Hi all,

active commuter here. Most days, I love biking but other days there are angry ppl who ruin my mood - peasants and other bikers I outpace. They sometimes are startled or feel pressured when I ring a bell but also when I ride behind them slowly for a while.

Part of the problem is that bike lanes are narrow. Racing bikes and electric bikes are faster than most bikes. None cares or knows about rules dealing with bike traffic. So, partly it is structural.

I know, I cannot make friends with everyone (not my goal) but have you also thought about or even experimented with

• a bell which sounds friendly and does bot startle ppl
• a way to outpace ppl without them feeling pushed (ring the bell earlier/later)
• any other aspects of making encounters on bike pleasant

Happy to hear your thoughts Best

Excuse me, I spend most of my time on three wheels moving my kids around. This egregious discrimination from the two wheeled community will not stand :D

I'm going to assume that normal bike-like electric assisted bikes like this are alright too:

A good reason for that is because I find there is a staggering lack of basic bike knowledge in /r/ebikes (frames, componentry, mechanics) and people aren't getting any of it since they're segregated into their own echo chamber.

Nice! What was xbiking about? I thought I had been subbed to all the cycling subreddits but had missed that one. My jam these days is bikepacking, I love the combo of biking far and camping. Glad you made this community!