@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI decided to try a short ride today to see how I feel later on. (Back paid and leg-wise.) I did not dress warm enough but was only out for 20 minutes.
I tried to (slowly) ride across some ice to see how that feels and quickly learned I need to avoid all ice. If I do ride more next winter studded tires are a must.
#bikeTooter
@ellie@ellieayla.netIs there a decent / standard way to convert bike lights from a rubber-strap mount to a rack's rear reflector / tail light mounting tab? (What is that thing even called?)
I'd consider a short length of pipe bolted to the tab - is that a janky mess? Should I just buy a different light?
#BikeTooter #question
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialTFW you are into bikes but also into mini-computers and you get confused for a second...
#computer #bikeTooter
@beyondwatts@beyondwatts.socialA little pic from this morning’s Purbeck Dawn ride.
-3C when I left the house
#biketooter #dorset #purbecks
@drbruced@aus.socialMy road bike has a BB30 (press-fit) bottom bracket. Yesterday I noticed it was creaking, so I pulled out my $50 BB30 removal tool, refreshed my memory on how to remove a bottom bracket with a bit of YouTube, pulled the thing apart, cleaned and greased everything, put it back together, and now it doesn’t creak. So satisfying. #BikeTooter
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itWe have labeled the band-aids/gauze. Pray we do not label it any further.
[#BikeTooter, I guess?]
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI kind of want to make a bumper sticker that says "Born to ride a bike, Forced to drive a car" because with the weather starting to improve I am feeling restless and also helpless.
I may get the basement trainer bike set up so I can just try some real gentle riding when I am feeling well enough.
#bikeTooter
@ellie@ellieayla.netDowntown Fake London (Ontario) is weird. Some of it is exactly the automobile-infested hell that @… routinely describes. But there's still quite a few people out here walking and biking in spite of the inhospitable conditions.
There's some recently-built protected cycle tracks that make me wish I could bring a bicycle here on Via and toot around for an afternoon of coffee shops. The network is super not-complete though. 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️
#BikeTooter #londonon
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialWondering if I can get a bicycle prescription...
#bikeTooter #cycling
@andres4ny@social.ridetrans.itToday two separate people asked me about (ortlieb) panniers. One in TJs on the escalator, the other outside at the falafel truck. I've been asked so many times by strangers about my various cargo bikes, but can honestly say I've never been asked about my panniers in at least a decade. To be fair, they're pretty new and in both cases they were extremely full!
#BikeTooter …
@ellie@ellieayla.netLooking forward to the @… community bike ride in downtown Burlington on New Year's Day. It should be calm and quiet out. -9°C though; hope everyone layers well. A cup of hot chocolate or apple cider afterward is going to be amazing!
#BikeTooter #BurlOn
@hikingdude@mastodon.socialIt's that time of the year again 😉
#cycling #BikeTooter #bayern #getoutside
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialThe medical facility I go to for PT has a bike rack but it looks like garbage. It is bolted down but just does not look secure.
It's in the parking structure, so it's not exactly out in public... maybe that's a good thing?
But also, I can't ride my bike in the parking structure.
#bikeTooter
@rasterweb@mastodon.social @ellie@ellieayla.net415 km? That's it? Did I forget to wear my watch a bunch?
#BikeTooter
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialIt's "bring a medium sized box to work day" again...
#bikeTooter #ebikes
@ellie@ellieayla.net @rasterweb@mastodon.socialI had heard about this story (because it's local) but didn't hear about the biking angle of it...
https://fat-bike.com/2026/02/beach-bikers-beware-new-wisconsin-trespassing-ruling/
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialI started biking to work in August and it's now the end of November and I've done it 50 times in those 4 months.
That's 50 days I rode a bike instead of driving a car... about 650 miles by bike instead of car.
#bikeTooter #cycling
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialSorry I'm late, had to argue with car-brained people about the new bike lanes on Lisbon.
"I've never seen anyone ride a bike on Lisbon!"
"Do I have to shovel two sidewalks now!?"
"People only ride bikes 4 months of the year."
And so on...
#bikeTooter
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialOn Saturday I did a bike ride and I very carefully tried to ride over some small patches of ice to familiarize myself with how it feels.
Yesterday a friend of mine was out for a gravel ride, did just fine, was all done and rode through a parking lot, hit some ice, went down hard, broke their hip. Argh!
Paying attention to #bikeTooter and
@rasterweb@mastodon.socialEnjoy these photos of Wisconsin Governor Evers on a fat bike in the snow.
#wisconsin #bikeTooter #winter #snow
