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If you're thinking about buying a bike, you're probably thinking about things how many gears you might need or what frame material is best. But here are some even more fundamental questions that most people don't consider.
━━━ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ━━━
Shifter is about urban cycling, bike commuting, and the ways we get around our cities. Hosted by Tom Babin, author of Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling.
▶ Support the channel + get bonus content:
https://www.patreon.com/Shifter632?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=video
▶ YouTube channel memberships:
https://www.youtube.com/@Shifter_Cycling/membership
▶ Frostbike (the book):
https://amzn.to/42EBzO6
━━━ BIKES I RIDE ━━━
I rode Priority bikes for years before they sponsored the channel.
Low-maintenance belt drives, honest value.
🚲 Priority Eight - My daily summer ride:
https://alnk.to/1XWoxFO
🚲 Priority Continuum Onyx - My Canadian winter commuter bike, with hub
dynamo lights and Enviolo internal gearing:
https://alnk.to/gKS5Jlw
🚲 Priority Gemini - Super-fun gravel bike with Pinion Smart-Shift gearbox for longer adventures: https://alnk.to/44ZOsvc
━━━ NEW TO BIKE COMMUTING? ━━━
▶ My course: The Ultimate Guide to Bike Commuting and Urban Cycling. Check out the new Starter Pack: https://shiftercourses.thinkific.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=video
━━━ GEAR I ACTUALLY USE ━━━
Some are affiliate links — they support the channel at no cost to you.
▶ Light-up pedals (Redshift): https://redshiftsports.com/collections/all-arclight-products-accessories?aff=40
▶ Turn your clip-in pedals into flats for quick errands: https://redshiftsports.com/products/mousetrap-pedal-adapters?variant=47202186264829&aff=40
▶ Phone mount (Peak Design Universal Bar Mount):
https://peak-design.pxf.io/c/5749368/1664050/18669
▶ Bike lights (Lumos Firefly): https://collabs.shop/3uodbz
▶ Pannier-backpack (Two Wheel Gear Convertible 2.0):
https://twowheelgear.com/collections/pannier-backpacks
▶ Saddle (Brooks): https://amzn.to/4ulz1Ba
▶ Bell (Crane Bells): https://amzn.to/4tABohW
━━━ REGISTER YOUR BIKE TO STOP BIKE THEFT ━━━
529 Garage: https://project529.com/garage
Bike Index: https://bikeindex.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombabin
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tombabin.bsky.social
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tombabin
#cycling #bike #commuting #bikecommuting #urbancycling
0:00 Are You Riding the Wrong Bike?
0:36 Your Bicycle Blind Spots
6:07 The Forces Working Against You
8:35 What's the Bike Actually For?
10:10 Where Will You Be Riding?
11:44 Bonus: If You Already Bought the Wrong Bike
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By If you're thinking about buying a bike, you're probably thinking about things how many gears you might need or what frame material is best. But here are some even more fundamental questions that most people don't consider.
━━━ ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ━━━
Shifter is about urban cycling, bike commuting, and the ways we get around our cities. Hosted by Tom Babin, author of Frostbike: The Joy, Pain and Numbness of Winter Cycling.
▶ Support the channel + get bonus content:
https://www.patreon.com/Shifter632?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=video
▶ YouTube channel memberships:
https://www.youtube.com/@Shifter_Cycling/membership
▶ Frostbike (the book):
https://amzn.to/42EBzO6
━━━ BIKES I RIDE ━━━
I rode Priority bikes for years before they sponsored the channel.
Low-maintenance belt drives, honest value.
🚲 Priority Eight - My daily summer ride:
https://alnk.to/1XWoxFO
🚲 Priority Continuum Onyx - My Canadian winter commuter bike, with hub
dynamo lights and Enviolo internal gearing:
https://alnk.to/gKS5Jlw
🚲 Priority Gemini - Super-fun gravel bike with Pinion Smart-Shift gearbox for longer adventures: https://alnk.to/44ZOsvc
━━━ NEW TO BIKE COMMUTING? ━━━
▶ My course: The Ultimate Guide to Bike Commuting and Urban Cycling. Check out the new Starter Pack: https://shiftercourses.thinkific.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=video
━━━ GEAR I ACTUALLY USE ━━━
Some are affiliate links — they support the channel at no cost to you.
▶ Light-up pedals (Redshift): https://redshiftsports.com/collections/all-arclight-products-accessories?aff=40
▶ Turn your clip-in pedals into flats for quick errands: https://redshiftsports.com/products/mousetrap-pedal-adapters?variant=47202186264829&aff=40
▶ Phone mount (Peak Design Universal Bar Mount):
https://peak-design.pxf.io/c/5749368/1664050/18669
▶ Bike lights (Lumos Firefly): https://collabs.shop/3uodbz
▶ Pannier-backpack (Two Wheel Gear Convertible 2.0):
https://twowheelgear.com/collections/pannier-backpacks
▶ Saddle (Brooks): https://amzn.to/4ulz1Ba
▶ Bell (Crane Bells): https://amzn.to/4tABohW
━━━ REGISTER YOUR BIKE TO STOP BIKE THEFT ━━━
529 Garage: https://project529.com/garage
Bike Index: https://bikeindex.org/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombabin
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tombabin.bsky.social
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tombabin
#cycling #bike #commuting #bikecommuting #urbancycling
0:00 Are You Riding the Wrong Bike?
0:36 Your Bicycle Blind Spots
6:07 The Forces Working Against You
8:35 What's the Bike Actually For?
10:10 Where Will You Be Riding?
11:44 Bonus: If You Already Bought the Wrong Bike