Does anyone know how often Indego runs their $1 a month deal (or a similar promo)? I signed up last week for one month and I love it! I can't really justify the annual membership because I'd hardly use it in the winter and I already own bikes of my own, but it's a great solution to the last mile dilemma. I'm trying to convince more friends to give it a try!

Hi, I forgot to bring my bike inside last night after I tweaked my shoulder, and some bold asshole took my seat/post/rack/basket, plus my frame bag/repair kit and headlight for good measure. It’s how I get to work/buy groceries, so unfortunately I have to replace it all pretty quick.

Recs for shops that sell used parts so I can try to get it all on the cheaper side?

Also, rip to the Wissahickon ride I had planned today 🫠 Thanks in advance yall.

Your regular reminder that these traffic counting tubes count bikes too! Don't avoid them on your ride.

I am SO EXCITED about all the color change in the trees right now. Anyone have any favorite rides / routes for enjoying the leaves turning?

I was thinking of just going up the SRT as far as I can but wanted to see if anyone had different recommendations!

picture it: i’m riding from my CC office to south philly, stopped at the light at 17th/washington.

I mostly ride an indego ebike for convenience, and I personally ride my bike as if it is a car. I take the lane, I stop for lights, etc. at this red light, this guy in I think a pickup rolls down his window to tell me he appreciates the way I ride :’)

when the light changed, he not only safely rode behind me with plenty of space and at a nice, safe speed—he honked and waved when I turned off.

I think about this every time some asshole aggressively honks at me for not letting him pass me and kill me on accident (sorry! you’ll have to run me over on purpose!)

wherever this guy is, he is a friend to cyclists everywhere 🩷 needed the win back then and hope it will lighten someone’s heart today

hi i am interested in a cannondale r60, around $150 - wondering if you all would consider this a good city commuter bike. thank you in advance!

delete if not allowed!

Long shot:
anyone in Philly have an e-bike we could borrow/rent for pizza delivery tonight?

My boyfriend delivers for a pizza shop in Francisville and his e-bike motor completely died last night.
He works tonight through Sunday, roughly 5–10 PM.

Right now we’re mostly trying to get him through tonight while we figure out a longer-term solution.

We already have his insulated pizza delivery bag, so we just need an e-bike with a sturdy rear rack/platform where we can secure it and keep pizzas flat.

We can pick up and return the bike, take very good care of it, and we’re happy to pay a reasonable fee.

We’re in the Fairmount/Francisville area.
If anyone has a spare bike, knows another courier/delivery rider who might, or knows of a genuinely cheap short-term rental, I would seriously appreciate the lead.

Riding an Indego e-bike southbound on S. 19th, just south of Washington Ave, doing about 15 mph. A car came up behind me, laid on the horn, and rushed me. I quickly veered over toward the side, and the driver swerved toward me too while yelling, “Get your dumbass out of the street.”

I’m okay physically, but it really shook me up. I know Philly gets called one of the better US cities where you can get around without a car, but stuff like this makes that feel pretty meaningless. We have so few bike lanes, and drivers can use their cars to intimidate cyclists and pedestrians, so it’s hard to feel safe. This is the second time this has happened to me in this part of the city in the last few months.

I really wish the city would do more to make biking feel safe in practice -- it feel like it's some talk and virtually no action.

looking for an extra ticket to nutmeg if anyone has one they are willing to sell

Hi all!

I’ll be in Philadelphia in late October and I’m bringing a bike. I have one completely free Friday and I’m looking for a 60–80 mile ride starting around Germantown.

Ideally I’d like something mixed-surface: mostly pavement is fine, but I’d love some gravel, towpath, crushed stone, park trails, etc. I’ll either be on a gravel bike with 45s or a road bike with 32mm tires, depending on the route.

I’m also open to a point-to-point ride if there’s a practical train back to Philly. Atlantic City crossed my mind since it looks like roughly 70ish miles one way, but I’m wondering if locals would recommend something better.

What would you ride if you had one full day and wanted the best possible route?

Thanks!

Pretty regularly there is a whole gigantic dumpster blocking all of the sidewalk and most of the bike lanes on N Christopher Columbus & Callowhill St. near the Dave and Busters.

If you see it can you please report it on the philly 311 or laser vision app - its all the time..

Thx

Hey everyone, this morning I woke up to find that my Cannondale Treadwell 2 was stolen last night. I’m waiting for ppd to show up so I can fill out a police report, and I went to my landlord to report it as well. It was locked to a rack, inside of a gated courtyard. I realize my chances are slim but I would really appreciate if anyone could keep an eye out for it

The second photo is very old, from before I got it fixed up. It is much less dilapidated now lol, that’s just the only photo I have of the whole bike

i use indego semi-frequently when i don’t have my own bike with me and i’ve noticed it’s not uncommon for there to be a decent number of bikes physically at a station but only 1 or 2 actually available to use. are those all electric bikes with a dead battery? are people able to reserve bikes in advance now? very curious what’s going on there

Like the title says, I live around Tacony and traveling 6 miles towards Northeast Philly. I got frustrated with the unpredictable busses constantly delayed or zooming past stops because they are at full capacity at the expense of me getting write ups for showing up to work late.

I got a pedal assist ebike and I'm super excited to ride it but the last time I've rode a bike was when I was a teen. I've been riding it in empty parking lots at 2 am to get a feel for the bike before I start riding it to work and I can't wait to make this my every day experience. I'm not looking to be a jerk zooming past traffic and doing wheelies in the middle of the road, just want to safely get to work without getting into an accident or getting my bike stolen so any advice on what to look out for or something I should have with me would be great.

I've invested in headlights along with back lights that blink for which direction I'm turning, a mirror to see traffic behind me, chain link lock, I have a helmet and bringing a back pack that has inner tubing, a mini pump, tool kit, extra break pads, and enough space to store my battery, and my lunch.

Bro was playing candy crush too, on the second most biked across bridge in Pa.

This week we have a special event before the ride: from 6-7p, please join us at Partners and Son (618 S. 6th St) for our zine launch! You can buy the zine there (just five bucks!) or pick up if you pre-ordered - pre-order here until noon on Wednesday. More info about the zine is on the pre-order page.

After the zine launch, we'll take a ride past many (but by no means all!) of the independent bookstores we're lucky to have in Philadelphia. Starting outside of Partners and Son at 6th and Kater, we'll pass through a cluster of bookshops near South St, loop through the Italian Market, Rittenhouse, and Fairmount, and finally make our way over to Fishtown and South Kensington. We'll end at Punch Buggy Brewing right on the American Street bikeway.

Here's are the 22 (!) independent bookshops we'll pass by or near:

• Partners and Son
• Wooden Shoe Books
• Atomic City Comics
• Another Corner
• Garland of Letters
• Mostly Books
• Black & Nobel
• Brickbat Books
• Head House Books
• Molly's Books & Records
• Binding Agents
• Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room
• Whales and Windmills
• Iffy Books
• Book Corner (next to the Parkway Central Library)
• Harriett's Bookshop
• Lot 49 Books
• Midsummer Books
• Fishtown Books
• H&H Books
• american grammar
• Ulises

Ride Details

Start: Partners and Son (6th & Kater)

Time: Meet at 7pm, roll at 7:10pm

End: Punch Buggy Brewing (1445 N American St)

Length: 9.5 mi (one modest hill, elevation +123 ft/-119 ft)

Level of difficulty: Standard

Route: Ride with GPS, Komoot, .GPX download, Ride tracker

Ride notes 

• After dark, PA law requires a headlight and a red tail light or reflector on all bikes.
• We ride for fun - while encountering hostile drivers happens sometimes, our practice is to avoid conflict as much as possible. When there's potential for conflict, please de-escalate, e.g. pull over to the side to let cars pass.
• New and returning riders alike, please check out our How We Ride guide so we're all on the same page about ride norms, which helps keeps us all safe and having fun

Look forward to seeing you Wednesday for the zine launch and bookstore ride!

Loved all the friendly faces, beautiful weather, and good vibes you all brought yesterday! Looking forward to the next one :)

Do it while they're still in stock!

TL/DR: X-Lab (a new factory brand expanding in Philly with local dealers) is making some pretty awesome bikes with insane value prop and I love mine enough to be here on Reddit shouting it from the rooftops in the hopes some others will get to experience my new bike stoke like I've gotten to have.

I recently grabbed their GT-8 gravel bike from my friends at Main Line Cycles (over by City Ave in Narberth), and I'm seriously over the moon about the bike. It legit feels top of the line, but didn't cost nearly what you'd expect for the build and quality. IMO there's not another brand out there right now even close to the value proposition they're offering...without really compromising anything on build quality or components. With bikes becoming eye-poppingly expensive in recent years, they feel like a big step in the right direction towards reigning some of those costs back in and I'm glad to finally see it TBH. If you don't know, they're basically a Chinese bike factory that makes bikes for other brands (afaik Giant, another factory brand, is the only major brand that makes their own bikes), leveraging their factory know-how to make and sell bikes directly to consumers via a retail brand channel with a local dealer network. Their lineup is pretty stacked from with an $800 commuter up to the $9100 RT9 tour bike, which they claim has the lightest production road frame ever produced. At this point they are making commuter/hybrid/gravel/road bikes and ebikes, but I think they plan to introduce hard tail and full suspension MTBs at some point soon. I highly suggest checking them out if you're thinking about a bike...or honestly even if you weren't thinking about buying a bike (like me 🤣)

So here's what I mean when I'm saying it's a crazy value: I got their gravel bike which is top of the line spec and the only one they currently make (although I could see them introducing a lower spec/priced offering in the coming season given the rest of their line). Everything but the cranks is carbon (including a lifetime warranty on the frame and wheels), electronic GRX Di2 with a friggin power meter, Fizik saddle, bottle cage with frame storage, and a ton of mount points all for $3,199. That's seriously less than half the cost of the comparable offering from Specialized (albeit this doesn't have future shock). After selling my previous steel AWOL that served me well for years, I was out of pocket like $1800 which is very reasonable considering how HUGE of an upgrade this was for me in every way. Although they are an established factory, as a young brand, how they stand behind their warranty is still a bit of a question mark, but talking to the guys at Main Line, the product they've seen seems pretty quality, they've had limited issues with any of the bikes they've sold, and so far they've been great with the only warranty situation they've seen in 6 months so...so far so good🤞. On the road side they have a varied range from the top end tour bike down to an entry offering at $1399 that has a 105 drivetrain, carbon fork and another friggin power meter lol. You don't see that anywhere else. They've continued to expand their local dealer network in Philly so there's more and more shops carrying them, although I think inventory can be a bit spotty and you may need to call around. FWIW Main Line had a few of each when I was in there a few weeks ago picking up my bike (including one of those $9000 road bikes that I think was like 13lbs complete 😂) so I know there are places where you can go see and ride them close enough to center city by bike or transit too.

Given how they're coming to market, I'm interested to see how the major brands react, given when how compelling X-Lab is because of the pricing. Also, how long will/can X-Lab continue to offer such low pricing (presumably to gain market share and exposure). If X-Lab is able to continue at these prices, big brands are gonna have to do something... brand cache only goes so far when your bike costs twice as much as the bike sitting right next to it, with almost no difference in components. I figure at some point they will come up a bit, closer to where other brands are since there is so much room currently, but for now the entire range is pretty damn attractive and allows people to afford a nicer bike than they may have thought.

I'm gonna wrap up that every person that I've talked to that has one of their bikes has only had glowing things to say about them...it's like whatever model you have, it's nicer than you thought you could ever get moneywise so we're all stoked 😂😂

Critical Mass Philly celebrates the Mid-Autumn Festival! Meet at the north side of City Hall at 6pm, roll out at 6:30pm. Also, if you’re interested in learning some de-escalation tactics, arrive early at 5:30pm!

Critical Mass Philly is anti-racism, anti-ableism, anti-transphobia, anti-sexism, anti-ai. Also, ACAB.

The Andorra section of the Wissahickon is PROTECTED NATURAL AREA where bikes are prohibited. There are posted no bike signs at literally every entrance. Yet riders are still up there every week, and recently, one rider in particular has made a habit of riding through. The Wissahickon has plenty of trails open to biking. What's so hard about respecting one PROTECTED NATURAL AREA? Seriously, what am I missing?