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Tom Babin

@shifter.info
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Creator: Shifter | Urban cycling and bike commuting Author: Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling More here: linktr.ee/shifter

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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 22/05/2026
Just over a week until our mid-GoVelo bike ride and hangout in Montreal on May 30. There's still room to join me, @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social, Paige Saunders, and Priority Bicycles at the post-ride hangout. There will be giveaways! RSVP here: prioritybicycles.wufoo.com/forms/r1oh3y...
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 24/09/2025
I only met Dr. Darren Markland a few times, but he made an impact on me. This clip from coffee outside (with Darren giving away free coffee from his bike-mounted coffee-maker) offers a glimpse into how he viewed cycling and community as interwoven. I'm so sorry for his family and community.
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 28/06/2025
I’m so blown away by the size and fun vibes of Critical Mass rides these days. It gives me so much hope! @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 25/06/2025
Having just spent a week emailing with somebody who turned out to be a robot, I'm proposing a new game: Is this spam or a legit email that just happens to have been written by AI?
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 12/06/2025
A report from the UK got headlines flying about how some comments from mean cyclists were undermining the cause of cycling. But that’s not the full story.
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 09/06/2025
According to this list, it looks like Glenmore is the only drinking-water reservoir in Alberta that bans swimming. Why?
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 27/05/2025
Just a few days left to use the early bird discount code on The Ultimate Guide to Bike Commuting and Urban Cycling! shiftercourses.thinkific.com/products/cou...
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 23/05/2025
From my bike ride though Banff a few days ago. We're lucky to be so close to this.
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 22/05/2025
Scramble intersections for cyclists?
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 08/05/2025
Maybe it’s time to retire the phrase “bike-lane” on projects like this.
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 26/03/2025
The difference between good and bad (re: lazy) neighbourhood greenways can be pretty stark
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 12/02/2025
How many bike lanes can a city build in one year? Check out Paris.
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 30/01/2025
Bike commuting under pink sunrises and purple sunsets every day this week has been an unexpected January joy.
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 14/01/2025
You're building a new public toilet in urban area near a popular park? Yes! The building will look cool? Hell yes! You worked a public pickleball court into the design? Wow, amazing! You're going to surround the whole thing with a garish green chain-link fence? 🫣
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 16/12/2024
All I want for Christmas is a pair of boots with a bit of winter lining so I can wear them while biking to work and all day in the office, but won’t fall apart after one winter. This is the second pair in two winters I’m destroying. Any suggestions for something more durable?
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 04/12/2024
Riding a bike in winter is crazy and nobody will do it
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 29/11/2024
You have to be a masochist to ride a bike in winter, they said. Riding in cold weather is impossible, they said. Winter is so ugly, they said.
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 25/11/2024
Even 10 years after writing a book about winter cycling, my brain always reacts to the first cold snap with: "Dude, you're a hairless primate. Don't go out there." But then I do and it's fine, or even glorious. So if you're struggling, remember: overcoming that voice makes your life better 🚲❄️
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 23/11/2024
Is Canada the only place on Earth that thinks about luggage on trains the same way airplanes? This is from the Alberta government’s survey on passenger rail. Is it me or is this weird? Paging @rmtransit.bsky.social
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 14/11/2024
Ten seconds of bike-rack porn, for any of you who may happen to feel like you’re drowning in cars today.
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 27/10/2023
That’s me, ChatGPT for future urbanist nerds 😂
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 17/10/2023
Is someone able to explain why there are so many fat-tired e-bikes available these days? Why has this become the default style of e-bike?
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Tom Babin @shifter.info · 10/10/2023
Forget the sex, I’m low-key obsessed with the bike-positive portrayals in Netflix’s Sex Education. Where do I find this gorgeous bike route IRL?
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