Comments | pphaneuf: No Nick Cave and a Cycling Problem

pphaneuf

No Nick Cave and a Cycling Problem

Sep 13, 2008 13:39

Damn! I wanted to see Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, coming to the Metropolis in October, but it's sold out! Oh well, I'll be trying to go to more small shows, I think. It's been too long I have been to La Sala Rossa, for example, and places like Zoobizarre merit being visited again. Oh, and going to see Miss Kittin & The Hacker on the 27th at SAT! ( Read more... )

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storage tygrbabe September 13 2008, 19:45:28 UTC

my old roommate in Victoria had this pole going from ceiling to floor (in a regular sized apartment mind you, not a 20' loft) and it had hooks on it so that you could have a bike hanging vertically on either side, great for saving space. might be possible in the office, no?

Re: storage pphaneuf September 13 2008, 20:02:04 UTC

azrhey isn't so keen on having regularly used bikes in the apartment itself, understandably. With some of the ideas for what we'd want to do with the office, it might be a bit tight as it is, as well, but putting bikes vertically is certainly something that helps.

I should do something more vertical in the (final) closet that we'll have in the basement. At the moment, it's a temporary thing built out of cheap plywood, I don't think it'd take well to have things screwed into it! It should be good for at least two bikes vertically, and maybe putting the bikes used less often on the mezzanine, hmm...

I'm rather disappointed by the bike racks that we were told about when we bought the place, that ended up actually coming with car parking spots (WTF?!?), so I don't have any. Putting bike racks into one or two of those parking spots would be perfectly fine. Meh.

cpirate September 13 2008, 21:37:50 UTC

Sounds like you'll pretty much have to build your bike yourself, if you're that specific about what you want, though the chain cover might be an issue. Or just don't be too afraid of changing out parts once you get it. If you want a generator, you should talk to scjody about his funky generator hub dealie.

As for storage, I have two words for you: bike crane. Or perhaps more sensibly, maybe you could make friends with someone who isn't using the bike rack part of their parking spot.

pphaneuf September 13 2008, 23:46:25 UTC

It's not that bad. The Batavus I linked to is pretty nice, but the one I saw in a store was this one, but I don't want a "monument in the history of cycling", I want a nice ride! :-)

Being a decent European brand, most of their bikes include generator hub as standard equipment. While I remain highly skeptical of coaster brakes (I really enjoy the ability to stop in a hurry!), I'm a bit curious about roller brakes. I know they're not nearly as strong as V-brakes, I wonder if they do better when wet, for example. I'm not opposed to swapping out parts, like those useless (here) wheel locks would probably just be dead weight, but I've looked a bit more on that site, and I think there's probably something quite adequate. It's just that the sensible bikes, people don't seem to get here ( ... )