#carreplacement — Public Fediverse posts

Truly earning the title of "car replacement". I kept a printer destined for the secondhand store strapped to the side of Cargot Robbie for my commute to work in a vain hope that I would soon find time to drop it off 😔 Same goes for the rain boots in the basket. #CarReplacement #BikeTooter #BikeTO

The BikeLink eLocker at Elmonica/SW 170th Ave was nice too, but there were only 2 spots… https://www.bikelink.org

It’s extremely difficult to balance “I want an e-bike as a #carReplacement and have secure ground-level storage” and “I want to live somewhere nice (but not “luxury”) and also not contribute to gentrification by paying higher and higher rent”.

I’m juggling few other criteria, but it’s no wonder why the main demographic of cargo bike owners are parents living in single-family homes 🙃

As a non bike person, it can be a little intimidating to jump into the e-bike world. When I did two plus years ago, I went with the now discontinued RadMission. I wasn’t sure what I wanted and didn’t feel comfortable spending too much. It’s been great. If I were jumping in today, for the next week this would probably be my bike. #ebike #CarReplacement #climatechange #carbonfootprint

Yesterday I put 15.6 miles on the wagon hauling kids, groceries and garden supplies. None of the cycling was done with efficiency in mind. So overnight I plugged it into my energy monitoring plug. Results were 0.26 kWh to fully charge. This means I averaged 60 miles per kWh. #BikeTooter #energy #radwagon4 #CarReplacement #ebike #cargobike