CygnusGamma

Cygnus

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Cygnus, 26, Disabled,
Stargender Swag, etc.

Blinkie reading "Cygnus" on top of a glittering starry backgroundBlinkie reading "Stargender Swag" featuring the stargender pride flag behind it.Blinkie reading "T4T BABEYYYY" featuring a trans pride flag and two blinking hearts beside the textBlinkie reading "Evil Autism" with a black background and blinking dotted red border Blinkie reading "Bitten by the blinkie bug!"

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Lupi — 11:12 AM
so when i first got the tour as part of interviewing for hospital dishwasher, i saw bikes in the hallway in the staff areas and i was like "oh fuck nice, that answers my question"
and then we get to the end of my two ish hours job shadowing and i'm talking with the gal doing the hiring and i mention "the only question i had was answered when i saw bikes in the hall" and then she fires back with "what kind of bike is it" turns out you're onjly allowed to stash it inside if you have an ebike, because
Lupi — 11:13 AM
"electric" or something idk
my bicycles are early 2000s hardtail mtbs
so, it separates the people with enough money for cycling to be a luxury boutique mode of transport from my poor ass with my hand-me-down specialized rockhopper my dad got from his local bike shop in 2004
who do it for necessity
Lupi — 11:15 AM
who have learned that if they want too continue to use the city bus alongside their bicycle, they can never electrify them because the transit authority banned ebikes on front racks
for fire risk
bike commuting (gentrified) vs bike commuting (i'm broke)

i don't mean to have contempt for ebikes in an increasing number of ways but i swear it keeps happening

i get annoyed at the dumbasses who jailbreak theirs and thumb throttle down the rail trail at over 20 and just completely startle the shit out of you thats for sure

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i've had eyes on the Swytch front wheel kits because i like the detachable battery thing they've got goin' on, and I only really want pedal assist so i don't mind the small capacity/range. the pedal assist would be nice if i'm towing the kiddie traielr behind me with a lotta groceries for example, or doing a bikepacking/etc.

i think it'd make more sense for moo to convert both my bikes this way than it would to get a new ebike with a built in battery and a lot of the iffy serviceability.

but i think even as stealthy as this is,, it'd probably not be allowed on buses. but then, the battery comes off and its the size of a powerbank

 
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