after one too many close calls got tired of biking without a noodle, tried mounting a noodle under the saddle, it got in my way and was too floppy, so i finally accepted that as a society we have simply stopped making affordable and nice-looking rear b...
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after one too many close calls got tired of biking without a noodle, tried mounting a noodle under the saddle, it got in my way and was too floppy, so i finally accepted that as a society we have simply stopped making affordable and nice-looking rear bike racks (like my sadly cracked one from aeons ago) and ordered a not-terribly-affordable but halfway-decent-looking bike rack online, picked it up today, installed my old side basket and noodle on it, and will take photos of my setup when next i have the opportunity to take it for a spin.
(the bike rack lets me mount the noodle far enough back that it doesn't get in the way of me pedaling. the side basket both props up the noodle so it doesn't flop around, and provides a convenient way to tuck it away when i'm parked or am in a bike lane.)
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after one too many close calls got tired of biking without a noodle, tried mounting a noodle under the saddle, it got in my way and was too floppy, so i finally accepted that as a society we have simply stopped making affordable and nice-looking rear bike racks (like my sadly cracked one from aeons ago) and ordered a not-terribly-affordable but halfway-decent-looking bike rack online, picked it up today, installed my old side basket and noodle on it, and will take photos of my setup when next i have the opportunity to take it for a spin.
(the bike rack lets me mount the noodle far enough back that it doesn't get in the way of me pedaling. the side basket both props up the noodle so it doesn't flop around, and provides a convenient way to tuck it away when i'm parked or am in a bike lane.)
perhaps i should clarify that it is a foam pool noodle
Cyclist says his pool noodle makes Toronto streets safer for him
Warren Huska attached a noodle to his bike in 2015 and drivers have been affording him more space ever since.
Toronto Star (www.thestar.com)
Pool Noodle Safety Awareness Rides - Bike Sudbury
The Sudbury Cyclists Union is holding a number of Pool Noodle Rides in 2017 to raise awareness of the one-metre passing law that was passed in 2015.
Bike Sudbury (bikesudbury.ca)
Why every cyclist needs a pool noodle
It’s late March and my friend Erik and I are on the first leg of our 2,000-mile bicycle trip from Los Angeles to Denver. After sweating my way up a hill in Southern California, I bask in a glorious downhill. To protect myself from stumbling off the edge and make myself more visible to cars, I do what I normally do on long, steep downhills: take up the full lane. Through my eyeglass-mounted mirror, I watch cars inevitably pile up behind me. When the terrain flattens out and I move back to the shoulder, a stream of cars pass me.
Quartz (qz.com)
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perhaps i should clarify that it is a foam pool noodle
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Cyclist says his pool noodle makes Toronto streets safer for him
Warren Huska attached a noodle to his bike in 2015 and drivers have been affording him more space ever since.
Toronto Star (www.thestar.com)
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Pool Noodle Safety Awareness Rides - Bike Sudbury
The Sudbury Cyclists Union is holding a number of Pool Noodle Rides in 2017 to raise awareness of the one-metre passing law that was passed in 2015.
Bike Sudbury (bikesudbury.ca)
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Why every cyclist needs a pool noodle
It’s late March and my friend Erik and I are on the first leg of our 2,000-mile bicycle trip from Los Angeles to Denver. After sweating my way up a hill in Southern California, I bask in a glorious downhill. To protect myself from stumbling off the edge and make myself more visible to cars, I do what I normally do on long, steep downhills: take up the full lane. Through my eyeglass-mounted mirror, I watch cars inevitably pile up behind me. When the terrain flattens out and I move back to the shoulder, a stream of cars pass me.
Quartz (qz.com)
@nev ...Huh. That's not a bad idea. I'd never considered that.
