Hi everyone! I'll be traveling to Iceland next summer for the Rift Gravel Race and wanted to share my journey with anyone who's interested. I'll be posting daily (hopefully) on my training plan, group rides, solo rides, nutrition, things I've learned, etc. I am by no means an expert, but the goal is just to finish The Crevasse course (87 miles; 5,577 feet of elevation). Feel free to follow if interested.

Hi, it's Free Ride Bicycle Project here! We're celebrating 25 years of improving access to bicycles for transportation/recreation and we're doing it in STYLE (our style: jean shorts and t-shirts). Join us on 11/7 6pm for the Black Jorts Gala, a night celebrating bicycles and community, with our partners at the Woods Room on Hamilton Ave!

We can't wait too see you there! East-End will be slinging refreshments and Papelon arepa will be there too! We'll have activities and bands too to keep the night going as long as it takes.

Entry is a suggested donation $15 to help cover the event costs (Eventbrite). Indoor bike parking provided! No AI was used in the planning promotion for the event. From the copy to graphic every part of this event is human generated. Credit to Adiya for the design

Fixed the noisy brake rotor yesterday and got out in the dark to enjoy absolute quiet on the trail. This is one of my favorite parts of my rides.

We know you're out there!

As a background: We've heard from people throughout the years on how biking has influenced their choice to move here.

There's real human meaning behind why, from a population growth standpoint, it's important to keep improving our biking and walking infrastructure, design, and policy.

A lot of the time, the stories we've heard on this topic have been face-to-face conversations and we haven't had a great way to record them... nevertheless, they're worth repeating.

This is life-changing stuff; let us know if it changed the trajectory of yours!

Anyone know someone I can see for a somewhat informal bike fitting? My bike and my life aren’t super fancy so I’m not looking for anything high-end or expensive, but I do suspect some things could be moved around on my bike to improve my comfort/performance.

Nearby. Stubenville

My partner’s bike was stolen from our apartment building last night. We recently upgraded the seat to the one in the second photo so it looks a little different than the first and third photo.

We need it for our commute to work and with our current financial situation we cannot afford to replace it. We already posted in r/Pittsburgh and I messaged stolen.bikes.pgh on instagram, but if there is anywhere else that I can post to raise awareness please let me know! Thanks in advance 🙏

Among other things, what I would give to see a bicycle, buggy, bicycle cop "high speed" chase. And certainly draws parallels to modern gripes about kids and e-bikes.

Also, any help in pinpointing exactly where this chase occurred? I'm seeing Perrysville of course, and Arch, but no Marshall or Taggart.

Haven’t seen an update on the closure by Homestead in a while. Is it just closed indefinitely? Major bummer if so.

I was reading the laws regarding the 4ft pass rule and it appears that the law only applies to overtaking a bicycle in the same direction.

The reason I bring this up is the number of interactions I've had on side streets where there's a parking lane on the opposite side and moving vehicles traveling toward me do the squeeze-through. Sometimes there's just no room, and in those cases, slowing down would be a huge improvement over whipping past my left bar at 30+ in a 25, but sometimes there are open spaces for a driver to pull in slightly like they already do for cars in the same situation.

Curious why the law is written unidirectionally and if Bike Pittsburgh or other advocacy groups have a position on the way the law is written.

Looking to get more involved with bike & pedestrian advocacy this summer/fall?

Or have someone in your community who wants to work on making our streets safer for people who bike, walk, and roll?

Come to one of BikePGH's monthly "Intro to Bike/Ped Advocacy" Calls! They're short -- just 30 minutes -- and you'll walk away with a next step you can take to support safer streets.

The next session is on Tuesday, October 27th at 5:30pm...bring your dinner if you'd like!

See the full schedule through September and register here: http://www.bikepgh.org/advocacy/intro

Or, if you're already plugged in and want support with your advocacy efforts, join an Advocacy Booster Call! It's like office hours where you get support from me (BikePGH Advocacy Manager) and anyone else who shows up.

Mostly needed for annual tune ups. I've had mixed results with Kraynick's and Fern Hollow. Thank you!

Does anyone know where any of the mechanics from Trek Shadyside work now? They were excellent!

Looking for a way to safely transport my bike for the least $$. I’ve talked to multiple bike shops in the area and while they offer bikeflights services, I’d feel much more comfortable using a hard case box rather than cardboard. Does anyone know where I could rent one of these style boxes to take with me on a plane?

Some people have told me it would be better to just rent a bike at the Ironman which I hadn’t thought of but would probably feel way more comfortable using the one I train with nearly every day.

If anyone has any suggestions please let me know!!

What group was riding Frick trails tonight (10/1) around 8pm? It must have been about 30 people. I would like to join

I was riding near the Steeler practice facility today and saw the trail blocked by two cyclists. It turned out it was a couple from British Columbia trying to move a snapping turtle off the trail. It took a few minutes of them coaxing the turtle with a tree branch, but they eventually succeeded.

I've seen plenty of deer, rabbits, geese and groundhogs, but never a snapping turtle.

Where did you ride in the past two weeks? Did you have any positive or negative interactions with people on the road or trail? What rides are you going to this upcoming week? This thread is also for any posts/comments/quick questions/rants you think don't warrant a full thread.

Hey folks, Seth from BikePGH here.

We're partnering with CMU's Human-Computer Interaction Institute on a focus group about how robots should behave around people on bikes. They're not in Pittsburgh yet, and I can't say we're enthusiastic about the prospect of having them here...but delivery and sidewalk robots are showing up in cities across the country. If they do get rolled out in Pittsburgh, we'd rather have people who actually ride here shaping how they act and get regulated before they're rolling all over the place.

When: Tuesday, October 13, 6 - 7:30pm

Where: CMU HCII design studio, 407 S Craig St, Oakland (first floor, accessible)

What you'll do: Try an interactive simulation where you show how you'd want a robot to yield, pass, keep its distance, or signal what it's about to do. Then meet CMU's robots in person and talk through safety, accessibility, and whatever concerns you have.

Skeptics are very welcome. If you don't want them anywhere near a bike lane and/or sidewalk, that's exactly the kind of feedback the researchers need to hear. And if you remember the Starship robots that were piloted in Oakland several years ago, bring those stories too.

Space is limited, so please RSVP if you're interested: https://secure.everyaction.com/6qU8ecst3UehYgbWhDpNiw2

Hey folks! Once again we're running the East End Bike Bus to the monthly Critical Mass.

It'll be on the 2nd Friday of next month (like Critical Mass) heading from Regent Square, Homewood and East Liberty.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/45676613

5:45pm: First stop will be Savannah at Whitney.

5:49pm: Second rolling stop is South at Peebles St

5:53pm: Third rolling stop is at Ascend Point Breeze (7443 Thomas Blvd).

5:57pm: Fourth rolling stop is at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh - Homewood (7101 Hamilton Ave).

6:14pm: Fifth rolling stop is at East Liberty Boulevard and N. Euclid Ave.

This is a casual bus, no drop. Typically 9mph ride and we stop at the top of hills for everyone to catch up.

We also have a bcc'd email list. Fill out this google form if you want to be added to it. Drop a comment here if you'd like to help us organize! We need help with marshaling and with spreading the word. We have lots of ideas to improve this bike bus but we can't do it without additional volunteer capacity. We are on instagram at @EastEndBikeBus.