<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[I&#x27;ve been saying this every year for the past few springs, but I think the ridership of cycles in the #yegbike scene is at critical mass of acceptance]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>I've been saying this every year for the past few springs, but I think the ridership of cycles in the <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/yegbike" rel="tag">#<span>yegbike</span></a> scene is at critical mass of acceptance.<br />But today I REALLY mean it - going home today down Grierson Hill and across the Tawatinå LRT Bridge by the Muttart - it looked like an European city! The numbers of bikes was astounding. So much so that on the Tawatinå bridge, it just naturally occurred that the bikes went  on the central black MUP surfaces, while the pedestrians used the boardwalks on the sides.<br />I was so impressed I wasn't even snarky about the fair-weather cyclists who don't know path etiquette.<br />There you go.<br />I hope that bike sales this season are at COVID levels - it sure looks like it.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/71341a64-b994-4b9c-aa1d-203163b37717/i-ve-been-saying-this-every-year-for-the-past-few-springs-but-i-think-the-ridership-of-cycles-in-the-yegbike-scene-is-at-critical-mass-of-acceptance</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:26:27 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/71341a64-b994-4b9c-aa1d-203163b37717.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:20:44 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>