The thickest ice in ages. Took my bike and rode 10 km straight out on the Gulf of Finland to our sailing club's island. So my #fatbike ride was 12.5 nautical miles. Battery died a few kms out. It's a pig to pedal without the assistance. #BikeTooter
The thickest ice in ages. Took my bike and rode 10 km straight out on the Gulf of Finland to our sailing club's island. So my #fatbike ride was 12.5 nautical miles. Battery died a few kms out. It's a pig to pedal without the assistance. #BikeTooter
Drookit after cycling across Dundee to deliver some Freecycle stuff. At least it forced me to go on a bike ride. #BikeTooter
I'm a solo, low income, disabled older woman and have been without accessible independent transportation for about a year now. It will cost at least $8K to get something that meets my access needs.
Today is #BandcampFriday and every person who buys my music with a big tip is helping me get to that goal of better health, more independence, and travel freedom!
Thanks to all the kind Mastodonians who've already done this! #BikeTooter #Music #Disability #MutualAid
https://meganlynch.bandcamp.com/album/songs-the-brothers-warner-taught-me
RE: https://mas.to/@meganL/116022653664258123
I am knackered and have to go to bed soon although #BandcampFriday doesn't end 'til 11:59pm US Pacific Time.
Could folks please keep boosting the toot here?
I depend on donations to help me afford to replace my recumbent cycle. This is the longest time in my adult life that I have not owned any cycle at all and thus have been unable to ride or transport myself on my own schedule. I'd really like my freedom, better health, and enjoyment back. #MutualAid #BikeTooter
I'm a solo, low income, disabled older woman and have been without accessible independent transportation for about a year now. It will cost at least $8K to get something that meets my access needs.
Today is #BandcampFriday and every person who buys my music with a big tip is helping me get to that goal of better health, more independence, and travel freedom!
Thanks to all the kind Mastodonians who've already done this! #BikeTooter #Music #Disability #MutualAid
https://meganlynch.bandcamp.com/album/songs-the-brothers-warner-taught-me
RE: https://mas.to/@meganL/116022653664258123
I am knackered and have to go to bed soon although #BandcampFriday doesn't end 'til 11:59pm US Pacific Time.
Could folks please keep boosting the toot here?
I depend on donations to help me afford to replace my recumbent cycle. This is the longest time in my adult life that I have not owned any cycle at all and thus have been unable to ride or transport myself on my own schedule. I'd really like my freedom, better health, and enjoyment back. #MutualAid #BikeTooter
I'm a solo, low income, disabled older woman and have been without accessible independent transportation for about a year now. It will cost at least $8K to get something that meets my access needs.
Today is #BandcampFriday and every person who buys my music with a big tip is helping me get to that goal of better health, more independence, and travel freedom!
Thanks to all the kind Mastodonians who've already done this! #BikeTooter #Music #Disability #MutualAid
https://meganlynch.bandcamp.com/album/songs-the-brothers-warner-taught-me
Low-income single disabled older woman needs replacement recumbent.
It’s going to be at least $8K for the trike itself...
Thanks so much to the Mastodonians who’ve contributed to me directly via my Paypal as well as those who bought my music on Bandcamp with an added tip.
#BandcampFriday is tomorrow so it’s a great day to donate via buying my music with a tip because Bandcamp waives its fee to me on that day.
https://meganlynch.bandcamp.com/album/songs-the-brothers-warner-taught-me #BikeTooter #MutualAid
Low-income single disabled older woman needs replacement recumbent.
It’s going to be at least $8K for the trike itself...
Thanks so much to the Mastodonians who’ve contributed to me directly via my Paypal as well as those who bought my music on Bandcamp with an added tip.
#BandcampFriday is tomorrow so it’s a great day to donate via buying my music with a tip because Bandcamp waives its fee to me on that day.
https://meganlynch.bandcamp.com/album/songs-the-brothers-warner-taught-me #BikeTooter #MutualAid
The team at @londoncycling.bsky.social has written a nice story about the frame builders in #London
The team at @londoncycling.bsky.social has written a nice story about the frame builders in #London
There was a small community bike ride yesterday in London, Ontario to honour the memory of Alex Pretti who was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. It was minus 11 degrees before windchill and organized on very short notice but all who turned out were happy to be there. (My toes eventually forgave me.)
There was a small community bike ride yesterday in London, Ontario to honour the memory of Alex Pretti who was murdered by ICE in Minneapolis. It was minus 11 degrees before windchill and organized on very short notice but all who turned out were happy to be there. (My toes eventually forgave me.)
Local #bike group had about 40 riders show up today for our memorial ride for #AlexPretti #BikeTooter
Any emergency hacks for loss of rear shifting on a bicycle? (Mechanical derailleur, no electrickery)
I went to shift into an easier gear, felt a sort of "click", and it changed into a harder gear. 🤯😤
It was now in the hardest gear, so not the easiest to ride, particularly from a stop, or uphill.
So, as I walked it up a hill, I tried to think of what options I had. At this point I was guessing that some piece of plastic in the brifter had snapped.
1) adjust the limit screw way, way out to force the derailleur up a gear?
2) physically pull the cable? housing? by hand?
3) ah-ha moment - loosen the cable clamp at the derailleur, push the cage over, pull more cable through, and tighten the cable clamp. This would keep the chain in a much easier gear.
This worked. For about 2 seconds! Then the cage sprang back out, pulling heaps of cable with it, and I now suspect I've got a broken cable, not shifter.
4) ah-ha moment 2. Can I use something to pull on the derailleur similar to the cable pull? Shoelace, shorts waist string, zip tie, electrical wiring from random broken toy beside the path?
The last option worked enough to get me home, and I'll now be carrying some zip ties in my toolkit.
Are there any other hacks I could have tried?
Any emergency hacks for loss of rear shifting on a bicycle? (Mechanical derailleur, no electrickery)
I went to shift into an easier gear, felt a sort of "click", and it changed into a harder gear. 🤯😤
It was now in the hardest gear, so not the easiest to ride, particularly from a stop, or uphill.
So, as I walked it up a hill, I tried to think of what options I had. At this point I was guessing that some piece of plastic in the brifter had snapped.
1) adjust the limit screw way, way out to force the derailleur up a gear?
2) physically pull the cable? housing? by hand?
3) ah-ha moment - loosen the cable clamp at the derailleur, push the cage over, pull more cable through, and tighten the cable clamp. This would keep the chain in a much easier gear.
This worked. For about 2 seconds! Then the cage sprang back out, pulling heaps of cable with it, and I now suspect I've got a broken cable, not shifter.
4) ah-ha moment 2. Can I use something to pull on the derailleur similar to the cable pull? Shoelace, shorts waist string, zip tie, electrical wiring from random broken toy beside the path?
The last option worked enough to get me home, and I'll now be carrying some zip ties in my toolkit.
Are there any other hacks I could have tried?
Local #bike group had about 40 riders show up today for our memorial ride for #AlexPretti #BikeTooter
Doug Ford’s frivolous yet mean-spirited attacks on people who cycle in Toronto is dangerous and divisive. But it’s certainly had its intended effect of distracting from his shady deals with property developers.
“Ahead of Wednesday's hearing, Longfield said the case was about ensuring the government respected the rule of law. ‘The Ford government is wasting time and public money on a bad-faith culture war, against the advice of its own experts, at a moment when Ontarians need leadership focused on real solutions for real challenges,’ he said in a statement.”
