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Whew! Mistakes were made, but I got the dashboard of the Beat Bike put together. I can now pedal to set the tempo while I live program the drum machine. (No video of programming yet because I had to hold the phone up high!)
#bikeTooter #diy

Today has been mainly about stripping down my favourite mountain bike for repainting and renovation.
#BikeTooter

✅ Quick loop with my wife between some rain showers.
Feels so good to get out!
#cycling #BikeTooter #getoutside

Also... why!?! Well, I like to make weird stuff.
I plan to take this to Maker Faire Milwaukee... and maybe ride it around the neighborhood!?
And I gotta say, pedaling while programming a drum machine is a trip. I used to do it just sitting at a desk but hey, exercise while making beats? It's a win-win!
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Having not written anything about my #tricycle project in months, I've now written two posts in two days. Here's the first:
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Rethinking the tricycle drive train

Rethinking the tricycle drive train
I've been rereading my posts on design of a tricycle, and especially this one; and I've been looking again at this picture, of Seventy Seven's removable front subframe which carries its front wheel, steering, and transmission systems; and I've been thinking. This will be a short post documenting my thoughts.

I’ve been resting up all day, taking it easy… sore throat is gone (since Wednesday night) and no snot or congestion today, just tired really.
Hoping I can make it out to Riverwest 24 tomorrow for the biking fun that is the People’s Holiday.
#biking #bikeTooter

Just a few weeks left until my bike adventure kicks off! Can’t wait to hit the road and make some nice memories and photo shots!
#Bike
#travel
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Morning #bikecommute
#BikeTooter #cycling #taamakimakaurau

Favorite team name “Blood Bath and Beyond”
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normies: "I'm holding my wife's purse."
me: "I'm holding my wife's bike helmet."
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You want infrastructure to last? Don't paint it on. Build it in. #BikeTooter

Nasty headwind home 💨
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I am hoping to do 1,000 miles on the bike this year. It's still June and I'm at 650 (surpassing the 620 for all of 2024.) I also did 120 this month which is the most miles I've done in a single month. I am glad I started riding and try to do it daily.
#biking #bikeTooter

Riding around with Kid1 last night, I remarked that many of the drivers, who seemed more agitated than normal, were "ornery." I explained what the word meant and he said, "I think 'hornery' better describes it." We now have a term for a specific form of dangerous driving.
#BikeTooter #cycling

So, #BikeTooter. My Cannondale Slate runs 650b wheels, with the rear on a 12mm through axle. I think the wheel is actually a Mavic, although it's Cannondale branded. It currently has a SRAM 1x11 groupset.
I'd like to put a Campagnolo Ekar groupset on it, but the problem with that is it needs an N3W freehub. I have an old Campag Eurus rear wheel, but it's 700c and has the Camp…

I found out one of my neighbors has an Aventon Pace (either 500.3 or 500.2) and said he loves it. Good to know. He got it at Erik's Bikes, which is where I hope to get one at some point.
#biking #bikeTooter #ebike

#goodmorning! We just decided to do a morning loop as it will very likely be too hot after work.
Tomorrow is a bank holiday. So it's the end of the week already
#cycling #BikeTooter

I would like to proudly announce that I fixed the noise coming from my right crank or pedal.
I took the crank set apart, applied some grease, and applied a lot of Loctite.
Let's see how long this lasts.
#biketooter #FahrradBubble

I hit 1,000 miles today, which was my goal for 2025. Some of it was on a bike/trainer in my basement during winter, and this month was mostly on a (borrowed) ebike, and the rest was all on my old Trek 7200.
At some point I need to return the ebike and I'm hoping I can get my own before 2026 so I can make commuting to work by bike a normal thing.
#bikeTooter

Yesterday we received Auchencairn Climate Transition's new hand-cycle (ours is the yellow one), and I got shown around the key points of maintaining it and adapting it to fit riders. This extends our hire bike fleet so that we can now support riders with leg function impairments.
In practice we'll be sharing this with other 'try a bike' projects locally.
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Today's bike ride was 8 miles but whatever the crazy thing is that I saw a guy get chased off the Menomonee River Parkway by a turkey! It chased him into the road, and he was running down the middle of the road and a car had to stop!
#bikeTooter #turkey

First day without rain.
Right after work we brought our car to some maintenance and drove back by bike. Well not the direct way, but a fun way 😊
It felt really good!
#cycling #BikeTooter #getoutside

That was a nice stage in the Giro, it made all the stages before look even more boring.
Well deserved wins for Yates and Harper.
#giroditalia #cycling #biketooter

I went for a short ride today, and every now and then I would hear this weird “cling clang” sound, but I couldn’t figure out what the hell it was. I even stopped twice to investigate. It wasn’t constant though, just intermittent. Urgh!
Got home, took a photo, and then figured it out. Sigh…
#biking #bikeTooter

Bike Month is back, and that means it's time for Pedal Poll! We're counting usage of active transit (and adjacent) facilities along corridors in our cities next week.
If you have 2 hours to spare, sign up for a shift!
#pedalpollsondovelo #biketooter

I made some progress on the Beat Bike!
The magnet mounted on the wheel passes a reed switch which is sensed by the control box (with a Raspberry Pi Pico) and then triggers the drum machine to step through the programmed sequence.
Still a lot of work to do, mostly mounting everything onto the bike, and some more code to write, but the proof of concept is all good.
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I definitely did not expect to get in 11 miles today! It's getting pretty warm/hot in the mornings though. I was out at 6:30am and that was even a bit too warm.
#bikeTooter #bike #mke

The man outside Espinola, Ontario.
‘I was standing here 45 years ago!”
wow.
It really is incredible the legacy Terry Fox has in all Canadian's hearts. Congratulations to his brother Darrell for completing this 45 year commemorative bike across Canada!!
#TerryFox #BikeTooter #Bike #MarathonOfHope #CancerResearch #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6827455

I did it! My wife convinced me to join a pre work cycling loop. A great start into the day.
#cycling #BikeTooter #training

If you lock up your bike indoors (garage or home) what do you lock it up to?
I think a friend of mine locks his up to four other bikes but let's pretend that's not an option for everyone. 😅
What large, heavy, or structural thing do you lock your bike to in your garage or home?
#BikeNitePQ

I had an air filter attached to the rear of my #Kombi, and then I realized that I couldn't shift. One of the cords that I had used to secure the hepa filter was on the derailleur. It was an easy thing to fix, but it reminded me just how much I hate derailleurs (and any kind of external gears in general).

I rode my bike to the library to return a book, which isn't terribly exciting, but I'm pleased that I can now take care of local errands by bike instead of car.
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Today’s ride was 8.3 miles… nothing too exciting to report. (In other news I’ve been relearning SQL to pull data from the RunGap SQLite database.)
#biking #bikeTooter #mke

Ahh so good to do a quick #workout loop after a day in the office!
#cycling #BikeTooter #afterwork

Fuck the police.
#FTP #ACAB #NYPD #BikeTooter

I hit 80 miles on my bike this month (yay!) but this morning was weird! I'm typically very careful, but three cars came way too close to me, or made bad turns near me.
I got home and realized I forgot to turn on my lights before I rode! Maybe lights really do make a huge difference.
#bikeTooter #bike

Me: Hey, we could ride those bikes!
Partner: They’re locked up.
Me: Are they, though?
(That was last night. There were two bikes there. Note that we are on an island, there’s only so far a thief would get. There are tons of unlocked bikes around. I’m sure the owner just went for a ride. Still a funny photo though!)
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Riverwest 24 is next weekend. I thought about tossing my bike in the car and driving down to do some laps but then realized it's like 5 miles from my house so I'll just bike down there and do laps, hang out, etc.
https://www.riverwest24.com/

Sooo, I rode the ebike this morning, did my longest ride, in minutes and miles. Burned tons of calories, so yeah… ebike means more exercise, not less.
#biking #bikeTooter #ebike

Pretty boring route this morning but I got in 9.5 miles which is a lot for a weekday morning... I then did some relief prints and got ready for work so that was the "relaxing" part of the day I guess.
#bikeTooter #mke

It’s been awhile since I did a “fast as I can” cemetery ride and I was amazed at my average speed. I kept it going on the streets a bit more to do 8 miles total.
#biking #bikeTooter #mke

Sigh, well I was feeling good about getting an ebike but I stopped by a local shop and the model I was looking at is pretty much sold out everywhere. They do have newer models ($more expensive$) and some other modes so I may need to do up that whole spreadsheet of features to compare things.
#bikeTooter #biking

Is “Bicycle Fishing” really a thing?
➡️ http://www.all-the-bikes.com/2023/04/Introduction to Bicycle Fishing.html
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Introduction to Bicycle Fishing
Bicycle fishing is a unique and exciting way to explore the great outdoors while catching fish. Combining the joys of cycling and fishing, ...

This machine kills sprawl. #BikeTooter #CycleTO #OnPoli #TOPoli

I had to change both tires on the 50 year old Raleigh and it was a bit of a pain but it’s up and rolling again. Too hot to ride now though… might give it a spin in the morning.
#bikes #bikeTooter

Someone said there’s a huge difference between going 20mph and 28mph on a bike. I completely agree.
#biking #bikeTooter #ebike

Somehow I managed 9.54 miles today in 48 minutes with an average speed of 12mph... I guess I made up for yesterday when I only did 4 indoor miles.
#biking #bikeTooter #mke

The other fun part of my ride today was when a guy had to wait an extra 10 seconds for me to go through an intersection before he could make a left turn.
He yelled "Get on the sidewalk!" and while I was tempted to yell "I'm in the bike lane!" I just sort of laughed it off.
#biking

"The ride is definitely better on charter-protected bike lanes." #BikeTooter #ToPoli #ONPoli #CycleTO

Damn, this ebike things is actually pretty cool. I did my normal ride in the cemetery without using the motor and my stats are pretty damn close to my acoustic rides.
I’m probably going to have a lot to say about it this week.
#biking #bikeTooter

I rode my bike 600 miles in 2024 and it's June 1st, 2025 and I'm over 500 miles for this year!
My goal for 2025 is 1,000 miles which I think is still doable as long as I don't have any injuries (sigh) and nothing else goes wrong.
#bikeTooter

Bike Friends, uhhh… my wheel fell off? The fork slid apart. How much of a concern is this? I rode with no issues but I do hang my bike by the front tire all the time.
#biking #bikes #bikeTooter…

Went to the bike shop last night (the family owned shop where I know the guy) and he showed me a flyer I made like 35 years ago and said it's been on the wall there for decades!
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I still need to get around to automating this stuff a bit more, but for now I just type a few numbers each month for my biking stats...
#bikeTooter #python

Found myself in Hamilton Ontario without my bicycle, and the opportunity to check out the local #SoBi #bikeshare system. Super easy signup, easy to access docks, wildly chonky locks, and *baskets*.
The bikes would really benefit from better lights though. It gets dark out here.
#biketooter #hamont

Today’s ride was tough but I got in 12 miles and saw a bird… I did see another large bird and a baby rabbit but didn’t get photos.
#biking #bikeTooter #mke

13.78 miles today because I got less than 5 hours of sleep so I was up and out early. 172 miles for the month (the most ever!) and just over 700 for the year so far.
#biking #bikeTooter

My current bike stats... on my way to 1,000 miles this year. (And hopefully many more!)
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Did 6 miles this morning, almost made a rectangle, but those Tosa streets are tricky!
#biking #bikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

I had to pedal like crazy the last half mile to keep my average speed at 12mph…
#biking #bikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

Bike Week! Got in 8.5 miles in 45 minutes.
#biking #bikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

Great ride today as I’m finally back home after being in Scotland for a week.
#biking #bikeTooter #mke #milwaukee