━━━ 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/

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0:00 Introduction
0:37 Separation from cars and stress
1:31 Space and branding
5:11 Directness and transit
8:25 The network effect
11:12 Does the Rev meet its promise?