#bicycle
C.W. Beardsley: The Bicycle Man
📍 1120 Texas
📸 McKay Company
https://www.curioushistonian.com/c-w-beardsley-the-bicycle-man/
#history #histodons #houston #texas #houstonhistory #photo #cycling #bicycle #histodon
Another day, another 56 km of #cycling with 876 m of climbing. Problem is that Sunday's ride is more like 83 km and 1100 m of climbing, so I'm definitely going to have to ride smart. On the other hand, this effort is no longer exhausting, so that's something.
Happily exceeded last year's (dismal) total distance at 1020 km (633 miles) already – which is why I post about this, just for accountability.
#bicycle #bicycling #BikeTooter
https://www.strava.com/activities/9203538876/segments/3100516227964126922
diode.zone/w/qXodJyPwL5g9QB5U8…
#вело #велосипедизм #поход #апрель #Налибоки #Беларусь #bike #bicycle #travel #biketrip
@simplicitarian Reminds me of an autumn visit to #Wellington. Had a #bicycle with me and a day free to explore but horizontal rain, single figure temp's and gale meant it stayed in the car, while I went for a drive. Locals out running/riding in 'summer' gear...
I love cycling. Just for fun, to enjoy the freedom and nature. It's not for the speed or the muscles but foremost for the mind. To explore new areas, nature and to gain new experiences.
I mainly cycle in The Netherlands and in Catalunya, Spain.
You could follow me via Strava
🔗 https://www.strava.com/athletes/46298276
#cyclist #strava #roadcycling #MTB #cycling #riding #bike #bicycle #mastodoncycling #training #fitness #commuting #rideyourbike #velo #cyclelife #outsideisfree #cyclingphotos #mastodoncyclists
Welp, I was forced into another bike repair - the least I could do was take the opportunity to make a workshop video out of it... 😝
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gMouK-dCps
#DubyaMakes #maker #bicycle #repair #workshop #ApartmentWorkshop
@analyticus I’m trying to make every ride an adventure, but even then it’s always complaining… I just hope their curiosity will grow and the humble #bicycle will bring the freedom they need to explore.
We’re really trying to hook our kids up on #cycling but it’s hard to motivate them. This 4 years old is only willing to ride if there is a playground at the end…😂 #FatherAndSon #Bicycle #Bici #Bicicleta #Ciclismo #Velo #Fahrrad #Rower #Wahoo #Wahooligan #Velominati #LifeBehindBars
Es ist zugezogen, windig und es beginnt zu regnen. Zum Glück haben wir für die Nacht ein Vordach über dem Kopf :o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
Here's a bicycle ride I did that I called the Three Tunnels Ride. It visits either ends of the Caldecott, (car) Redwood Peak (Sacramento Northern, train) and Kennedy (car) tunnels.
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/123513538
https://photos.app.goo.gl/cw1MuKGgTZcgxYYz5
https://oaklandwiki.org/Caldecott_Tunnel
https://oaklandwiki.org/Redwood_Peak_Tunnel
https://oaklandwiki.org/Kennedy_Tunnel
#Oakland #AlamedaCounty #ContraCostaCounty #history #tunnels #bicycle #sfbayarea #transit #tour
Sonntage sind zum Treten da. #bicycle #GravelBike #radfahren #bikebubble #fahrradbubble
56 km in #midcoastmaine on the #fixedgear #bicycle yesterday. No #strava but MAN did it feel great.
“with #ebikes on the rise, a less-polluted, less #carcentric society may finally be in our future”
“Eliminating half the cars that exist today could reallocate more space and funding for people taking mass #transit and #bikes”
“The urban transformation will take longer to happen in America last due to ‘the #brainfart of a century of #carcentric planning and thinking’”
“Electric #cargobikes will become the SUV or pickup truck solution” https://velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/in-50-years-will-e-bikes-have-served-their-true-purpose/ #mobility #cycling #bicycle
"Fahrräder stinken nicht"
"Bicycles don't stink"
Kurzer Stop zum Auftanken. Wir haben mit der Besitzerin der Bar gesprochen. Auch diese wusste nichts von den Menschenmassen. Hier sind sehr viele Lokalitäten einfach leer gekauft :o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
Good Morning. Diesmal keine Suche nach Kaffee & Gebäck, wir hatten was in der Unterkunft :o)
Leider ist heute der letzte Fahrtag für uns, es heißt also nochmal die Landschaft genießen und sich auf ein-zwei Track-Überraschungen freuen.
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
Gestern wieder einen Parkie auf dem Fahrradstreifen 🚴 angesprochen.
Es kommt immer die selbe Antwort.
"Nur ganz kurz, meine (Onkel,Bruder,… ), fahre gleich weiter. ja,ja hab verstanden." Dann suchen sie nach dem Knopf um die Beifahrerscheibe zu schließen, aber da bin ich schon fort.
ich will ihnen erklären, dass ich nicht der Polizist bin, Und dass der #Fahrradfahrer auch ganz kurz in den Autoverkehr gedrängt wird.
Vergebens 😞
Heute vor 130 Jahren - Die tollkühnen Männer auf ihren zwei Rädern bekommen Konkurrenz im Sattel, denn auch die Damen treten nun ins Pedal 🚴♀️ #radfahrer #fahrrad #velo #bicycle
Had another altercation with a #cager while riding my #bicycle on #Ainsworth St. #pdx
I heard his loud pipes roaring up behind me but I was passing a parked car so I took the whole lane.
His tires barked as he hit his brakes within feet of my back tire. I held my ground and he honked.
Mind you, this was directly across from #Alberta park, where people are pushing strollers and walking dogs.
I slowly yielded and yelled at him to get on #Killingsworth.
The last week I've disassembled and been stripping the paint off the 29 inch mountain bike I bought. It had a stupidly thick coat of paint on it, prob because it was done with a damn paint brush by a half wasted dude (he's literally always half wasted). I've ordered a Shimano self contained bottom bracket, new tires/tubes, a brake/shifters cable kit with enough gear to re-cable 2 bikes, some primer/filler, paint (Rich Plum), and clear coat. As you can see, it looks better already. #DIY #Bicycle
Wir werden das nette Angebot unseres auf dem Tuscany Trail kennengelernten Mitfahrers annehmen und in Castiglione d'Orcia mit in seiner gebuchten AirBnB-Wohnung nächtigen und zusammen noch was essen & trinken gehen. Spontane & ungezwungene Bekanntschaften auf solch Events sind großartig :o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
Today I was feeling lazy so we did something a bit different. My wife mixed up birthday party time so instead going home we decided to waste a few hours outside. The kid was happy and grateful.🥰 #Cycling #Bicycle #Bici #Bicicleta #Ciclismo #Velo #Fahrrad #Rower #Wahoo #Wahooligan #Velominati #LifeBehindBars #FatherAndSon #Playground #FatherOfTheYear #Gravel @cycling @rower
Two Minutes on Damen Avenue (Tow Truck Meditation) I started my day with a meditation that said look for beauty - see more beauty. I love trying to connect with the daily meditations I practice, so I looked for beauty & saw the driver of a white car just about smash a pedestrian in scrubs in a crosswalk. Then I looked some more 😭😭😭 #chicago #bicycle #bikechi https://youtu.be/hy0UJ5UUoe4
Zum #WorldBicycleDay ein kleines Basler Stilleben mit #Velo beim Haus zum Specht am oberen Heuberg 🚲 #basel #switzerland #bicycle
Wir kommen nicht vorwärts. Überall will gehalten und geguckt werden ;o) Hier nahe Pienza.
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
I didn’t ride my #bicycle maybe 3 years. At former apartment, bicycle park (?)didn’t have a roof. I was thinking about riding bicycle again as cheaper supermarket is a little farer. Maybe a month before, the wire of the brake seemed to stuck,so I randomly sprayed oil and thought I have to repair it. Today a bicycle repairperson I called told me bike left without riding 3years would be hard to be fix.
(Which was kind explanation)I checked bike’s prices online,then suddenly decided to ride the old bicycle. I, human,and bicycle both worked fine just by pumping air! (The oil-“556”did magic I guess)I’m joyfully surprised.
Happy #WorldBicycleDay
I am prolonging my breakfast due to lovely sunshine in the garden, but here is one from earlier this year!
#bike
#vélo
#bicycle
📅🌍 World #Bicycle Day 🚴
📸 Illustrations: https://europa.eu/!kytp7D
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EC_AVService/status/1664889656872165376
De dag begint zonnig. #koeien #Amstelveen #morningride #sky #bicycle #PhotographYourSky #farmland #cows
Getting VK4MSL/BM ready for a trip into work on Wednesday. Tyres were well down. Battery is low. I just re-terminated the FT-857D RJ-12/RJ-45 connectors, so that should solve a drop-out problem I was having. #AmateurRadio #Bicycle #HamOnABike
Good Morning vom Straßenrand. Gleich mal zusammen packen und die übliche Suche nach Kaffee und Gebäck starten :o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
(I only got the grey camo because they were on clearance and thus significantly cheaper than the "normal" colors.)
(I only got the grey camo because they were on clearance and thus significantly cheaper than the "normal" colors.)
Maybe that's what needs to change.
#cycling #bicycle #mastobikes
My monthly bike post that's part bike event list, part a review of posts I wrote in this month in years past. http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/05/31/riding-down-memory-lane-june/ #BikeTooter #FediBikes #cycling #BikeLove #bicycle #WorldBicycleDay
Tomorrow, June 3rd is World Bicycle Day! Go bicycling if you can.
Siena, eine Seitengasse, etwas abschüssig, Calzoleria 12.
Die Fahrräder dürfen in der Kammer parken, die Powerbank darf geladen werden und ein Bier steht auf dem Tisch. Was brauchen wir schon mehr?
Ach, Essen kommt gleich :o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
In a boost for bikes, cities back sustainable mobility.
The bicycle has long been central to the Dutch way of life, and now other European cities are following suit. But the move away from cars is also meeting with resistance.
https://www.dw.com/en/in-a-boost-for-bikes-cities-back-sustainable-mobility/a-65746222
#Europe #Netherlands #Groningen #Spain #Barcelona #France #Paris #Cycling #Bikes #Bicycle #Cities #Planning #Mobility
now this is actually pretty smart:
#bike #handlebar with integrated front #rack.
(doesn't look too ergonomic, though.)
@mastobikes @fedibikes #mastobikes #fedibikes #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #schrauben #bikefixing #bikeparts
now this is actually pretty smart:
#bike #handlebar with integrated front #rack.
(doesn't look too ergonomic, though.)
@mastobikes #mastobikes #fedibikes #bicycle #bike #fahrrad #schrauben #bikefixing #bikeparts
“#Cyclists are barred from bringing their two-wheelers onto the vaunted #UnitedNations campus, while drivers, who are notorious for skirting parking tickets, are waved right through its security gates — a strange #doublestandard for an organization that promotes environmentally friendly #transportation to fight #climatechange”
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/06/02/despite-lofty-climate-goals-united-nations-bans-cyclists-on-its-campus/ #hypocrisy #cycling #activemobility #bicycle #ebike
Aussicht von Volterra aus. Irgendwann sind wir dann auch weiter gekommen ;o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
The hashtag of #gravel
means #bicycle travel
to those who like chains
and muscular strains
and pedals and gears
and front wheels and rears
and dropped handlebars
but definitely not cars
and don't much like hills
when they're getting their thrills
and who cry at the failure
of their 12-speed derailleur.
So don't be surprised
if this thread is comprised
of bikes racing clocks
and not small pointy rocks.
Back on Track, zwischen toskanischen Hügeln auf der Suche nach Kaffee :o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
Schlafplatz steht, eine verlassene alte Baustelle, purer Luxus ;o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
Wir sind registriert, es geht los :o)
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
Sometimes people see the solar panel on my trike and say something about wanting a #solar car. Let me just run the numbers here, just off the top of my head:
My #ebike - a big cargo tricycle - weighs a few hundred pounds (including me and whatever I'm carrying) and travels 10-15mph. I can go around 50 miles/day if it's sunny, and maintain a steady charge entirely from solar power.
A car probably weighs about 10x that and travels an average of 4x as fast.
Also, I usually provide around 50% of my trike's power by pedaling, which you don't get in a car.
So you'll need 10x4x2x the amount of solar panels I have on the trike to keep your car going at normal car speeds for 50 miles per day, which means 80x the solar panel area I have on the trike. If you only need to go 25 miles most days, you could get away with 40x the solar panels.
My trike's solar panel is about 3x4 feet (12sqft). Our hypothetical solar car is going to need between 480 and 960sqft of solar panels. At about 6 feet wide for an average car, that means your car needs to be 80 to 160 feet long. The average car is around 15 feet long. Our hypothetical solar car could be half the length of some city blocks.
Carrying enough solar panels to keep a car charged is somewhere between "difficult engineering challenge" and "downright absurd".
This isn't just about the implausibility of solar cars; it's about the absurdity of car design in general. Cars use an enormous amount of power for what they do. Electric cars may be an improvement over gas cars, but they are still incredibly inefficient.
This is (part of) why we need safe #bicycle and #pedestrian routes, why we need good #transit, why we need all kinds of #micromobility and #activetransportation.
(I say "part of" because here's a whole other essay to write about the *safety* of a vehicle that's so heavy and so fast, but I'll save it for another day.)
Aufstehen, Anziehen, Zusammenpacken und ab zum Startpunkt.
#toskana #tuscanytrail #tt23 #fahrrad #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
I live-tweeted the Traffic and Parking Committee about the #SomervilleMA #bicycle network plan. Recording will be available, and emailed comments will be accepted for 2 weeks. Plan documents and comment submission available here: https://voice.somervillema.gov/somerville-bicycle-network-plan https://twitter.com/inLIUofJOAN/status/1664032011034537986
views from my bike ride to visit @saltphoenix a couple days ago. it's a long ride, but i don't do it too often, and you can't beat the sights*!
* the parts where i had to bike along the highway are *not* pictured.
(pic 2 is a lava flow, which i like to say hello to when i pass it by)
How can we reckon with the history, landscape, & future of the places that nurture us?
Excited for the last day of packing for my #bicycle storytelling ride with @ivansigal along the route of the 1966 Farmworkers March in California's Central Valley. @globalvoices has posted an interview here:
https://globalvoices.org/2023/05/30/video-a-different-kind-of-bike-ride/
Warten am Bahnsteig - Die #Toskana und der #TuscanyTrail sind das Reiseziel. Ungefähr 470 km und 7.000 hm wollen mit dem #Fahrrad erfahren werden. Allerdings muss zuerst die Deutsche Bahn ein paar zusätzliche Kilometer dahin schmelzen lassen. Dauert noch ein wenig bis ich im richtigen Land bin ;o)
#tt23 #radfahren #radtour #langstrecke #bikepacking #gravel #gravelbike #bicycle #cycling
Schade, daß #Berlin zu prüde ist für #CicloNudista bzw. #WorldNakedBikeRide #WNBR.
Die Demo wurde 2001 in #Zaragoza, Spanien, erfunden:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zaragozaantigua/24356130090/in/photostream/
Andere Städte sind protestfreudiger:
How do we make sense of the beauty, fragility, & power of a complex system?
As I pack for my #bicycle/storytelling ride, I'm contemplating this illustration of the Tulare Buena Vista Lakes Watershed by artist/theologian/organizer Sarah Holst, commissioned by Wild Church Fresno.
About the ride: https://globalvoices.org/special/fundraiser_cycling_farmworkers_march/
More about Holst: https://www.sarahholstart.com/new-page-2
More about Wild Church Fresno, who gifted me a print of the artwork:
so i think the bike i have is a little long for me and even though i have the seat as far forward as it'll go, i could still be a few inches more forward.
does anyone know of like...extra forward bike seats? or other modifications i can make that might help with this problem?
This morning's #BikeToSchool started out a little prickly, but it's hard to stay mad when you're riding a #bicycle. And if there's any angst leftover by the time you get to school, you can hug it out at the #bike rack.
#KidsOnBikes #BikeTooter #SafeRoutesToSchool #SafeStreetsForAll #LeaveTheCarAtHome
@marcprecipice We don't own one of those Loud Bicycle horns, but we mention that option in topic #11 of "Bicycle Riding Skills, Bike Safety, and CA Bicycle Laws—for Children, Teens, and Adults" https://bikemonterey.org/tips-for-tourists/personal-safety
I'm usually all for #bicycle infrastructure, but nobody needs to ride a bicycle anywhere near this ditch. If you're already that far north just go ride along the river.
https://bikeportland.org/2023/05/23/we-should-have-a-bicycle-highway-on-ne-lombard-375305
What we need to do is close Ainsworth to automobile traffic; install planters at 33rd and 15th.
New post: What does it mean to retrace a legendary act whose story is still incomplete?
From May 31, @ivansigal & I will #bicycle 500+ miles along the route of the 1966 Farm Workers march— which the US Congress is voting on making a National Park.
In this post, I explain how I designed a different kind of bike ride.
https://globalvoices.org/2023/05/23/mapping-a-different-kind-of-bicycle-tour/
#Oregon just made its passing law much safer for #cyclists
https://bikeportland.org/2023/05/19/oregon-just-made-its-passing-law-much-safer-for-cyclists-375218
#cycling #bike #bikes #biketooter #bicycle #traffic
In the Altstadt of keine Basel, Switzerland
Get "On the Rhine": https://www.chrisboese.photo/warehouse-open-edition-prints/art_print_products/on-the-rhine
#artforsale #artshow #photography #photo #art #artist #switzerland #basel #bridge #musician #bicycles #accordion #RhineRiver #bicycle #bikes #music #instrument
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#cycling #advocacy #BicycleUserGroup #naarm #Melbourne #bicycle
I made the #Naucalpan -> #Narvarte trip in 1 hour 5 minutes on a #foldie #bicycle on a Wednesday night. (19 km across mexico city)
I dare you to match my time on a #car. I double dare you.
#Wikipedia Joy of the day:
Alfonsina Strada, Italian cyclist, „the only #woman to have ridden one of cycling's three major stage races“.
Nickname: „The Devil in a dress“ 💪 ❤️
„She died aged 69 as she propped up her motorcycle after riding it to a #bicycle #race.“
(Just finishing up a bike #design in her name for #CommonsCargobikes)
O #cyclists of Mastodon, I beg your aid! I drive an old but sturdy #omafiets that has a solid steel frame. I love the #upright #bicycle experience (as someone with back problems and chronic pain, it's actually a necessity...) BUT I also have chronic #fatigue and it's a HEAVY #bike. I want to convert it to an #ebike if possible - any recommendations or places I should start looking? I'm in #Canada, so if it doesn't ship here, it's no good :(
Please boost for visibility!
I wouldn't say that I have #PTSD, but if I had it, photos like this would trigger it. I'm rocking in my chair right now thinking about what to write. #bicycling #bicycle #BeSafe #FilmPhotography #analog #Kodak #Tmax400 #StreetPhotography #photography
@Sheril @noahpinion
Car culture is built on freedom to travel when, where, how, & why one wishes/needs. Travel culture is built on curiosity, the compulsion to experience something different from one’s home ground. These two things are driving a dilemma of exercising freedom v. a sustainable future. EVs reduce atmospheric impact some, but there is collateral damage to the ecosystem. Sustainability won’t happen w/o dramatic cultural change + alternate travel options. #bicycle #trains
After ending last year by breaking my ankle in a rather undignified dismount of my #bicycle, have managed to recover enough movement to be able to change gear on a #motorbike again, but lifting my Tiger 1200 off of the side stand is still a lot more difficult than it used to be
411cc of fun, the #RoyalEnfield #Himlayan is just what the doctor ordered to solve this problem for the immediate future, great to be able to get out on 2 wheels again on the #IsleOfMan 🤩
Morning Fediverse! It's a cold morning, but I made it to French Island last night. Warmed up some mead and then proceeded to tell God how I was feeling and rant at the brokenness of this world. Woke up this morning very happy to be alive. #bicycle #camping #Australia #mountainBike
Do these little things, and make life better for all of us! 😋
One of the simplest and most enduring joy in my life is this plant table halfway through my commute.
All spring and summer long, I get to pick plants I know and do not from it, grow new things in my garden and learn. I pass it in the morning and the names occupy my mind at work during idle hours. And if I'm lucky, I get to take home who has been on my mind all day. If not, it's okay. I still get to make new friends.
Portland-based Vvolt unveils ‘Utility Series’ e-bikes – BikePortland https://bikeportland.org/2023/05/09/portland-based-vvolt-unveils-utility-series-e-bikes-374708
>It's a bold new direction for the company and shows they are on strong footing for growth.
#eBikes #bicycle #biketoots #bikeTooter #pdx #portland #cycling
I can now share details on my next #cycling adventure!
In 1966, a legendary group of farm workers led by Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta marched hundreds of miles for labor rights through California's Central Valley.
@ivansigal & I will #bicycle in their footsteps for 550 miles in 6 days, from Bakersfield to Sacramento & to the coast.
We'll be publishing stories at @globalvoices & raising funds for the Central California Environmental Justice Network & Rising Voices
https://globalvoices.org/special/fundraiser_cycling_farmworkers_march/
Hey #BikeTooter, how would you carry a large pizza on a bicycle? It’s my greatest unsolved cycling question. There doesn’t seem to be a consensus online. #bicycle #bike #bikes #cycling