Notices by Phil (ascentale) (ascentale@sfba.social)

And a bonus question!

Q9. There might be another small influx of people escaping another eccentric-billionaire-owned platform. Should we be reaching out to bring more people to the Fediverse? If so, what can we do?

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image: @meganL cc @bikenite

@nix @meganL @bikenite I wonder if there's a better way I can communicate the start time?

@bobjonkman wow! Look at those levers!

@bobjonkman wonders about what's in your kit (as in tool bag)?

Q3. What's in your kit?

(As in tool bag, inspired by https://sfba.social/@goldenmeanie@mastodon.publicinterest.town/113727960267325177 Can you share any photos of it?)

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Q3. Have you tried TPU inner tubes? What do you think of them?

(They are made of polyurethane plastic that is lighter than standard butyl rubber tubes)

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:TPU_vs._butyl_inner_tubes_07.jpg

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@gcvsa asked a while back:

Q2. What tools would you personally recommend cyclists carry on-bike? Not types of tools, but specific models, with context (type of ride or rider).

I will start with the Wiha 66994 ball-end long hex wrenches. It's a 9-piece set, but I only carry the 3, 4, 5, and 6 mm wrenches for local, in-town rides. I find these are more effective and usually lighter than fold-up multi-tool types, and are the tools I most often need for adjustments.

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@MartyCormack asks:

Q7. Did you set any cycling goals for 2024? If so what was the result? Are you setting a different goal for 2025?

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@moira asks:

Q6. Have you seen this dual-chain redundant drive system and would you want one?

(If not, have you seen any ultra-reliable designs or other unconventional drivetrains)

https://newatlas.com/bicycles/two-chain-buffalo-bike/

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Speaking of locks..

Q5. Do you lock up your cycles even when they are inside your residence?

Why or why not?

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And tonight's last question is from @daihard:

Q8. My new Marin DSX 1 comes with "WTB Riddler" tires. I have no experience with WTB tires, much less the Riddlers. Are they good all-season tires? I plan to keep them as long as I can, but if they're not suitable for year-round riding, I may switch sooner to those that are.

(What tires would you recommend for year-round riding?)

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@atmospheric_cyclist asks, via @epu:

Q4. Does anyone have any recommendation for a mobile app to share my position when I'm cycling alone?

I know Strava has this, but I prefer to use my old-school GPS and manually upload tracks. Also, I'd prefer not to have to use Meta/Google or similar. RideWithGPS can share location, but I need premium for that and since I don't use it otherwise it seems unecessary.

Bonus for Opensource and so on...

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Speaking of bells..

Q3. If you have a bell, what the different things that you try to communicate when you ring it? (or honk, if it's a horn, etc) What percent of the time are you trying to communicate what?

(For example, a bell ring could mean a "hello", a "pardon me", a "get out of my way", a "please don't hit me", and so on)

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For our last question, @MartyCormack asks about travel:

Q8. If you travel, what city or locale you've visited had the best cycling infrastructure or culture, good enough to tempt you to visit again?

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A5. I was trying to think of examples as I wrote this, but it was hard.

I used to be against kickstands (added weight, rattleyness) but then now I'm for them, because I don't want to lay my bike down with all of its heavy stuff always.

I don't remember if I was opposed to bike shorts/jerseys but I think I wasn't into it until I tried doing longer rides and realized the benefit. I still don't wear them often, but I do sometimes.

I used to wear a backpack when carrying stuff by bike, but now I don't because my back would get tired or extra sweaty.

I used to think skinny tires would be faster, but now I prioritize comfort and stability more.

I used to MTB and not want to ride on roads. Now I mostly ride on roads.

This is fun, maybe I'll think of more later!

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Q5. What's something you used to believe, regarding some aspect of cycles or cycling, but now you believe the opposite?

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@NNN has a question about riding in an upright position:

Q2. When I try to ebike an hour each way using a Dutch/upright position on a sprung Brooks Flyer saddle, my bottom gets sore. But I can ride 2+ hours on a MTB or roadbike with hard saddle OK.

Any advice for getting comfy in an upright riding position?

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@EverydayMoggie asks about cycles with smaller wheels:

Q3. Do you have a folding bike or mini-velo? What kind?

(No particular point to this question, just that I may be slightly obsessed with small-wheel bikes.)

(Also, for those who don't, how differently does it ride? How often do you fold?)

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A1. I am in Oakland, CA. We celebrated the ribbon cutting of some protected bike lanes on Telegraph Avenue with @BikeEastBay today. It was great to see so much support from city staff for the project. Also some friends from PDX joined!

Our #BikeBus for Walk and Roll to school day (Oct 9th) was a big one and hopefully brought in a few new riders.

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Welcome to the October 11th #BikeNite - Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

We'll start out with our introduction.

Q1. Where are you posting from today? We had a week full with Walk and Roll to school day and a protected lane ribbon cutting. What is going on in the cycle world around you this week?

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