@djuber@fosstodon.org

· 1w ago

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@ascentale@sfba.social @jerzone@techhub.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A6 I'm in the Midwest, so even unsupported rides are never far from some place.. Two tubes, two tire levers, a hand pump, Allen keys, a flat tip screwdriver, and a spoke wrench. Not carried: cables, chain, tire, spare spokes. If I were west of the Mississippi or ever farther than a few hour walk from a bike shop I'd rethink my packing #BikeNite

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djuber @djuber@fosstodon.org

· 2mo ago

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@Amgine@mamot.fr @ascentale@sfba.social @streetmeme@cycle.town @bikenite@fedigroups.social

I have no idea how to address this with the businesses.

One "make your demographic visible" hint I've seen is to walk through the store with your helmet (rather than locking it outside) so it's clear there are money-spending customers arriving by bike. This of course works best when the people in the store seeing the customers also make design decisions, and not an absentee owner 2 continents over.

#BikeNite

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djuber @djuber@fosstodon.org

· 3mo ago

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@ascentale@sfba.social @MartyCormack@urbanists.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A6. I was also "attacked" by red-winged blackbirds two days in a row, two weeks ago. That aggression is seasonal and should taper off. A few years ago, in Wolf Lake (just south of Chicago), I crossed some geese with their young, and honked at them while I was passing. This aggravated the male, who started running after me, honking back. I didn't mind, bike is fast. He started flying and about pecked my shoulder. I'm nice to geese now. #BikeNite

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djuber @djuber@fosstodon.org

· 3mo ago

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@ascentale@sfba.social @realSiegfried@troet.cafe @bikenite@fedigroups.social A3. We definitely have ghost bikes in Chicago. In Montreal I've seen even "ghost shoes" (souliers fantomes) for pedestrians killed in traffic. https://www.velofantome.org/memoriaux/ #BikeNite

velofantome.org

Liste des mémoriaux de Souliers et vélos fantômes Québec (ordre chronologique de décès) – Souliers et vélos fantômes Québec

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djuber @djuber@fosstodon.org

· 7mo ago

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@knowmadd@mastodon.world ignoring the problems of washing a car, I was perplexed that it would say 50m distance is 30 to 40 steps? My strides are nowhere close to 1.2m, maybe half that, and I'm a full grown person.

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djuber @djuber@fosstodon.org

· 3mo ago

Campground maps (or even the last campground's map) make decent firestarters

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djuber @djuber@fosstodon.org

· 4mo ago

80-some miles today between 8am and 5pm. Tent set up. Looking forward to some shade tomorrow. It was mid eighties and I definitely got more sun than I should

Highlights of the day were county hwy A between Ellsworth and hwy 35, a few awesome scenic overlooks of the missippi, dipping my feet in the water at maiden rock, a chocolate shake at the Stockholm Pie Co, and arriving without bonking or any mishaps.

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