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   Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 00:31:58 JST Rocketman

   Currently doing what I like to call the Cycling Idiot’s Penance

   #cycling #gravelbike

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     Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 00:31:54 JST Rocketman

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     Oh do fuck off, Komoot

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     Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 00:31:55 JST Rocketman

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     Anyway, you live, you learn.

     I’m also learning that on longer rides in cool weather, it really is a good idea to maybe bring an extra shirt or something

     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) repeated this.
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     Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 00:31:56 JST Rocketman

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     While this is clearly my own fault, I’m wondering what decision tree led the good folks at the bike shop to equip my 15kg “take me to Pakistan and back” travel bike with “Superlight” inner tubes.

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     Rocketman (slothrop@chaos.social)'s status on Monday, 20-Oct-2025 00:31:57 JST Rocketman

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     I’m optimizing my repair kit, the hard way.

     I might already be rolling again if I had thought to check whether replacement tube’s valve would actually fit through the rim.

     Or even just brought a patching kit where the glue tube isn’t empty.