Reposted by Seumas BJulia 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @juliaridesbikes.bsky.social · 2hI want to live in a city that acknowledges that people live downtown (a lot of people actually) and that it’s not just somewhere that suburbanites drive to for work or entertainment. 0202
Reposted by Seumas BHow-Sen Chong @how-sen.com · 02/10/2026Listen: I don’t want to minimize the danger of high e-bike speeds. But if the problem here is that stores sell e-bikes that can drive faster than legal limits, then where’s the story about how literally *every car dealership has been doing the same thing for decades*?!?cbc.caHidden cameras show some stores unlocking speed limits on e-bikes, selling e-scooters that go up to 120 km/h | CBC NewsA new hidden camera investigation by Marketplace shows how some stores are selling e-scooters and e-bikes with top speeds much higher than provincial speed limits and with recommended rider ages young... 511664381
Seumas B @seumasb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Dark mornings and warm temps mean we have entered into the season of bike ninjas! I don’t care that you apparently have superhuman night vision but the rest of us mere mortals would appreciate a bit of advance warning when you approach. FFS! Get a light and USE IT! #yycbike #yegbike 2135
Reposted by Seumas Bbikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026#yycbike #foodbank #FUNdraiser 0154
Reposted by Seumas Bbikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tl;dr Yes, e-bike specific chains are more expensive...for reasons...and worth buying when the time comes. www.cyclingelectric.com/news/motor-p...cyclingelectric.comMotor power & component strength mismatch worsening, says chain giantThe arms race among motor makers to add more torque to systems may inadvertently be creating a broadening gap between 381
Reposted by Seumas Bcriticalmass.yyc @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Come a little early tomorrow to get lit 🪩 A couple of us will be at Riley around 5:30 with a limited number of various bike lights to give out and help install. Hope to see you there #yycbike 0237
Reposted by Seumas BMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026It's your stupid president's constant threats to our sovereignty and attacks on our country that did this, not our decision to respond to them. www.latimes.com/business/sto...latimes.comCanada's boycott forces the sale of a California wineryAs California's wine industry struggles, a family-owned vineyard spanning 3,500 acres is for sale after its exports to Canada dropped 35% in a year. 2683122919
Seumas B @seumasb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Happy World Car Free Day, to those who celebrate! #yycbike 0273
Reposted by Seumas B🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026new @albertasvoice.ca website just dropped. Check it out! whatcouldweget.cawhatcouldweget.caWhat Could We Get for $134 Million?What could Alberta get for $134.3 million instead of a referendum? 3204126
Reposted by Seumas B🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026More closed roads, please! #yycbike #bowvalleyparkway #closedroadsarethebestroads 3303
Reposted by Seumas BMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is the part many Americans -- including the Bezosites at the Washington Post -- don't understand. Canadians don't see this just as a Trump thing. It's that America elected him twice, and the second time with an even bigger mandate. The problem we're addressing is America, not Trump. 2923702928
Reposted by Seumas BMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026My latest: the Alberta NDP's byelection win revealed the province's frustration with their separatism-curious premier. In order to win the next election, the NDP needs to do something even harder: tell a compelling economic story. #abpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/16/o...nationalobserver.comThe Alberta NDP still needs an economic storyThe Alberta NDP shocked almost everyone by winning a byelection in a traditionally safe conservative seat. Now it has to do something even harder: tell its own economic story for the province. 812526
Reposted by Seumas B🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Last weekend’s @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social overnighter to Big Elbow was the perfect getaway. Also, our daughter’s first Bikepack trip and she rocked it and loved having no service (aka can’t answer emails)! #yycbike 4346
Reposted by Seumas BJim Stanford @jimbostanford.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The myth Alberta 'subsidizes' the rest of Canada is the most powerful meme in the separatist armoury. But it's utterly false. I show that most Albertans get more back from federal programs than they personally pay in federal taxes, for @thetyee.ca: thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... #abpoli /2thetyee.caNo, Alberta Does Not ‘Subsidize’ the Rest of Canada | The TyeeThe vast majority of workers get more from federal programs than they give. 18531269
Seumas B @seumasb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A friendly reminder that “pedal assist” requires pedals. Rolled out Skidloader this morning, having forgotten that I had borrowed the pedals for my adventure bike this weekend, Oops! More specifically, pedals are on loan from ATB because I wore out the spindles on Skid pedals after 16000km #yycbike 3122
Reposted by Seumas BAT Critic @atcritic.bsky.social · 11/09/2026PPE is the last resort with respect to safe systems. If you tell cyclists they need to wear a helmet to be safe, I see you as part of the problem! 021
Reposted by Seumas Bbikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Wrote a thing that has been bugging me for a very long time smcarter1.substack.com/p/no-bike-sh...smcarter1.substack.comNo, Bike Shops Shouldn’t Have to Fix Every E-BikeThere may be millions of unsupported e-bikes looking for someone to fix them. That doesn’t mean independent bike shops are stupid for saying no. 53814
Reposted by Seumas BBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 09/09/2026“We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles and endangering pedestrians. Like ever-hungry teenagers, cars in Europe are growing on average a centimetre wider every year.” Don’t repeat North America’s mistake, Europe.theguardian.comBritain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian WolmarLarger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar 31625164
Seumas B @seumasb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026New Spruce Drive MUP design has just been released. Looks good 👍🏻 from first glance. Two in person events scheduled (see the project web page for details) so be sure to stop by and register your support because you know the naysayers will be there too! #yycbike 152
Reposted by Seumas BCity of Calgary @calgary.ca · 08/09/2026🎉 Safer streets, better connections and a greener Spruce Drive S.W. are on the way! We're excited to share the final design for the Spruce Drive Pathway Improvements Project. Thanks to everyone who shared feedback and helped shape the design. 👇 263
Reposted by Seumas Bbikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Happy 1 year anniversary to Kidical Mass Calgary! Chapeau to @whoalansi.bsky.social 🎉🥳and her desire to be the change we all want to see! See you Sunday. #yycbike substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comThe Group Bike Ride for Calgary’s Youngest RidersCelebrating one year of Kidical Mass YYC with organizer Alanna de Boer 1246
Reposted by Seumas BCailynn Klingbeil @cailynn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A good reminder that one person can make a big difference. A year ago, @whoalansi.bsky.social organized Calgary's first Kidical Mass ride. I chatted with her ahead of Kidical Mass YYC's first birthday ride this weekend. gooutside.substack.com/p/the-bike-r... #yyc #yycbike #KidicalMassgooutside.substack.comThe Group Bike Ride for Calgary’s Youngest RidersCelebrating one year of Kidical Mass YYC with organizer Alanna de Boer 0249
Reposted by Seumas B🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 08/09/2026My Bike Bestie and I went to Radium Hot Pool on the weekend and discovered the Westside Legacy Trail outside of Invermere! What a beautiful 25km paved path running alongside a secondary road - it was very quiet with stunning scenery! @seumasb.bsky.social #yycbike #invermere 1232
Reposted by Seumas BFlavio Volpe, C.M. @flaviovolpe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We’ve been over this before: Every Global 7500 that Bombardier builds in 🇨🇦 has 2 GE engines built in Indiana, 🇺🇸. Every Challenger that Bombardier builds in 🇨🇦 has 2 Honeywell engines built in Arizona. 🇺🇸. Bombardier employs 3,000+ 🇺🇸s & has 2,800 🇺🇸 suppliers. Not so smart. 100792330
Reposted by Seumas BJared Wesley @jaredwesley.ca · 04/09/2026Thinking of sitting this one out? This tool from @robsonfletcher.com shows you the comsequences. turnoutsimulator.ca?s=26&ts=76&t...turnoutsimulator.caThe smaller side can win a referendum — or at least make it closeA side that's behind in the polls can still win if the other side stays home. Try it with the Alberta separation vote. 411477
Reposted by Seumas BMax Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Foreign interference, MAGA-style. #abpoli #cdnpoli www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/04/i...nationalobserver.comA US-linked network of fake websites is promoting Alberta separatism to AI chatbotsThe websites present crude, AI-generated slop disguised as the voice of real Albertans. But they're made in Florida — and they're not even targeting Albertans directly. 10181131
Reposted by Seumas B🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Hey Bike Peeps - I got a message from a friend that Calgary Police have recovered a secondhand Benno Boost but the Bike Index was never updated! If you are missing that model - check with police. #yycbike 11310
Reposted by Seumas BJeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026There's a lot of rage farming over a leaked City Hall wish list today. Don't fall for it. Every want and request gets tallied before the hard choices begin. Last time, we started around 6% and finished at 1.2%, prioritizing the the essential services and public safety Calgarians rely on. 23913
Reposted by Seumas BParis Marx @parismarx.com · 03/09/2026and for a brief moment, millions of people had to use their brains again 845462
Reposted by Seumas Byyc-david.bsky.social @yyc-david.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Another fender bender on 17th. Avoid! Thanks Devin for removing all those pesky red light cameras! #yyc #yycbike. 393
Reposted by Seumas Bbikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026STOLEN BIKE ALERT! bikeindex.org/bikes/3486841 #yycbikebikeindex.orgStolen Benno 46er cargo bike rearSilver, gray or bare metal Benno 46er cargo bike rear, serial: WBDDF0934. Stolen: 2026-08-31, from: Calgary, T3H 4S5, Canada 2106
Reposted by Seumas BJay Gamble @drjaydrno.bsky.social · 31/08/2026It’s almost adorable that Smithnwesson—who was played like a fiddle by Prentice and nearly killed the Wildrose party when she crossed the floor—thinks that she’s so politically savvy that she isn’t being manipulated by Felonious Clump and his shit gibbons. 4378
Reposted by Seumas BUrban Motion @urbanmotionx.bsky.social · 30/08/2026My new video about Alberta bike lanes, and the government snitch line. #yegbike #yycbike #abLeg #bikesky www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXB4...youtube.comThey Value Free Parking More Than Your LifeYouTube video by Urban Motion 1169
Reposted by Seumas B🇨🇦Peislandergirl (she/her) @peislandergirl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I never shop/dine in Kensington because it is a car sewer - we would love some safe bike infrastructure! 061
Reposted by Seumas Bcriticalmass.yyc @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Happy Critical Mass Birthday Friday to those who celebrate 🎂🚲 #yycbike 0205
Reposted by Seumas BCheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 27/08/2026#BritishColumbia 'Visual symbol of climate change': Mount Robson's Berg Glacier no longer reaches lake Researchers have observed the iconic glacier has separated from the lake and may no longer form icebergs www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.ca'Visual symbol of climate change': Mount Robson's Berg Glacier no longer reaches lake | CBC NewsOne of the most picturesque sights in British Columbia is changing — as Mount Robson's Berg Glacier has retreated so far back that it no longer touches the water of Berg Lake. 46943
Reposted by Seumas Bcreolenl.bsky.social @creolenl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026WHO IS GOING TO BELIEVE THE MAN WHO IS KNOWN WORLD OVER FOR LYING? Trump Administration is lying like their boss Trump and accusing Canada of what they are guilty of! Who is going to believe Trump over a globally respected Marc Carney? NO-ONE! www.cbc.ca/news/politic...cbc.caTrump's top trade negotiator disputes Canadian assertion that U.S. made last-minute demands | CBC NewsThe Trump administration's top trade negotiator on Wednesday disputed Ottawa's assertion that last-minute demands from the U.S. derailed a trade deal between the two countries, saying Canadian negotia... 011
Seumas B @seumasb.bsky.social · 26/08/2026If you are a regular #yycbike user of either Quarry Trail or 24 Street hill (east side of Shaganappi GC) there is a major pathway disruption coming next week. Starting Sep1 and going until late October, BOTH will be closed. Apparently Enmax utility pole replacements are the reason. 282
Seumas B @seumasb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026It's a pretty short survey, also with a couple places for adding detailed comments. Make sure to provide input so the sidewalk/bikeway can be improved when the bridge work gets underway. #yycbike 162
Reposted by Seumas BBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Once and for all, the “Right” isn’t good on the economy. They’re just good at enriching their own and shielding themselves from accountability. 610524
Reposted by Seumas BDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Believe it or not, research shows that less speeding leads to fewer crashes www.iihs.org/news/detail/...iihs.orgSpeed cameras reduce injury crashes in Maryland county, IIHS study showsA speed-camera program in a large community near Washington, D.C., has led to long-term changes in driver behavior and substantial reductions in deaths and injuries. 45710
Seumas B @seumasb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Meanwhile in Alberta, UCP ban photo radar and are more concerned with ripping out and banning bike lanes. 051
Reposted by Seumas BWill Ratliffe @ratliw.bsky.social · 22/08/2026They didn't notice the little flags I added last week so today I stopped by Canadian Tire and got bigger ones. Full sized one next week? #yycbike It's at Southland and Macleod if anyone wants to join in the fun. Flags in aisle 33 at the nearby CT...... 171
Reposted by Seumas BCool Bike Art @coolbikeart1.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Calgary 🇨🇦 📷Vivian Maier 2529
Reposted by Seumas Bbikebike @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Grateful...that media are not calling these things e-bikes. #yycbike www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caPolice charge two youth following electric dirt bike chase in Calgary | CBC NewsThe two youth were charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle and flight from police, following an electric dirt bike chase in the southwest neighbourhood of Coach Hill on Tuesday morning. 2313