r/phillycycling

I want to do this loop sometime but i dont have a car to get there and it doesn't seem like public transit is an option.

Does anyone want to ride it? If you have a car i can acquire a rack and pay for gas and food for you. we don't even have to ride the trail together if you don't want to i can just meet you back at your car when its over

Me-45yo aging punk guy, average pace 12mph, 420 friendly, also regular friendly. my partner can vouch for me.

Thanks for reading!

Long story short, the young employee there with glasses and a totally disheveled look is absolutely and totally disrespectful.

He refused to open the business, using an air horn to scare customers away, and treats the business telephone line like a toy, threatening to unhook the line when myself and brother are trying to voice a concern about our experience there.

Had great times there before with previous employees, but their current staff is absolute trash.

I’m in the office in Spring City by the SRT. Have only seen one bike and was an e-bike. I planned on skipping it today, but I’m bored enough to go for a 25ish mile bike ride. 🤷🏻‍♂️

It wasn't great, but not impossible. There were more people out there than I expected. Tomorrow I can start the whole process of deciding whether to go or not again.

We're moving to Philly soon and stocking up on tires before I lose access to our industry pricing. Corsas are my go-to here in Utah because of ride quality on mountain descents, but I'm wondering if they're too fragile for Philly streets and rural roads outside of the city. Thinking about going the GP5000 S TR route instead for a bit more durability.

Curious what the long road ride people are running.

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

27 there, 27 back. It would probably only be once a week since I only go in the office 3 times a week. I have an e-bike with ~60 mile range I believe (I can charge at work as well), and a max speed around 26mph. I'd be fully on the SRT and Chester Valley Trail from my house to my office (besides like 10 min on each side). I think this might be a miserable experience if I ever try it, but maybe not? People super-commute in cars, could I super-commute by e-bike?

At max speed I could get there in around an hour, but I don't think I could or should do that.

Wondering if anyone saw/happens to have dash cam footage of me flying thru the air

So, I am getting older. Have a good deal of arthritis in one knee. I will probably need a knee replacement in 7 years. Cycling helps with pain, and may help me delay surgery, according to my doc. Anyone with recommendations for shops that have really good, really thoughtful fitters. Not buying a new bike. Btw. Just want to make sure I am able to ride what I have. the flat bar commuter that regularly sees 60 mile days

Hi Everyone - i just bought a bike and started biking in the city a few weeks back.

Yesterday night i was biking, tried to hop a curb, and lost balance. This had resulted in me getting a flat and i had assumed it was structurally damaged bc i tried to use my bike air pump that connects to the presta valve for my front tire. I had no luck and no air was going into the tire which lead me to believe there was a hole or some damage.

This morning I took my bike to a local bike shop in center city to see if they can fix my flat and i asked how much it was and they responded $30. I should have specified to them beforehand that if there was no damage and it just needed air, i can try it myself again and save the money for the “repair”. After they had finished the service (10 minutes), they said that it just needed air and that it would be $30 for their analysis and putting air in the tire which i paid.

I am new to cycling but I feel like this was sort of schemy business tactic, taking advantage towards new cyclist. I get paying for a service which I am happy to do but I just felt like as a new cyclist, this wasn’t really an uplifting experience paying $30 to put air in my tire. is this business practice normal?

Update: will take this as a learning lesson - thank you guys for the advice and the constructive criticisms.

Just getting started and been enjoying the rides - tire repair skill are in development. Need to also learn how to use this bike pump or figure out if it’s faulty lmao.

Relocating to the Philly burbs in the next few months, almost certainly somewhere on the Main Line, and I'm trying to pick a town partly around the riding. Coming from Bentonville, so I'm spoiled on both road and gravel and want to keep access to both. Yes, I know, another transplant asking where to live. But I've done some homework and I'm hoping you'll tell me where I'm wrong.

The group rides I ride with in Arkansas are 20mph + on road; and about 15.5mph + on gravel. I guess that would make them "A" group rides, but i really dislike that term!

• If you had to optimize one home base for both, where would you put it? My gut says somewhere like Tredyffrin/Easttown sits at the seam, but I'd rather hear it from people who actually ride here.
• Also - any group rides you would suggest for this type of speed?

I want to start my kid riding without training wheels this summer. I’m looking for recommendations for peaceful places to practice. The playground nearest to us has some space, but it can be chaotic with other kids from infants to teenagers all playing in common spaces.

I’ve been thinking of the Navy Yard since there are both paved and flat grassy areas, and it’s not as heavily used as the SRT or even MLK Drive.

Could anyone recommend anywhere else where we don’t have to worry about car traffic or busy mixed play areas?