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the 'Stuff That's Just Really Interesting 'thread

Izerous said:
Wife gave to ok to actually do my class 6 so been digging into different types of bikes. Gas, hybrid, electric only... Steam powered never came up.
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When I got mine I did the motorcycle lessons/class at TNT on the SW side of the city, and would recommend it if you haven't ridden before or it's been a long time.

I had ridden dirt bikes as a kid but was really rusty and found it worthwhile. Only downside is they operate out of that megachurch off of Henday for the classes and parking lot, but thankfully it didn't seem like there was any inkling from the instructor to add religion to the course.

Then after getting your 6, you can realize owning a motorcycle in Alberta sucks and stop riding haha.
 
Everyone I know has been injured on a bike at least once. Even lost a someone I knew when a truck blew through a stop sign on a range road cutting him off at highway speeds and this was an experienced rider that had recently gone to vegas and back. I was looking at it more of a commuter proposition in the summer months. My route to work is fairly short, short enough i considered just biking but the difference in elevation in the mornings would destroy me. The laws with e-bikes mean I legally would need to be on the road in Edmonton (no applicable legal route otherwise for an e-bike) but I'd not be able to keep up with traffic. So I was contemplating something like a small used cafe cruiser or plain naked bike with a smaller displacement. I have no dreams of a large bike going down the highway doing cross country trips etc.

Also at the auto show they did have a few schools doing advertising, TNT I think was the one that gave the best overall impression when talking to them.
 
Izerous said:
Everyone I know has been injured on a bike at least once. Even lost a someone I knew when a truck blew through a stop sign on a range road cutting him off at highway speeds and this was an experienced rider that had recently gone to vegas and back. I was looking at it more of a commuter proposition in the summer months. My route to work is fairly short, short enough i considered just biking but the difference in elevation in the mornings would destroy me. The laws with e-bikes mean I legally would need to be on the road in Edmonton (no applicable legal route otherwise for an e-bike) but I'd not be able to keep up with traffic. So I was contemplating something like a small used cafe cruiser or plain naked bike with a smaller displacement. I have no dreams of a large bike going down the highway doing cross country trips etc.

Also at the auto show they did have a few schools doing advertising, TNT I think was the one that gave the best overall impression when talking to them.
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Tbh, it's not just the injury/fatality aspect why I've never gotten back into it. Biking has a very small window for fun if you're doing it right.

In Edmonton you've basically got to wait until the gravel is cleaned off the road and the major potholes fixed (so we'll say Mid-may normally). You might think end of season is October, but riding on a bike is cold as shit at 50kmh+ even in fall temperatures, so you're likely done riding at some point in September, especially if you're getting up early for work. That 4°C September morning ride sucks.
So Mid-May to Mid-Sept. 4 months isn't bad right?
Except that mid-July to mid-August bit where it's 30°C+ on your drive home also sucks. You can either;

A) wear the correct protective gear; jacket with a spine protector, gloves, boots past the ankles, possibly riding pants. Then you'll sweat the whole damn time you're biking. Get stuck at a long light or in a turning lane. Now with no wind the heat of the engine goes straight from your bike to you and you sweat more. Hope you have good deodorant.

B) wear temperature appropriate but not protective gear; t-shit, light sweater, pants and sneakers. Occasionally have a bug smash into your chest on the henday, but otherwise pleasant. Hope you never have to skid as you'll leave all your skin behind.

I don't say this to discourage you, I like biking and I drive like an old man and it's still fun (with a comfortable bike at least), but when I realized I was only putting maybe 1000km on a bike in a year, and I could have way more fun with a convertible, I gave up on biking, unless I move to the BC interior or something. Plus the next time I get fun toy, there's a whole host of 3rd and 4th gen MX-5s that'll be very affordable ;)

Just... go into it with tempered expectations.
 
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FreeKnight said:
Tbh, it's not just the injury/fatality aspect why I've never gotten back into it. Biking has a very small window for fun if you're doing it right.

In Edmonton you've basically got to wait until the gravel is cleaned off the road and the major potholes fixed (so we'll say Mid-may normally). You might think end of season is October, but riding on a bike is cold as shit at 50kmh+ even in fall temperatures, so you're likely done riding at some point in September, especially if you're getting up early for work. That 4°C September morning ride sucks.
So Mid-May to Mid-Sept. 4 months isn't bad right?
Except that mid-July to mid-August bit where it's 30°C+ on your drive home also sucks. You can either;

A) wear the correct protective gear; jacket with a spine protector, gloves, boots past the ankles, possibly riding pants. Then you'll sweat the whole damn time you're biking. Get stuck at a long light or in a turning lane. Now with no wind the heat of the engine goes straight from your bike to you and you sweat more. Hope you have good deodorant.

B) wear temperature appropriate but not protective gear; t-shit, light sweater, pants and sneakers. Occasionally have a bug smash into your chest on the henday, but otherwise pleasant. Hope you never have to skid as you'll leave all your skin behind.

I don't say this to discourage you, I like biking and I drive like an old man and it's still fun (with a comfortable bike at least), but when I realized I was only putting maybe 1000km on a bike in a year, and I could have way more fun with a convertible, I gave up on biking, unless I move to the BC interior or something. Plus the next time I get fun toy, there's a whole host of 3rd and 4th gen MX-5s that'll be very affordable ;)

Just... go into it with tempered expectations.
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yeh. this goes for mountain biking at motorcycle speeds too! >.<
 
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being off-grid, I don't see the issue except for the massive environmental and pollution factors it will create and cause. :(
 
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sswilson said:
On a bike???? I can't imagine hitting wildlife while on 2 wheels is something anybody would want to experience.
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Left Drumheller a little after 11PM, had planned to drive during the day but was delayed by a no show employee. It was probably around 12:30AM westbound on 11 watching the right side lane amber road marker as a douche with high beams was passing in the opposite direction, saw a buck and a doe in the middle of my lane with really, no time to react. The buck bounced off the road but the doe followed my headlamp and I made contact with my right heel which was up on a highway peg. ripped the highway peg off, took out my headlamp and my wind jammer went flying up over my head. I got the bike stopped, put it on the center stand in the ditch and went off to get the doe off the highway. Of course I was all in black so a couple gals travelling with their kids passed me and stopped just before I did. They were trying to move the doe, so I called out hoping to not scare the bejeezuz out of them. Anyway dragged the deer into the ditch and they took me back to Stettler, called F&W etc., If the buck hadn't gone sproing off the highway, I'm reasonably certain I'd have been pushing daisies.

Managed to get to Spruce Grove by about 8AM, my grandmother who was an RN had to cut my boot off, it wasn't coming off any other way. As I had been travelling for a golf tourney to the links at Spruce grove, well I couldn't play, so sadly *COUGH* I had to drive the beer cart all day.
 
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