r/seattlebike

via Ryan Packer of The Urbanist

Title. For a long ride, I had the idea to bike to Bremerton and take the ferry back. My brief research leads me to believe bike infrastructure west of Tacoma isn’t ideal and I’m in for some significant hills. Looking for input from anyone who has more knowledge on the subject.

Jason is hanging up his apron this summer. Good Weather bike shop is looking for new owners. Maybe one of you?

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I got hit by a car yesterday (no injuries, bike has minor damage but still rideable, driver is being a complete dick).

My front-facing GoPro isn't enough any more. Anyone have an extra or older model Insta360 you're willing to sell?

Just curious what the split is on public opinion here!! I don't smoke but it irritates me when I have to ride through someone's cloud of smoke. I know I don't own the trail so I just hold my breath and move along. I wish they wouldn't.

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I typically ride solo and enjoy going at my own pace. Currently trying to find my first century route. I came across some organized events like STP. Some of these are like $150-$200+ to ride my bike... So is the money worth riding with a bunch of other people? What more do you get out of these events?

Shoutout to dude who helped me with my rear derailleur tonight on the Fremont Ave hill. Got me rolling again. Really appreciate it. Made my night!

Hi,

I have a used Gazelle Eclipse T11+ in thyme green color that I bought less than a year ago with less than 100 miles. I even had a Bosch ConnectModule installed which costed around $230.

Where can I sell my lightly used ebike in Seattle? Any tips?

Thanks.

I’m new to the cycling scene in Seattle. Just got myself a new bike to further be part of the culture of the city.

I’m finding though that the more experienced cyclers are a bit more aggressive than I anticipated on bike trails. I was on Burke-Gilman today and from the stretch between UW to Gasworks I found the path today to be really crowded with pedestrians and cyclists as anticipated with the nicer weather. But some cyclists were not having it. I felt like I would be pushed off by some if they could. But with the crowd of the walker/runners in all directions it’s hard to be cautious and bike at higher speeds.

My ask to the more experienced cyclists: Be patient with us newbies. Yelling at me even though I’m as far right as I can be is not helping with my confidence building.

Doing my regular ride today on Burke and Sammamish River trails and I realized that I've been very stagnant on my cafe or bakery choices for my mid-ride breaks.

My usual choices are:
- Saint Bread
- Sea Wolf
- Old Salt
- Miro Tea
- Seattle Biscuit Company

I'm wondering if others have other suggestions that I should try out for next time?

Thanks in advance!

Looking for a route from Lynnwood/Everett area to get to Camano ideally without having to go all the way to the end of the Centennial Trail. Any shortcut? Nothing super promising on Strava heatmaps.

Okay guys.. I’m finally doing it (cycling as a means of transportation)

What are some important things you wish you could tell your newbie self?

I used to bike a lot as a kid and have been on the burke gilman a handful of times, it’s the riding on the street part that’s been the scariest and hardest to overcome.

Hey folks, I'm moving to Seattle for one year starting this summer for work. One of my personal goals by the end is to do my first century ride. I recently have lost 50 lbs but I'm still a bigger guy (235-ish), so I'm intimidated by the Washington elevations. I'll be bike commuting for work and should have a good amount of free time to do longer rides.

Who has recommendations for a flat-ish 100 miles? Even better, any 25-50 miler routes you can link for me to practice getting up to longer distances? I'm planning to ride the whole BG out and back as soon as I get a bike.

“We care about accessibility. Our solution? Spread the inaccessibility somewhere else.”

Equitable access is obviously important. But this article doesn’t provide any meaningful analysis of what Mayor Wilson can do to actually improve accessibility or better facilitate truly safe multi use modes along LWB. Just another boring anti-bike/Mayor Wilson is too progressive take.

I’m loving riding everywhere is Seattle and just wanted to share with y’all!

I’m new to biking, vlogging and all of this so don’t be too mean, lol. I’m over 40 and for the first time trying to be really active for physical and mental health!