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jfparis
JF :debian: :verbike:
@jfparis@rouge.eu.org · May 09, 2026
RE: https://rouge.eu.org/@jfparis/116532368021276329 @ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A8: I went to vote so I took a photo of my bike at the polling station #BikeNite
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Phil (ascentale)
@ascentale@sfba.social · May 08, 2026
And our last question this week: Q8. What did you see this week? Share a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it! #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social
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moira
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@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 09, 2026
@ascentale@sfba.social oh there it is thank you as always for hosting ^_^ #BikeNite
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moira
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@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 08, 2026
@ascentale@sfba.social @semitones@tiny.tilde.website @bikenite@fedigroups.social A4: 2 and 3 sound like the epitome of "pick one" to me. Particularly if you include mud or snow or loose gravel. So if someone says yes I'm gonna want a link to see those treads because how? #BikeNite
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moira
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@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 08, 2026
@ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social HI A1: Same same as samey, Northshore area, north of Line 1, north of Seattle, Washington State, Cascadia. No mistaken identities tho'. Closest I've got was seeing someone filming with a camera operator and wondering from a distance if it was Best Side Cycling, but it wasn't. #BikeNite
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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 08, 2026
RE: https://sfba.social/@ascentale/116541205177239957 10 minutes 'til #BikeNite ^_^
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Phil (ascentale)
@ascentale@sfba.social · Mar 07, 2026
Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, March 6th! Thanks for joining our cycle-chat. Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility. Our intro, and Q from @uxmark@mstdn.ca: Q1. Where are you posting from today? What are some encounters w/non-human animals you’ve had while cycling? One-offs? Regular interactions? Funny? Alarming? Awe-inspiring? Share photos if you have them 😀🚴‍♀️❤️ #BikeNiteQ #BikeTooter cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social
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Phil (ascentale)
@ascentale@sfba.social · May 01, 2026
And our last question this week: Q8. It's already May! What did you see this week? Share a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it! #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social
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oheso
oheso
@oheso@ieji.de · May 02, 2026
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net @yantor3d@mas.to @ascentale@sfba.social @xtaran@chaos.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social I'm very happy with my SON dynamo and lights. I haven't had an issue with the dynamo hub in seven years. I've had the lights for two years now (had a different brand previously), and the combination is great. I set it on auto and never think about it (unless for whatever reason I want lights on and they haven't been triggered). It took some mental adjustment not to have a flashing rear light. There seems to be good research for not having the flashing. I've recently got a new helmet and I've added a small, flashing light to that, though. #BikeNite
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oheso
oheso
@oheso@ieji.de · May 02, 2026
@dgodon@mastodon.online @moira@mastodon.murkworks.net @yantor3d@mas.to @ascentale@sfba.social @xtaran@chaos.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social I was initially concerned about the drag, because I need all the help I can get. But it turns out I don't actually notice it. (I haven't done any A/B comparisons.) #BikeNite
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moira
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@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 02, 2026
@oheso@ieji.de @dgodon@mastodon.online @yantor3d@mas.to @ascentale@sfba.social @xtaran@chaos.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social Yeah the one I tried back when (I don't remember a model or anything) added _so much drag_, and also it felt grumbly. Terrible and definitely something you'd notice. I'm glad they are in fact actually better now ^_^ #BikeNite
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meganL
Megan Lynch (she/her)
@meganL@mas.to · May 02, 2026
@ascentale@sfba.social @xtaran@chaos.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A1. Somewhere in Italy on a train. I have no experience with inductive. I think I prefer removable rechargeables. With built-ins I worry about what happens when the battery loses its ability to hold a charge as well. I like dynamos, but I haven't used them since the lumens got brighter. Otherwise, I might make them #1. On the coming recumbent, the light will be powered off the e-assist battery. #BikeNite
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moira
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@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 02, 2026
@meganL@mas.to @ascentale@sfba.social @xtaran@chaos.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A1: they're usually pretty replaceable if you can solder. i've fixed a couple of monkeylights that way which is nice since monkeylights is gone but powered off the ebike batter is best, i'll be looking for that option on a cargo when I buy one eventually #BikeNite
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geonz
cognitively accessible math
@geonz@mathstodon.xyz · May 01, 2026

@ascentale@sfba.social #bikenite A1 I love my redshift pedals that I can slap into a usb port over the weekend and they blink on my pedals all week and they’re motion sensitive so I don’t have to turn them on and off.

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moira
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 02, 2026
@geonz@mathstodon.xyz @ascentale@sfba.social A1 continuance: those look very tasty I'm big 💜 on my purple ("berry") PNWs but if those go I'm absolutely gonna want to try the redshifts #BikeNite
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Phil (ascentale)
@ascentale@sfba.social · May 01, 2026

@plactagonic@f.cz asks:

I just “sent order” for custom made full frame bag. *

Q7. Has anyone had any experience with custom made bike bags? Are they what you wanted or you would buy something off the shelf?

  • It is more a friend of a friend who does sawing for fun and reclames material from all over the place and it is first time she will do something like this.

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social

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moira
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 02, 2026
@ascentale@sfba.social @plactagonic@f.cz @bikenite@fedigroups.social A7: Does it count if I made it myself because if so yes I made one myself and I'm happy with it. ^_^ #BikeNite
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Phil (ascentale)
@ascentale@sfba.social · May 01, 2026

@Amgine@mamot.fr asks about rolling resistance:

Q6.

  • Any lay-person resources to learn more?
  • Is larger diameter generally better?
  • Why is the standard #bicycle #wheel 700c / 26” ?
  • W/gyroscopic forces, the turning CoE moves forward of the wheel centre, even > r (e.g. the demise of delta motor trike.) Is this greater w/larger diameter?
  • Is this a factor in drive wheel vs steering wheel? I.e. if they must be different, which should be larger?

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social

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SRLevine
Sam Levine
@SRLevine@neuromatch.social · May 01, 2026
@ascentale@sfba.social @Amgine@mamot.fr @bikenite@fedigroups.social Someone made an incredibly niche website detailing rolling resistance for various tires: https://www.bicyclerollingresistance.com/the-test not going to answer your theoretical questions, but very nice for figuring out what to buy (they also have a "puncture" test evaluation) #BikeNite
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moira
Solarbird :flag_cascadia:
@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net · May 02, 2026
@SRLevine@neuromatch.social @ascentale@sfba.social @Amgine@mamot.fr @bikenite@fedigroups.social ...book_marked_, thank you ^_^ #BikeNite
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