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I was looking for something new to do last week so I made a route that passes about twenty post offices that all have location signs on them and then went and rode it yesterday and took pictures at most of them. the route is here:

http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1659798005

my last twenty miles is significantly different than this because my GPS got all wacky in west mifflin towards the end so i found a couple more that were on the route manually and then just went home. i ended up getting pictures of myself in front of 17 of them. i also know for a fact that i biked past wilkinsburg and braddock's post offices but was too lazy to go back and get pictures. all i had was the route loaded into my GPS but no locations of the actual post offices, so there were some times i forgot to be looking for stops.

> They're using a CloudFlare cert, which is also signed for a variety of other bike share services, and the ever classy, "topblackfridaydeals2014.com".

To be fair to Cloudflare, their business isn't in selling SSL certs—it's in providing front-loaded CDN services that allow them to do SSL for anyone they serve as a CDN for. However, this kind of SSL is only between you and Cloudflare; the connection between the Cloudflare CDN and the eventual destination of the traffic is indeterminate.

It was at a Scout camp, so you can’t get on unless you’re with the Scouts.

Quebec Run has some real mtn bike trails and is in the general area. And there’s always the GAP trail through Ohiopyle.

You can always search them up on RideWithGPS.

https://ridewithgps.com/find#search/0/search%5Boffset%5D=0&search%5Buser_id%5D=&search%5Bstart_distance%5D=10&search%5Bstart_location%5D=150204&search%5Bkeywords%5D=pedal+pittsburgh&search%5Blength_min%5D=0&search%5Blength_max%5D=500&search%5Belevation_min%5D=0&search%5Belevation_max%5D=10000&search%5Bsort_by%5D=

I scoot over at 21st St. There are only 2 stop signs for the 10 blocks I ride it. 3 railroad crossings though.

This is my general route outbound, but changes a bit depending on traffic and weather. It's better for busy times; later in the evenings when there are few cars, I tend to just stick to Smallman.

>Notes:

>When you turn under 31st St. Bridge, the rail crossing is rough and ices over quickly in cold weather — slow down.

>Spruce Way often ponds after rain.

>I tend to ride Smallman when I'm heading into Lawrenceville; this stretch of road is rough.

>33rd St. up to Liberty typically requires a switchback or two to make it up the steep grade. Watch out for cars veering off Liberty at speed. Because this is the route I ride when there's a lot of traffic, I'll stick to the sidewalk at 33rd x Liberty up to the Heron intersection, catch my breath, and cross on the green.

I would go with a rack and saddlebags instead of a basket. FWIW, I use these ones:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MR1UOJN/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Also, check into r/bikecommuting and r/bicycling.

Folding ebikes are a thing! This is the one my GF got. To me this is a fairly interesting and worthwhile compromise of inexpensive, lightweight, and reasonably functional.

That's confusing. Having been riding mountain bikes since they were invented, i've always found the visor to be effective in keeping sun out of my eyes. Here's one on amazon for $17.

https://www.amazon.com/Lixada-Mountain-Ultralight-Adjustable-Cycling/dp/B07CV6XNSL/ref=pd_lpo_3?pd_rd_i=B08DLG2MH7&th=1

This might help you. There's also a Erie <--> Pittsburgh trail in the works, but I'm not really sure where that stands right now. Might've lost momentum.

That area has some sweet MTB rides and the Gran Frodo. One of those routes may work for you. Perhaps just the lower loop of this route? It is a road ride but it follows the lake for a bit and there wasn’t that much traffic the last time I was there.

The Panhandle trail is the one from Carnegie. You can either connect it to the Montour Trail or ride through Weirton and into Steubenville. If I recall, it’s a little over 30 miles to Steubenville, but the trail ends just into Weirton so you have to get a little creative to get into OH. This post has some info on how to do it.

There is a charity century ride every august that rides along that route, who raises money for trail organizations looking to expand connections. I missed last year, but here's the 2019 Rough Diamond Century route. Maybe zoom in to see what the route does.

https://ridewithgps.com/trips/39919776

That's for the annual organized "Every Neighborhood Ride". You can find Facebook Events for prior editions.

It's a very hard ride to complete, like tagging another 10-15 miles of hilly, urban riding on top of the PedalPGH metric. That shared challenge builds camaraderie among riders.

Also, you're also never all that far afield, so you can bail out as needed (many riders do).

I don't think I'd attempt it solo, as the route has to include some stretches of very busy arterials.

Generally excepted traffic engineering, the safest place for bicyclist is away from cars. So if there is no separate infrastructure, that puts them in front and forward of traffic.

**EDIT: NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide (2014)

I presume this is IOS only and no android build?

Also for your mount page, I really like my RAM mount. The market that they've found themselves in is primarily motorcycles and I've put a ball mount base on all of my bikes and a different style ball mount on my car and move a couple of x-grip phone holders between them. I've never had any problem with these and I've similarly taken video on my bike with this mount.

It's only iOS right now, but I built it with Unity so I can eventually port to Android. I'm just one person, so I'm afraid to stretch myself thin by supporting Android too early.

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Thank you for the RAM suggestion! So I'd need the base as well as the phone mount? I've seen others (maybe you?) at critical mass that recommended the same mount, so it's definitely something I will check out.

The biggest downside is the price tag: $65 is steep, relative to the other mounts in the $15-$25 range. It also looks tough to quickly move between bikes if you have multiple. Thoughts on these concerns?

There are nigh-infinite, ever-changing options if you search for "bike wheel lights" on amazon, but this is the closest to what I have and like. The battery case straps to the wheel hub, which could be a little fiddly on initial install, but i've had these for several years of year-round commuting and they hold up really well and need minimal maintenance (beyond changing or charging batteries once in a while).

There are some ebikes in the low to mid 30s range, some that actually look like they might be worth having. Most in that range have smaller batteries but if you're not going too hard on them that's still 20+ mile ranges. I'm considering getting something like this as something I can throw in the car with me.