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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · 2d

I would guess over-torq from the look of it, but I have also seen collars with lips that extended past the inside of the frame tube and put point-stress on the post

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · 2d

Finding Myself

My recent racing history has a few unfinished courses in it, Rather than lament getting lost, I am actively looking to improve the things that make it more likely to finish. Navigation has been a big challenge for me. I was skilled enough with a map and compass, but the modern world…

Finding Myself

My recent racing history has a few unfinished courses in it, Rather than lament getting lost, I am actively looking to improve the things that make it more likely to finish. Navigation has been a big challenge for me. I was skilled enough with a map and compass, but the modern world has placed all sorts of handy devices in our hands that in theory allow us to follow a route with ease.

www.coldbike.com

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · 2d

at least it looks like you caught it before major injuries

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · 13d

We buy Cheerios, big kid eats 1kg of them per day, and they are cheaper than all his other favourite foods

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · 16d

I would like the 4-drink-minimum removed from quad driving

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · 16d

I have ridden that trail, or rather the railbed, and it sort-of goes from red deer (several missing bridges) all the way to Nordegg, it's mostly rideable from Benalto to Rocky, with the exception of a couple of spots where it drops you onto highway 11.
There are lots of quads

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · 17d

I tend to get caught up in the joy of the ride and go a bit faster than this. I usually just change my shirt when I get to work

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · 20d

I feel like sending folks to jail, or home-jail, is doing less good than making offenders pay for the intersection to be rebuilt for safety. (Redesigned, not the tree trimmed to make a smaller shadow)

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Cycle Fun Montreal @cyclefunmontreal.bsky.social · 28d

Cycling's a boon in winter, too.
Turns out the winter weather wasn't the obstacle, maintenance and design were.

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Sep 3

Are you in favour of separated bike lanes, or are you against child safety?

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 26

Saw the most innovative addict today, she was too bent over to see where she was going on her stolen bike. So she used her phone as a periscope to ride

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 23

Maybe we could use the cash to pay for safer road design, discourage speeding with design, and the photo radar will collect less and people will be safer

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David Barrett @davidfor7.ca · Aug 22

Excellent commentary on the role electric bikes can play in reducing the need for personal vehicles. But also talks about how crummy and overpowered e bikes (& quasi-motorcycles) are dangerous & negatively impact safety and perception. theconversation.com/... #yyc #yyccc #yycbike

E-bikes could slash our reliance on cars – but overpowered illegal models on the roads make us all less safe

Conquering hills, commuting without a sweat and carrying cargo – e-bikes encourage more people to get out of their cars.

theconversation.com

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 19

Music can send me in either direction, good music will reset and soothe me, but even a couple of notes from some bands is worse to me than being punched.

Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 18

bikeindex.org/bikes/302716...

Stolen 2023 Trek Marlin 5

Black 2023 Trek Marlin 5, serial: Unknown. Trek Marlin 5 with a The Bike Shop adventure sticker over the 5 on the top tube. Maxxis rekon tires 2.4 tubeless front 2.6 wire rear. Topeak bag roll mount f...

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 18

Damn, not you too!

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 18

Stolen from Elbow Park Trek Marlin, The Bike Shop adventure sticker over the 5 on top tube. Maxxis rekon tires tubeless front 2.6 wire rear. bag roll mount front, old man mountain rack,shimano deore linkglide drivetrain, green oneup pedals, front wheel velocity dually on red halo hub. Red sdg saddle

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 17

I found my trailer was frustrating when the kids had any kind of issues, it was hard to work out sibling disagreements, snacks and other problems when the kids were 3 feet or more behind me.
My cargo bike is a flatbed with a bolt-on box, and it works out well now that the kids are adults

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 14

we call it the kid accent
"you can do yots of sings"

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 11

I have asked a couple of questions that I knew the answer to, and I also have customers telling me how chatbot wants me to fix their bikes. The "AI" always doubles down on its assertions.

The new god is no better than the old gods at choosing guitars or fixing bicycles.

Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · Aug 10

Disturbing story, of which I’m sure there are many, in which ChatGPT pulls a guy ever deeper down a delusional rabbit hole, rebuffing his multiple attempts to do a reality check. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/t...

Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens.

www.nytimes.com

Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 9

Cool, I know all the bicyclists in Calgary!

Also, since I have used a couple of the 1 block sections of bike lane that have been built in Marda Loop, I am the 1 resident who uses them.

Anyone else I see on a bike doesn't exist, they said so in the herald.

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 9

Do you have this t-shirt in stock in men's XL?

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Aug 9

The Marda Loop construction has made it difficult for me to walk to some of my favourite local businesses, sometimes having to detour several blocks. Also, several of the area businesses also had to contend with rents that doubled.
Funny how the article makes no mention of this, only bike lanes

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Doug Coldbike @coldbike.com · Jul 25

Sure, we’ll get your bike (not actually broken)! overhauled tonight, we’ll put the night shift on it. We always have bike mechanics on standby in case you want to go for a ride, and didn’t plan your maintenance

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BikeBike In Calgary @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · Jul 24

Comedic duo Dreeshen and Maclean really need to rework their pathetic act...and look up the term "induced demand" while they're at it.

Ripping out bike lanes only invites more gridlock, not less. www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/arti... #yycbike #yyccc

Bike lane debate heats up as Dreeshen argues expansion could hurt traffic flow

Alberta’s transportation minister wants Calgary to tap the brakes on any new bike lanes, confirming the province is reviewing the ones that already exist.

www.ctvnews.ca

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