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hembrow, 7 hours ago to cycling

I took a short ride for exercise this morning, covering 31 km in 54 minutes with the velomobile, including traffic lights, negotiating other road users etc.

The Mango is far from the quickest velomobile available nowadays, and mine is fitted with slower puncture proof "winter" tyres because I really don't like fixing punctures in the rain, but for the same expended effort it still consistently goes about 15-20% faster than my road/racing bike or my two wheeled recumbent, a touring model which is a little slower than the road bike.

Add in the low maintenance (leading to low running costs), the weather protection and three wheels making winter cycling much safer and there's so much to like. This is the most efficient transport mode in existence and it's also very practical. It's also fun, of course.

There's a calculator here which lets you work out approximately how fast you can cycle with a particular amount of effort on different types of bicycles, and how much energy is required to do that over distance:
https://hembrow.eu/personal/kreuzotter/espeed.htm
#velomobile #regel17 #cycling #BikeTooter #efficiency #recumbent

evan, 1 day ago (edited 1 hour ago) to random

Are screenshots of posts on other social networks a valuable contribution to the Fediverse?

#EvanPoll #poll

afewbugs, 26 days ago to random

Do you ever see something so niche you just have to buy it purely because you're just delighted that it exists?

acm_redfox, 1 month ago to philadelphia

Anyway, kid's birthday involved making terrariums at spiffy local shop Pretty Green Terrariums. Fairly involved, makes a closed system with a few bugs to ... balance... I dunno. Was hovering outside. Neat components, teens were very engrossed, products varied a lot with personalities. Highly recommend for groups, couples, or any plant-lovers!

#Philadelphia #plants #rocks

Close shot of the tools and rocks -- there are metal bowls holding medium rocks, small pebbles, and various colors of gravel and other components. Tools include a pointed cork digger, a scoop, and some kind of slim metal spatula for pushing things around. The table is covered with a black tarp or oilcloth.
A shot showing some of the array of plants the kids could choose among -- they're in tiny (1.5-2") pots, all collected in a black plastic tray. There are vines and begonias and some compact plants with white or red veins. To the left of the plants is a pair of tweezers for handling them.
Close shot of one of the essentially complete jars -- layers of different kinds of rocks, peat, and dirt (?) can be seen, as well as large decorative rocks and three kinds of plants arranged artfully. At the end, the jars were sprayed with a natural fungicide to keep mushrooms or mildew at bay, and then a breeding pair of white pill bugs were added. And a lid.