Let's see how many Mastodon Posts I need for the bit of text I'd love would fit in one but doesn't. Even on Instagram I need the caption and one comment. But - that's only two at least and they are in one post :) So in any case: first the direct link to that source (where I also post much more than here anyways):
This is odd. From an article about Ethiopian #cycling culture, racing in particular. This photo from a race shows a number of riders, all from the same team, on bikes branded Twitter
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The importance of active travel, and the encroaching era of car-induced lethargy was a topic for discussion in 1963. Except from John McGahern's The Barracks. #books#bookstodon#cycling#activeTravel
È tornato l'evento organizzato da FIAB, partecipate numerosi. Non solo per accompagnare i bimbi a fare un giro nella città, ma anche e soprattutto per tornare a capire quanto sia importante muoversi in bici.
So, what's the recommended way to transport a fast food order for a family of four by bike?
I mean, my bike has a basket, so that's an easy solve for the food part. But the drinks! What's the recommended way to bike with four large sodas?
I'm tempted to learn basic CAD and 3D print some kind of 4x wide cupholder to hang from the front of the basket. Or two 2x holders to hang from each side.
Are you following the #giroditalia or even want to attend a stage? I've built an #ios app that lets you see all the stages on the map and find a good spot along the route.
In addition to the route, you can also see the elevation profile and the mountain classifications. So it's also worth using next to the TV. If you fancy trying it out, here is the #testflight link:
We've counted up all your donations from May and it totalled a huge £129.50!
This month we're putting your donations towards some bike repair items (to make life easier for poor Ben!), a Dremel tool, consumables, and of course to pay for next month's parking (fingers crossed the councillor we're talking to changes that soon 🤞🏽).
For some reason I find myself unable to join in conf calls today.
These cliffs are actually the remains of a limestone quarry: blocks cut here were carried by pony to the canal and beyond. The odd cones are not natural features: they’re the rubble just overgrown
And in the afternoon I went for a ride with B, who had to wait for me at the top of every climb. She now enjoys hills for this reason. e-bikes have a way of getting people who consider uphill climbs to be needless suffering to view them as “needless suffering for others”
Conical peak in the background is “Sugar Loaf”; we are in the Mynydd Du, “black mountains” of south wales #cycling
“One year after purchase, users continued to be satisfied with their e-bikes, integrating them into their routines for three to four days a week. They reduced weekly car travel by an average of 48 kilometres per week, a reduction of 30-40 per cent.”
"At the upcoming Budget, we are committing $100 million to a new national Active Transport Fund that will upgrade and deliver new bicycle and walking paths."
In guarded good news, I have an appointment to meet one of the board members of Davis Food Co-op to demonstrate how the "lightning bolt" racks are not accessible. (She offered to meet with me in response to a customer feedback form I sent in.)
I'm going to try to pile my recumbent bike onto the cargo quad so I can bring both over and illustrate the different types. I need to print out some photos I've taken of other cycles at those racks, too.
The last test and recent rides have been useful in the sense that I realized I simply can't have a backpack on my back for three weeks while trying to do long daily rides. I already occasionally suffer from shoulders being tense due to weight on the backpack while riding, so probably not a good idea for longs rides over many weeks.
So, new plan, don't buy a frame pack and instead buy a rear rack and a pannier which converts into a backpack, thus allowing leaving the backpack at home. Due to time being limited, options were limited to local shops, which basically meant a combo of Ortlieb's Quick Rack + Vario PS QL2.1 26L. The Quick Rack is simply amazing, literally can be attached and detached in seconds. The Vario PS is very functional. It does the job of being both a pannier and also a backpack. This is a difficult thing to achieve and given that Ortlieb have done a good job. However, it's somewhat ugly and uncomfortable actually wearing as a backpack. But hey, we're going riding, not walking, right?
This ride told me I do need another pannier, if I'm going to skip the frame pack and backpack, otherwise the single pannier is just going to have too much weight in it. Basic model panniers are available second hand quite well luckily so hopefully wont need to buy that one new.
Setting up the tent was really easy! At least without rain pouring down 😅 I do love the functionality of the MSR Hubba Hubba NX 2. Also got to test my Klymit inflatable sleeping pad and the super awesome FLEXTAILGEAR mini-pump, which also functions as a light for the tent. Really nice find.
UCI really screwed things up for ergonomics when they outlawed recumbents in the 1930s.
"The press coverage kicked off a long-overdue conversation about women’s saddle issues and aired one of pro cycling’s open secrets: that some women suffer so much damage to their genital areas they resort to surgery—labiaplasty—to keep riding."