@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale
#bikenite A5:
It depends on the circumstances. When someone is asking the question as if they want to know my profession, rather than saying I'm retired, I say that I am a " full-time recreational cyclist."
In an advocacy role I am a person who travels via a bicycle. I sometimes get called an "avid cyclist" (most recently by the local press) but avoid that if I can.

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@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale
#bikenite A5:
It depends on the circumstances. When someone is asking the question as if they want to know my profession, rather than saying I'm retired, I say that I am a " full-time recreational cyclist."
In an advocacy role I am a person who travels via a bicycle. I sometimes get called an "avid cyclist" (most recently by the local press) but avoid that if I can.

@realSiegfried and @MarkBrigham mentioned a question by @Trailanderror

Q5. As a person who uses bikes/cycles, how do you refer to yourself?

original post: https://troet.cafe/@Trailanderror@scicomm.xyz/113874769989879332

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Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, February 6th.

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I am still making my way through last week’s #BikeNite but it’s time for our weekly call for questions for the next one:

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I am still making my way through last week’s #BikeNite but it’s time for our weekly call for questions for the next one:

Next #BikeNite is this Friday at 4pm Pacific standard time (UTC-8)!

This is our weekly call for questions. Reply with any you'd like me to add to the discussion on Friday. Please add the BikeNitePQ hashtag so it's easier to find a Proposed Question. There is room for more!

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@ascentale @bikenite A1/A8. In the photo, we are staging a 'die-in' in the shopping district of the city of Pforzheim.

The picture reminds me of the start of the movement in the Netherlands in late 1970s, when thousands protested against car violence, which made the whole country bicycle-friendly.

This shall remind you that every big change needed a start and maybe it will encourage you to believe in real change for the future.
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@ascentale @bikenite A8 #BikeNite Here's one from this morning having camped midway through a tough MTB overnighter. There'd been plenty of rain overnight, which had eased off, leaving some at-times atmospeheric cloud moving though.

@ascentale @bikenite A8 #BikeNite Here's one from this morning having camped midway through a tough MTB overnighter. There'd been plenty of rain overnight, which had eased off, leaving some at-times atmospeheric cloud moving though.

@ascentale @bikenite A1/A8. In the photo, we are staging a 'die-in' in the shopping district of the city of Pforzheim.

The picture reminds me of the start of the movement in the Netherlands in late 1970s, when thousands protested against car violence, which made the whole country bicycle-friendly.

This shall remind you that every big change needed a start and maybe it will encourage you to believe in real change for the future.
#bikenite

@ascentale @bikenite A1. Pforzheim, Germany.
Today we did a memorial ride in which several hundred people from all over Germany took part. We are commemorating a cyclist, known as #Natenom, who always campaigned for safe cycle paths. Exactly two years ago, he was riding on a street near his home, when a car driver traveling at around 80 km/h hit and killed him.

And we remember that in 2024 alone, 441 cyclists were killed in traffic accidents in Germany. 1/2
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@ascentale @semitones @bikenite #BikeNite A3. No, but only because I elected to buy a new ebike, rather than a Bafang BBS02 kit, since I would have also needed to buy everything else other than a frame and fork set. The Bafang kit is probably the most popular and common conversion kit and doesn't require any permanent modifications.

@ascentale @semitones @bikenite #BikeNite A3. No, but only because I elected to buy a new ebike, rather than a Bafang BBS02 kit, since I would have also needed to buy everything else other than a frame and fork set. The Bafang kit is probably the most popular and common conversion kit and doesn't require any permanent modifications.

@Cyclist asks:

Q5. What do you see as the biggest benefits of travelling by bike rather than a car?

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Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, January 30th.

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:
Q1. Where are you posting from today? Are you planning to ride anywhere this weekend?

(If you need motivation, here is a map of memorial rides for Alex Pretti: https://www.pinkbike.com/news/over-100-memorial-rides-planned-to-honor-alex-pretti.html)

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@ascentale @skyfaller @bikenite A2

There are a couple folks near me that have a sledge they drag behind an ebike. It seems to work reasonably well to make a narrow path. They’re doing the work our municipal and state governments refuse to.
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And our last question of the week:

Q8. It's photo time. Do you have any end-of-January photos, cycling related or not, to share from the past week? Tell us about it!

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