wrangler.
let’s be honest, we’ve got bike posts and the occasional cat pic here.
let’s be honest, we’ve got bike posts and the occasional cat pic here.
I have a new nightmare intersection to go with my new commute.
You get to either
a) stop at a red light, far out of the car’s field of view, and then need to accelerate and merge into the traffic because no bike lane.
b) merge with cars going 40+mph because the bike lane ends at the intersection.
You get to either
a) stop at a red light, far out of the car’s field of view, and then need to accelerate and merge into the traffic because no bike lane.
b) merge with cars going 40+mph because the bike lane ends at the intersection.
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I have a new nightmare intersection to go with my new commute.
You get to either
a) stop at a red light, far out of the car’s field of view, and then need to accelerate and merge into the traffic because no bike lane.
b) merge with cars going 40+mph because the bike lane ends at the intersection.
You get to either
a) stop at a red light, far out of the car’s field of view, and then need to accelerate and merge into the traffic because no bike lane.
b) merge with cars going 40+mph because the bike lane ends at the intersection.
I wasn’t watching the game on TV, but the fireworks are telling me the dodgers won
November 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
I wasn’t watching the game on TV, but the fireworks are telling me the dodgers won
quiet night in the garage
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
quiet night in the garage
I cannot emphasize enough how much sunset commute week rocks
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I cannot emphasize enough how much sunset commute week rocks
We have entered the week where my commute becomes a race against the sun, before time change this weekend turns it into nighttime.
pretty phenomenal week.
pretty phenomenal week.
October 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
We have entered the week where my commute becomes a race against the sun, before time change this weekend turns it into nighttime.
pretty phenomenal week.
pretty phenomenal week.
The Rivian e-bike is gonna turn me into a retrogrouch.
“back in my day, the bicycles had a mechanical connection between the pedals and the wheels!”
“back in my day, the bicycles had a mechanical connection between the pedals and the wheels!”
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The Rivian e-bike is gonna turn me into a retrogrouch.
“back in my day, the bicycles had a mechanical connection between the pedals and the wheels!”
“back in my day, the bicycles had a mechanical connection between the pedals and the wheels!”
few things can match bike joy, but carrying two dozen cupcakes on a bike does.
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
few things can match bike joy, but carrying two dozen cupcakes on a bike does.
turns out I'm 20-25% slower on a 34 year old mountain bike than my modern road bike. who could have predicted this?
October 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
turns out I'm 20-25% slower on a 34 year old mountain bike than my modern road bike. who could have predicted this?
interesting bits of math on my commute emissions:
driving to work is about 13,000 gCO2e (lifecycle gasoline).
e-biking is about 113 gCO2e for electricity, plus ~400 kilocalories.
acoustic biking is about 1,000 kilocalories.
driving to work is about 13,000 gCO2e (lifecycle gasoline).
e-biking is about 113 gCO2e for electricity, plus ~400 kilocalories.
acoustic biking is about 1,000 kilocalories.
October 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
interesting bits of math on my commute emissions:
driving to work is about 13,000 gCO2e (lifecycle gasoline).
e-biking is about 113 gCO2e for electricity, plus ~400 kilocalories.
acoustic biking is about 1,000 kilocalories.
driving to work is about 13,000 gCO2e (lifecycle gasoline).
e-biking is about 113 gCO2e for electricity, plus ~400 kilocalories.
acoustic biking is about 1,000 kilocalories.
Bike to the farmers market, dodge the parking and traffic mayhem, get some fresh air and sun in!
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bike to the farmers market, dodge the parking and traffic mayhem, get some fresh air and sun in!
I have spent entirely too much on new bicycle wheels, and have surrendered to replacing perfectly butyl rubber with a new kind of bike goop. Tomorrow we’ll see if it actually makes my commute faster, but initial impressions are that I’m much more plush at least
October 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I have spent entirely too much on new bicycle wheels, and have surrendered to replacing perfectly butyl rubber with a new kind of bike goop. Tomorrow we’ll see if it actually makes my commute faster, but initial impressions are that I’m much more plush at least
I will never be this cool :(
October 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I will never be this cool :(
Reposted by Andrew Akers
It never changes.
Bikes are never welcome…
Bikes are never welcome…
October 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It never changes.
Bikes are never welcome…
Bikes are never welcome…
I have a new contender for worst bike rack I’ve ever seen
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I have a new contender for worst bike rack I’ve ever seen
there are worse commutes
September 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
there are worse commutes
did you know if you have a good you like, you can just… cook it? and cook it in a giant batch so you have so many leftovers?
September 15, 2025 at 1:24 AM
did you know if you have a good you like, you can just… cook it? and cook it in a giant batch so you have so many leftovers?
I will never be this cool :(
If you want to dress well this fall, imagine yourself as Big Jim Collie, a Scottish crofter in the 1970s who lived alone in a bothy and rode a rickety old bicycle through the Lairig Ghru, the highest mountain pass in the highest mountain range in Britain, while sustaining himself on a bit of dram.
September 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I will never be this cool :(
I will never be this cool :(
"Messenger boy working for Mackay Telegraph Company. Said fifteen years old. Exposed to Red Light dangers."
Waco, Texas
1913
📷 Lewis Hine
Waco, Texas
1913
📷 Lewis Hine
September 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I will never be this cool :(
shoutout to the person I saw on my commute home who had the glow in the dark plastic skeleton on the back of their tandem bike, feet strapped to the pedals and creaking along with his pedaling
September 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
shoutout to the person I saw on my commute home who had the glow in the dark plastic skeleton on the back of their tandem bike, feet strapped to the pedals and creaking along with his pedaling
Transportation hot take:
The California 85th percentile speed rule is Good actually.
The correct answer to finding the actual speed is high along a section of road is to redesign the road so that you get the speed you want! Unfortunately traffic engineers just roll over and raise the speed limit.
The California 85th percentile speed rule is Good actually.
The correct answer to finding the actual speed is high along a section of road is to redesign the road so that you get the speed you want! Unfortunately traffic engineers just roll over and raise the speed limit.
September 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Transportation hot take:
The California 85th percentile speed rule is Good actually.
The correct answer to finding the actual speed is high along a section of road is to redesign the road so that you get the speed you want! Unfortunately traffic engineers just roll over and raise the speed limit.
The California 85th percentile speed rule is Good actually.
The correct answer to finding the actual speed is high along a section of road is to redesign the road so that you get the speed you want! Unfortunately traffic engineers just roll over and raise the speed limit.
I hope you get a chance to ride your bike today
September 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I hope you get a chance to ride your bike today
neither of us would win in a collision, but we both could lose more than normal
August 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
neither of us would win in a collision, but we both could lose more than normal