@sotolf There is a store running that sells these bikes by the way. In Sweden. It is where I bought mine!
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:36 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ -
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:33 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @sotolf To be honest, I usually do explain immediately after. I am not good at playing it cool with subtle jokes like that.
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:31 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @sotolf I had never thought about the latter! ๐ค That is kind of cool and makes a lot more sense now.
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:30 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @sotolf I thing I have sometimes done when I meet people and they ask about the unicycles, is that when they say something like, "Do you own a normal bike?". I reply, "I have an ordinary bike!" ๐
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:24 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @sotolf It is also why search engines give image searches like thisโฆ
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:21 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @sotolf It is a fun name. However it is worth noting that this name for them did not actually apear in Norway until long after they had died out from mainstream usage. They were most popular between 1870s and 1880s. However that term first appeared in a newspaper in the 1930s.
Back during their heyday they would have been called simply velociped (note the 'c' due to the stronger influence from Danish at the time).
It seems that both velosiped and veltepetter are valid now.
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:18 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @sotolf I do like the fun names like Veltepetter and Penny Farthing and regularly use them.
I also sometimes call the penny an "ordinary bike".
In English these were the first contrations called "bicycles", so when modern bikes first appeared they were initially called "safety bicycles" and the penny was reffered to as an "ordinary bicycle", which is also why this link works
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:16 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @kev And am I big nerd for having these on my keyring. Yesโฆ yes I am! ๐ค
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 20:14:13 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @kev Yep, after the coins. Here is the flip side just for you to see "PENNY" and "FARTHING" written on them.
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Aug-2023 15:41:06 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ Time to ride
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Monday, 07-Aug-2023 21:49:29 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ Well this is interesting from #Strava. If you set your ride as a commute they now suggest how much CO2 was saved over (presumablyโฆ a car journey!?).
I have absolutely no idea how accurate this is but the concept is at least interesting as a way to make you think about things and encourage you to do it more.
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Monday, 07-Aug-2023 21:49:28 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ Of course even if the calculation is any good the problem with this is that I often go on massive detours on the way to and from the office because commuting is one of the highlights of my day.
What I did this morning was pretty much direct but last week for example on one of my commutes home, I unicycled probably 25km (I do not have an exact figure as I clipped off part of the route due to GPS issues).
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Monday, 07-Aug-2023 21:49:26 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ Plus unicycles are way more energy for the same distance compared to cycling since being fixed wheel you always pedal (even downhill) plus they tend to be pretty low gearing so more revs for the same distance.
Thus actually these calculations will always be waaaay off for me in any case.
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 02:32:28 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ Nice cool day and so calm in the centre of #Oslo today, so I did a little lite sightseeing on the way in andโฆ grabbed a ๐ฉ
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 02:32:27 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ I wasn't joking about the ๐ฉ ๐
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 02:32:26 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ Here is a close up of the #PennyFarthing (๐ณ๐ด: #Veltepetter) for those that like that sort of thing.
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 02:32:25 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ I sat down by the water's edge to enjoy my doughnut. That is the new #Munchmuseet (๐ฌ๐ง: #MunchMuseum) in the background.
[Yesโฆ I do need to shave]
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 02:32:24 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ On my way in to work I passed over #Ankerbrua, which is also sometimes called "#Eventyrbrua" (๐ฌ๐ง: "Fairy tale bridge") because it has four bronze sculptures with fairy tale motifs in each corner.
โข Kvitebjรธrn kong Valemon (๐ฌ๐ง: "White Bear King Valemon")
โข Peer Gynt
โข Kari Trestakk (๐ฌ๐ง: "Katie Woodencloak")
โข Veslefrikk med fela (๐ฌ๐ง: "Little Fred and his Fiddle")Recently it's been made more friendly for pedestrians and cyclists! ๐ As you can see the new area looks lovely.๐ท๐ฑ๐ฆ๐๐ช๐ง๐ค๐ง
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jul-2023 02:32:22 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ I decided to take another trip up into the roof of the opera house on the way back. I took a picture from the other side this time so you can see #Oslo
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Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ (ruari@velocipederider.com)'s status on Saturday, 15-Jul-2023 02:36:30 JST Velocipede Rider ๐ฆ @matt nah. Cargo bike for the win. urban arrow family would be perfect because then you can take kid, and friends and maybe some shopping.