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Welcome, unsubscribed friend! Shifter is all about cycling, but not in that racing-gear-hardcore kind of way. It's about everyday riding in cities -- practical, useful and fun ways to make the bike a bigger part of your life. Think of it as an exploration of cities from the seat of a bike. We'll have a lot to explore, so subscribe so you don't miss anything. You can also follow Shifter on our blog at http://shifter.info/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shifter.info/ Medium: https://medium.com/shifter Follow Tom Babin on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombabin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.babin Medium: https://medium.com/@tbabin Tom Babin is the author of the book Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling: http://www.rmbooks.com/book_details.p...
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Shifter
• 10 months ago
Come join ‪@PriorityBicyclesNYC‬ and me in Seattle on Thursday for a cross-border relationship-building meet and greet before the ‪@CascadeBicycleClub‬’s Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party this weekend. The first beer is on us!
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• 1 year ago
I've been working away on my annual Shifter Holiday Gift Guide for Cyclists Who Don't Consider Themselves Cyclists But Ride Their Bikes Everywhere Because It's a Practical, Affordable, Healthy and Fun Transportation Option That Makes Our Cities and Our World a Better Place, and I'm looking for suggestions. Is there an item that you love that everyone else should know about? Is there a piece of gear, an item of clothing, a book, or any other stocking stuffer or gift idea that will make your urban cycling life better and the world should know about? Please let me know in the comments below. Here are my past gift guides: Gift Guide 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHWTZ... Gift Guide 2022: https://youtu.be/jERekF-dDSc?si=UxB_A... Gift Guide 2021: https://youtu.be/QR8f5WVM7h8?si=0Z_rT... (For the record, that's a real sweater I'm wearing in the photo, but those massive and terrifying snow bombs falling from the sky in the background are not. AI Christmas looks horrifying).
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Shifter
• 2 years ago
Do you have any practical advice for keeping your bike out of the bike shop and on the road? I'm not necessarily seeking a how-to guide on changing a flat tire and that sort of thing. Rather, I'm looking for some tips to keep a bike running smoothly without a lot of effort. Any advice you'd like to share with fellow bike-lovers that might be included in a future video?
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• 2 years ago (edited)
Hey German speakers out there: What do you think of this comment about the linguistic use of “cyclists” and “drivers”? Does this ring true to you? This is from my latest video about the problems of cycling in German cities https://youtu.be/AjTx2ALomfc?si=rWG_d...
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• 2 years ago
Full transparency: I posted a Short today offering some more context about my carbon emission reductions from bike commuting, but I made an error in the video. And since saying "mega tonnes" instead of "metric tonnes" is kind of l like saying "as big as a blue whale" when you mean to say "as big as a sardine," I decided to remove the video. I'll fix it up and repost it soon.
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Shifter
• 3 years ago
Just a heads-up: The spammers are out, so be careful if you're seeing comments from fake accounts like the one below. Don't click on them. I keep banning them, but they keep cropping up.
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