Notices by Phil (ascentale) (ascentale@sfba.social), page 2

@tregeagle asks:

I found a couple of fantastic old pictures from an 1890 bicycle race in my town.

Q4. Does anyone else have any historical bicycle related pictures or stories from their hometowns?

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@bobjonkman asks:

I'd love to try railbiking, but don't have (nearby) abandoned rail tracks, and no outriggers, and no skill or equipment to make them. Lots of people do, tho.

https://youtube.com/results?search_query=build+a+rail+bike

Q4. Have you ever railbiked? Built a railbike outrigger? Got photos?

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And our last question of the week:

Q8. Show us a photo from something cycle-related from the past week! It doesn't have to be anything special at all.

If you'd like to, share one and tell us about it!

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@rasterweb asks:

Q5. What's your favorite service(s) for tracking your rides?

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@rasterweb asks:

Q7. What’s the weirdest/ best thing you’ve found on the road while cycling?

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@rowmyboat asks:

Q4. What (cycle-related thing) *don’t* you know how to do? Do you intend to learn, or have tried to learn? Do you give a fig about it?

[for ex, I can’t track stand! I have a lapsed cat 3 track racing license and CANNOT track stand.]

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@kf asked, via @Kleen:

I ride a tern HSD most of the time now, which can't be thrown on the front of a bus if it breaks

I have the most flat-resistant tires available & AAA & better world club! I still worry about what I would do if my bike broke down and they were ~hours~ away, because no one I know owns a truck, SUV, or minivan that could carry it.

Q4: What do other car-free people do?

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And our last question this week:

Q8. Do you have a photo to share from a ride or of something cycle-related from the past week? It doesn't have to be anything special. If you'd like to, share one and tell us about it!

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Up next from @grammasaurus

Q2. What’s the best bike you’ve found at a yard sale? Or the best deal? I found two today that were so tempting! (Didn’t buy them)

(Photos of bikes in question: https://mastodon.social/@grammasaurus/115034743890431267)

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@pete asks:

While doing some tidying the other week I counted 9 pairs of handlebars in my shed.

Q4. What do you do with old or unused components? Hoard? Sell? Donate?

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

@bobjonkman asks:

I got maybe my 2nd flat in 15 yrs last week. Happily, I carry patch kits. Sadly, the solvent dried out in [1] & the self-adhesive patches in the other[2] no longer self-adhered. Went to a couple LBSes to get rubber solvent, but one said "just replace the whole tube." Not eco-friendly. Another sells only self-adhesive patches, but I did get a kit w/a 5ml tube of solvent.

Q2. How do you fix your flats?

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And tonight's last question:

Q8. Do you have a photo to share from a ride or of something cycle-related from the past week? If you'd like to, share one and tell us about it!

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

@bobjonkman noticed someone asked (can't find the original Q)

Q2a. Do you notice a difference in speed when using bikes with 700c wheels vs bikes with smaller wheels?

Q2b. Why are wheel size naming conventions so confusing? (This one is rhetorical; feel free to just vent here 😅)

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Hello, welcome to #BikeNite on July 4th. Thanks for joining our cycle-stuff-chat. Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

(I scheduled this well in advance as I can't join until late. I am riding in a parade and thinking about what Independence Day means right now)

Our intro:

Q1. Where are you posting from? Is there anywhere else you'd rather be at the moment?

#BikeNiteQ #BikeTooter #Cycling cc @bikenite

Bad luck with drivers today I guess. Lady driving a Subaru SUV in a bike boulevard honked at me and gestured for me to move over. I was to the right, just outside of the door zone. Not my fault your SUV is so big 😡. And you live on a bike boulevard.

I should have gotten one of these stickers for my bike!

Q8. I still haven't figure out what to do with these #BikeNite stickers. How can I send them out? What if I put up an "order form" for stickers a listed them for sale just at their cost + actual shipping costs?

Or is there a better way? Or if these are too silly and nobody wants them, that's ok too 😆

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@bikenite ok, I made a link for the #BikeNiteSticker sales: https://ascentale.com/product/bikenite-sticker-white-with-black-ink-2-125-x-2-75

They are pretty simple and are $0.17 each after a small "send @ai6yr some for free for designing the artwork" surcharge 😆

I have not made them available outside of the USA yet because I need to calculate how much shipping will cost. I will work on that!

Given the low cost, this is all kind of a silly endeavor as this transaction is mostly just to cover the cost of shipping 😆

Also, happy to meet up sometime @genex !

cc @Brownian_motion @atrombone @yantor3d

Hello, welcome to #BikeNite on June 27th. Thanks for joining our cycle-stuff-chat. Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

Our intro question:

Q1. Where are you posting from today? Slightly random question loosely related to current events: If a politician cycles, do you trust them more? Less? Does it have no bearing on your opinion of them?

#BikeNiteQ #BikeTooter #Cycling cc @bikenite

@xtaran asks:

Q6. Does your municipality have bicycle counters? If so, what do they look like, what numbers are common? Is there website where you can check historic numbers?

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