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ruari

@ruari@velocipederider.com

I commute via :unicycle:, 🛴, "halfbike" or :penny_farthing: because they are great fun! But I love all types of cycles.

I also like minimalist tech: non-smartphones, old school digital watches, Slackware, Gemini/Gopher.

I feel very strongly that if you use a "free service" and enjoy it you should donate to its up keep.

Pronouns: He/him/his

P.S. I work for @Vivaldi

#cycling #unicycle #unicyclist #PennyFarthing #Halfbike #fedi22 #VivaldiBrowser searchable

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ruari, to random
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Not an everyday sight for most people. And yes I'm posting while I cycle.

ruari,
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More pictures from the trip. I've stopped for some waffles by the water now

Two unicyclists on a forest trail
Large area of open water surrounded by woodland on a very sunny day.
Waffles covered in sour cream and strawberry jam.

ruari,
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We are well over half way now.

ruari,
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My crew for the day

ruari,
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ruari,
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Just cycled past a familiar face! This is me pretending to say Hi to @thomasp 👋

(even though I took this a couple of minutes after I left him)

ruari,
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Many hours later and I am almost home

ruari,
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Back at the top of GK again.

ruari, to random
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I still think this is a fun watch. Those LEDs are nothing like a classic 70s watch but on the flip side they are highly readable in all light unlike actual watches of the era. In addition the case styling is one of the more interesting of modern/retro watches and does have more of those old school vibes.

ruari, to random
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🇳🇴

ruari,
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@matt ah but now I did a bigger flag https://velocipederider.com/@ruari/112454682567573329

ruari, to Oslo
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It is so beautiful up at today that it almost looks like a postcard. :unicycle: 🏞️🌼🌱

ruari,
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It's such a nice day, that I stopped to pick up a cool snack.

ruari, to random
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There is a lookout point near me called "Grefsenkollen". A few years back now when I started to unicycle regularly again I thought to myself, I suddenly wondered if I could unicycle up to the top.

I suspected not but eventually I got brave enough to try and I made it!

Then I started unicycling up there regularly.

ruari,
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Later I when I bought a "footbike" (non-electric kick scooter, a.k.a. a "kickbike") after some time I had this thought, "I wonder if I could kick my way up to the top of Grefsenkollen" but the entire idea seemed impossible. I imagined it would be so tiring that I would never manage it.

Until I did…

ruari,
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Later I bought a penny farthing. After I had ridden this around for a few weeks I got to thinking, "Could I cycle this up to Grefsenkollen?" but the gearing was so high I figured… no chance!

But then latter… I did it.

ruari,
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@matt No I am really cycling up on all these stupid bikes.

I know… I also assumed it was impossible… but it turns out… you can! Who knew!?

ruari, to random
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I quite like the shiny metal and black combo on watches it seems. I just switched over from the one on the right to the one on the left and while they are very different watches there are also some similarities. 😉

Silver tone analog style watch with a black, backwards running face and a black leather strap with white stitching.

ruari, to random
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Well… I will be part of the 3 day penny farthing race in Sweden this year. Pray I do not die!

https://www.sweden3days.se/registered-riders.html

ruari, to random
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Image from my Nokia 225 with its 0.3MP camera using an upscaler and tweaking the colours slightly.

Ok, yes it is still terrible but you do get some essence of the nice flower blossoms 🌸

[For those in Oslo, this was taken right by Carl Berners]

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@ruari One of your friends?

video/mp4

ruari,
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@themayor should I? 🤔

https://vimeo.com/218705523

ruari,
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@john @themayor slow to a crawl and hop off. It is the same when I ride a penny farthing. 🤷

ruari,
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@john @themayor and to get going you scoot it along and climb the frame and sit down while it is moving

matt, to Oslo
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I want to update the "Follow Recommendations" for oslo.town — who do you think should be on the list? Send me your best nominations!

ruari,
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@matt You have me, right? Tell me you have me? Who doesn't want to know the Oslo 🤡 ?

ruari,
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@matt Damn you!

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