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Every now and then you come across something good in the bike lane…
(This is the third or fourth hammer I’ve found on the street in my lifetime.)
#BikeTooter #tools

normalize unisex bikes
#BikeTooter #Mixte

Because of a river, railroad tracks, freeway, and cemetery, this might be the most direct path for me to bike to work.
Some of it is separated bike lane, some is multi-use path, some is residential streets, and some is terrible roads with speeding cars.
#bikeTooter #milwaukee

This afternoon I have been mainly riding the big bike into town for shopping and medicine.
#BikeTooter

So close! I was able to ride the new (separated) bike lane along Lisbon Avenue in Milwaukee this morning.
Of course *getting to it* is not easy. IT starts at Lisbon & Burleigh which is a really crappy intersection. I rode side streets up to 74th and then crossed Burleigh to get to Lisbon.
Not ideal, but it's doable. Sad because I live a half block from Lisbon but two more blocks before the bike lane starts.

It’s hard to find any information on this, because it’s obviously not what you normally do… Any idea to what pressure you can inflate a bicycle tube when *it is not inside a tire*?
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It’s hard to find any information on this, because it’s obviously not what you normally do… Any idea to what pressure you can inflate a bicycle tube when *it is not inside a tire*?
#BikeTooter

It’s hard to find any information on this, because it’s obviously not what you normally do… Any idea to what pressure you can inflate a bicycle tube when *it is not inside a tire*?
#BikeTooter

Cracking local loop this evening. Promised I’d be back before dark and just about made it
#biketooter #cycling #bike

We expected rain (but no ⚡⛈️).
So we got our jackets, did our errands with our little bike trailer - and were lucky because it didn't even rain 💪
✅ Saved fuel again
✅ Physical activity
✅ Faster way to detach from work
✅ Saw a couple of cats
Totally recommended!
#cycling #BikeTooter

I'm a little behind in my biking this year due to the whole spine/nerve pain for the first half of the year.
But there is a chance I could still hit 1,000 miles this year. Here's hoping!
#BikeTooter

Eight days out from breaking my rib, I took my favourite bike out of the shed this afternoon for a wee ride, to see if by any chance I would be able to ride into Castle Douglas (40Km round trip) tomorrow to pick up my medicine.
I managed about two hundred metres.
The answer is 'no'.
#BikeTooter

I was biking near the queens zoo today, and adjusting the pedal-assist all the way up to 4 (which I never do). Thinking to myself, "Jesus fuck, is this headwind really that strong or is this heat just making me weak?"
I look over at the sidewalk, and someone is walking backwards to deal with the wind. "Oh, it's actually the headwind."
#BikeTooter

Okay so I park my bike in the back hall at work and I jokingly scrawled "Bike Parking" in the dust on a large door.
And today there was a second bike!
Keep in mind only 8 people work here. I knew who it belonged to... they didn't bike in but dropped it off in case they need it due to a shared car situation.
#BikeTooter

Danny Macaskill demonstrating what bike skills are, once again.
#BikeTooter
#WeAreNotWorthy
https://www.youtube.com/watch…

RE: #BikeTooter community I guess

Back on the bike on the train, making intercity rail actually useful as a commuter option by using my own bicycle to extend their service area all the way from Home to Office.
I wish Metrolinx didn't have such regressive policies about me "inconveniencing" people who drove a half-ton truck 8km to the train station.
#biketooter #Metrolinx

My new license plate arrived!
(It’s a reward for pledging to get the real one made. If enough people pledge support they’ll make an actual car license plate that will raise funds for the Bike Fed.)
#bikeTooter #wisconsin

First small tour with the new bikes in their area of operation, the Darß peninsula. Very happy with them, so much better than renting bikes!
#Darß #BikeTooter

First small tour with the new bikes in their area of operation, the Darß peninsula. Very happy with them, so much better than renting bikes!
#Darß #BikeTooter

First small tour with the new bikes in their area of operation, the Darß peninsula. Very happy with them, so much better than renting bikes!
#Darß #BikeTooter

AI doing its thing… Thursday’s ride was 70km…. 🤷‍♂️
#cycling #bike #biketooter

I wonder how much it would cost to install a fright elevator in my house, opening up with big doors to the outside and then down to the basement so I could easily work on cargo bikes I'm the basement? That's nuts, though, right? I definitely shouldn't do that because.. Reasons? #BikeTooter

Some rides are worse than others…
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Cyclist bitten by brown snake caught in her bike chain
The woman, in her 60s, was riding on a northern NSW rail trail when she ran over a two-metre snake that became trapped then bit her.  

Any bike can be a cargo bike if you are determined enough.
#BikeTooter

My wife and me both have commitments during the day. So we just did a 2h cycling to our beautiful reservoir and back. It went really well and it felt good to be on the bike.
Especially as it's not so hot any more.
Enjoy your weekend!
#cycling #BikeTooter

that's one why to clear a trail
#BikeTooter #BikeHiking
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/j8Rl0TpMiSE

Today's bike ride to work sucked. Wearing a respirator for 30 minutes isn't very comfortable. I had to adjust it a few times and it was much worse breathing in the wildfire smoke so respirator it is.
I can only assume our climate will get worse as time goes on so I figured I might want to get used to this.
#BikeTooter

Rode our new bikes to Pramort, the easternmost accessible point of the Zingst peninsula, where we saw a wild boar, deer, and many birds. About 60 km total.
#BalticSea #AnnerOstseeIssesImmerSchön

Rode our new bikes to Pramort, the easternmost accessible point of the Zingst peninsula, where we saw a wild boar, deer, and many birds. About 60 km total.
#BalticSea #AnnerOstseeIssesImmerSchön

Rode our new bikes to Pramort, the easternmost accessible point of the Zingst peninsula, where we saw a wild boar, deer, and many birds. About 60 km total.
#BalticSea #AnnerOstseeIssesImmerSchön

#QueensZoo needs to ditch these awful bike racks and install staple racks. This same amount of space could fit at least a dozen bikes, but the "wheel bender" rack is just space inefficient.
#NYCParksDepartment

My bike riding has been poor this year, due to spinal stenosis and then spinal surgery in June... but hopefully the numbers will go up for the rest of the year.
(And who knows? Maybe I'll update some of the Python code that generates these.)
#bikeTooter #python

Those damn barrels are back!
#bikeTooter

Photo from the weekend's bike ride...
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This will be my first year commuting to work in the winter on an ebike. I know you can get neoprene covers to wrap around the bike where the battery is, with the idea to keep it warmer for better performance.
Does anyone use those battery covers? Do they actually work?
#BikeTooter #BikeNitePQ

I remember back before I biked to work but I wanted to bike to work.
Today would have been one of those days where I was like "I'm too tired, didn't sleep well, my body is sore, there's no *way* I could bike to work today" and yet...
I biked to work today.
In a way, that's the exact kind of day I *should* bike to work.
#BikeTooter

I'm glad I learned about Chamois Butt'r last week!
#bikeTooter

Bent janglebars from the crash this morning. Yes I said "janglebars".
#BikeTooter #oops

Earlier in the week I decided I should ride my bike to work on Friday... then today I was asked if I could be in by 7:30am on Friday.... can I do both? We'll find out tomorrow!
#bikeTooter

I wonder if the amount of money I save from biking instead of driving is offset by the amount of money I spend on cycling gear. 🚲 🤷‍♀️ 💰
#bikeTooter

#BikeTooter
how's your balance?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CfGQt6DabZY

My wife & kids are away (the kids at camp, my wife for a conference). As such, I have turned the living room into a proper bike shop. Currently 4 bikes in various states of repair - my wife's road bike, my father-in-law's brand new bike, the 9yo's new bike, and a folding bike. I have a new cassette for my mid-tail bike, too, but I think I'll order new tires first before I replace it. #BikeTooter

The 360 camera is kind of fun for doing silly things...
#bikeTooter.

I tried a new bike route to work today. I originally planned this due to some upcoming road closures but I really like it!
Minimal contact with cars and busy roads (except for the last 1.4 miles) and I get to use the new separated bike lane on Lisbon Avenue.
#milwaukee #bikeTooter…

I was hoping to bike to work today but it looks like rain… but it also looks like a good day to learn how to ride in the rain.
#bikeTooter

The bike lane is a great place to store these barrels when the speed limit is 35mph and cars tend to go 40 mph.
Last night I said "screw it" and used the sidewalk. I am against biking on the sidewalk (and it's illegal here) but if the provided (crappy) infrastructure isn't even available I'll do it.
#bikeTooter

Been shopping again with our little trailer.
I'm proud to say that we really do the majority of our weekly shoppings by bike now.
and it doesn't feel like we "sacrifice" anything. In contrary: having the activity before and after shopping feels like a GAIN compared to doing it by car. We are driving side roads, see a different neighborhood, in the meantime we know the places of 3-4 cats that we see repeatedly... Car drivers are nice as well.
#cycling #BikeTooter #bayern

I tried out one of those 360 cameras on my bike ride this morning...
#bikeTooter

Ugh! It was windy today, no sun... starting to get cold. Time to bust out the fall biking gear.
#BikeTooter

This is the most soothing video I've seen all week...
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Had my first bike crash today. Took a turn a little too sharp to avoid going into the mud. I went into the mud anyway. My left hand got the edge of the pavement and I got a bit of a scrape (no blood) and banged my shin (minor blood).
I really need to get gloves. Both hands are a little sore, hopefully will not last too long.
Bent the shit out of my handlebars. Need to see if I can fix that.
Anyway, enjoy the crash photos!
#BikeTooter #crash

Today's bike commute report:
* 1 car parked in the bike lane
* 1 car stopped in the bike lane
* 1 car that sped past me in a school zone (in the oncoming lane) due to not wanting to wait 10 seconds
* 2 cars simultaneously cutting me off
* 1 woman with stroller in the bike lane
* 1 kid on emoto riding on the sidewalk then going the wrong direction in the bike lane (estimated speed: 20mph)
There's probably more but those were the standouts.
#BikeTooter

Wear your helmet!
#bikeTooter #Milwaukee

Naked bike ride is gonna get cheeky
The World Naked Bike Ride organizes in Milwaukee on Saturday.

I biked 6 miles this morning. Felt pretty good. My back didn’t seem to mind… I did have a little knee pain at one point. (Which is one of the reasons I switched to an ebike.)
I may wait a bit to try biking to work, especially since it’s supposed to be 90 °F next week. 😭
#bikeTooter

I guess any bike can be a cargo bike if you put enough on it...
#BikeTooter #CarryShitOlympics

It's going to be a few years before a protected bike lane gets added to Burleigh and I hate riding on it first thing in the morning on the way to work but...
I realized today that if these two cemetery gates are open (yellow) then I can ride through the cemetery (red) to get to the bike lane on Lisbon instead of Burleigh (blue), which is much better.
#mke #milwaukee #bikeTooter

Today was the first day I started my bike commute in the rain and you know what? I got wet. No big deal. I'm not made of sugar. Got to work and dried off. Bonus: I didn't get all sweaty on the ride in.
I may need to get shoe covers though. For now I just swap shoes when I get to work.
#BikeTooter

I'm sure that years ago if I had been driving to work and saw someone biking in the rain I'd be like "Oh man, that sucks for them" but honestly I'm surprised how exhilarating it is. Is it actually kind of... fun? Hmmm.
I'm sure I'll change my tune when it's colder out, but I do have the rain gear at the ready.
#BikeTooter

Today's view from the bike.
1. Furniture partially blocking the bike lane.
2. Furniture moved by me.
3. Bus blocking the bike lane right in front of me.
4. Car that has been parking *on* the bike lane a lot recently parked somewhere else.
#BikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

I here once again to ask wasps to stop landing on me and stinging me while I am riding my bike.
#BikeTooter

Also from today's bike ride to work. This car stopped, which was good, but then beeped at me to go. If I was going across I would have, but I turn right here, and I try to allow all the cars to go before me, otherwise they pass me going over 45mph. No thanks. I waved them on and they went. (And I caught up to them at the next stop light.)
#BikeTooter

I took a (relaxing) bike ride this morning and saw half a dozen baby turtles in the cemetery, then just rambled around town aimlessly, and eventually made it back home after 15 miles.
#BikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

Scenes from the morning bike commute along the Oak Leaf Trail in Milwaukee.
#BikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

The red lines are my two options to get from one yellow dot to the other on my commute to work. Ideally a protected bike lane along the blue line would be ideal.
Who knows? Maybe it'll happen in the next 20 years.
(I really wish I could cut through the cemetery but Pinelawn doesn't have multiple entrances/exits like Holy Cross does.)
#BikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

Back home from a #cycling loop at #badFeilnbach. 42km with some evil headwind. But gorgeous views, lots of side roads, very few traffic and at the end an ice-coffee in #mangfalltal #bruckmühl #BikeTooter

I’ve been thinking about getting a new (acoustic) bike and in the process learned all about how gearing works on bikes.
I’m a little ashamed I didn’t already know but just using some gear calculators made it all quite clear and easy to understand.
#bikeTooter

Bah! Paywalled article...
"Milwaukee’s emerging network of protected bike lanes & trails secured a major boost recently when the WI DOT awarded the city funding for six projects. The award will cover the cost of building bike lanes on N. Holton and W. Burleigh streets, extending the Powerline Trail at two different points, improving pedestrian safety along N. Teutonia Avenue and upgrading the city’s traffic signal infrastructure to reduce congestion."
#mke #milwaukee #bikeTooter

Today on the bike ride home I saw a kid (maybe 12 or early teens) blast through a 4 way stop just as a car was stopping to his left, and then the kid rode down the middle of the street swerving around while the car passed on the far left.
Luckily the younger kid that was following him was smart enough to not blow the stop sign and just pulled to the side and yelled at him.
I rode past the kid and say "Be more careful when you ride!" but I'm sure he just though "Shut up, old man!"
#BikeTooter

This is great news! I’ve been using the new protected bike lane on Lisbon Avenue but it’s difficult to get to the start of it without taking the lane on Burleigh with fast vehicular traffic on your tail.
"W. Burleigh Street would also gain a protected bike lane. The Burleigh Street bike lane would run along the street as it passes Holy Cross Cemetery and Lincoln Memorial Cemetery between N. 60th and N. 72nd streets."
#mke #milwaukee #bikeTooter

And here's a short clip about today's loop from #Rosenheim to #Waserburg along the #Innradweg.
Usually we would have gone to Rosenheim by car, but today we tried rail & cycle and went there by train. Went pretty well, also with the bikes!
I should really use my chest strap for the camera, so that I can also record in cities or when I need both hands at the handlebar.
#cycling #biketooter

I got my first aggressive "honk" while biking to work!
On a two lane road, speed limit 25mph, I was in the right lane going about 24mph and a van got behind me and the driver honked. I could not move to the right due to too many parked cars and not wanting to get doored.
The van driver seemed angry they could not get passed me as a truck was in the left lane.
Eventually they passed me (while speeding) and honked again!
Whatever dude.
#BikeTooter

Lightning from today's bike ride to work...
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Well, today is my first official "ride to work in the rain day" though I got 10 minutes into the 30 minute ride before it started hitting hard.
I learned a few things, so that's good. Also, I am extremely glad I have a spare pair of shoes and socks at work!
#BikeTooter #rain

We finally cycled a route that we wanted to redo since ages. We just had such a great time. There was one very steep and rough section where I fell a bit, but nothing serious.
It was a little adventure and an absolutely gorgeous start of our vacation.
We also met two elder guys a couple of times and had a nice chat each time. It's just cool to meet some friendly folks.
Unfortunately, I didn't feel like filming. Sorry.
#cycling #BikeTooter #bayern #tegernsee

Yesterday's route where I almost got it right going home... The route home is easier as I make a right turn instead of left turn and I can wait until there's a break in traffic before I head onto Mayfair Road.
#bikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

This is the shortest route to work I've biked yet... It's not ideal as I need to go about a half block on Mayfair Road, then turn left onto Hampton and get into the bike lane on the right side, but good to know I have this route if I need it.
#bikeTooter #mke #milwaukee

I finally got around to working on my bike mapping project enough to publish the results...
#bikeTooter #python