Looks like I might regret sleeping on getting my fat bike gears sorted before this weekend #YellowSnow #BikeTooter
Angela Antunovic
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Today I learnt that French novelist and journalist Émile Zola spent his exile in London taking voyeuristic photos of Victorian women on bicycles. Who knew?
Today I learnt that French novelist and journalist Émile Zola spent his exile in London taking voyeuristic photos of Victorian women on bicycles. Who knew?
Winterrail 2025/26
And so it starts! Since yesterday and until January 4th I will be travelling around Europe exclusively by train, carrying with me my lovely foldable bike.
Stops:
- Paris (at @mario’s 💕), but also having lovely conversations with @giovannicerboni
- Barcelona (for the yearly gathering of the youth movements in @bancaetica Italy and Spain)
- Marseille, because going straight back to Italy was a bit too much in one go, so I will just hand out and chill.
- Sanremo, to spend Christmas with my family (even though on 21-22 December we will be doing a full-immersion planning with the staff of @scambi)
- Hamburg, for #39C3 😍
Berlin, for New Year’s Eve with @dario 💜No energy for that any more 😢 (see below)- Back to Rotterdam to start XPUB’s Special Issue 29 yeeeaaaah
I will be (trying to) keep this page and this thread updated with what’s happening.
@tommi one for #BikeTooter also? ( @wlukewindsor )
Angela Antunovic
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Went through the closet of no return today lol
(approx 10 tires, 25 tubes)
Went through the closet of no return today lol
(approx 10 tires, 25 tubes)
This article has been making the rounds, so I might as well add my 2 cents:
I totally agree on the premise that people should have the choice of using mechanical shifting (and I totally do love to use it). What I disagree on is the implied expectation of if being available for cheap in mid-range bikes. And if you do not expect that, there will be no problem even with ubiquitous electronical shifting.
Angela Antunovic
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So, I asked my in-laws not to get me anything for Christmas. I'm lucky to have enough stuff already, and I didn't want to put them to any trouble hunting around for the kind of obscure things I'm into. Not only did they respect my wishes, but I also received an e-card telling me they'd donated to The Bike Project. The charity collects secondhand bikes, refurbishes them and gives them to refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. Result! https://thebikeproject.co.uk #biketooter #cycling #bicycle
Angela Antunovic
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Last bike ride of 2025 was on Wednesday. I took a kid-free and dry-but-windy window to tool around the broader neighborhood and watch the sunset from the bluffs. Blasted down this alley on the way out and the way back. Good two-track. #SEAbikes #BikeTooter
Last bike ride of 2025 was on Wednesday. I took a kid-free and dry-but-windy window to tool around the broader neighborhood and watch the sunset from the bluffs. Blasted down this alley on the way out and the way back. Good two-track. #SEAbikes #BikeTooter
So, I asked my in-laws not to get me anything for Christmas. I'm lucky to have enough stuff already, and I didn't want to put them to any trouble hunting around for the kind of obscure things I'm into. Not only did they respect my wishes, but I also received an e-card telling me they'd donated to The Bike Project. The charity collects secondhand bikes, refurbishes them and gives them to refugees and people seeking asylum in the UK. Result! https://thebikeproject.co.uk #biketooter #cycling #bicycle
Angela Antunovic
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Sitting by a bike path through the wetlands, playing “bird or disc brake?” every time I hear a screech.
Sitting by a bike path through the wetlands, playing “bird or disc brake?” every time I hear a screech.
Will Tuladhar-Douglas
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Is there a Santa who fixes all the stuff you already have rather than bringing new stuff?
RE: https://floss.social/@doctormo/115741400039155176
oooooh! pinging @iFixit and the @sewing #knitting #carpentry #BikeTooter communities. i can see repair worskshops, not just for electronics but for clothes, toys, furniture, bicycles. i can see myself in a Ms. Santa hat, mending jeans with my funky patches. the last day, we call it #Fixmas and celebrate a work well done with milk (in our caffetinis) and cookies.
An outdoor coffee at the end of today's ride.
In December.
And yes, I still haven't sorted that handlebar tape.
Had a really good if slightly soggy solstice ride with the Dundee #CriticalMass crew. #BikeTooter
Is there a Santa who fixes all the stuff you already have rather than bringing new stuff?
RE: https://floss.social/@doctormo/115741400039155176
oooooh! pinging @iFixit and the @sewing #knitting #carpentry #BikeTooter communities. i can see repair worskshops, not just for electronics but for clothes, toys, furniture, bicycles. i can see myself in a Ms. Santa hat, mending jeans with my funky patches. the last day, we call it #Fixmas and celebrate a work well done with milk (in our caffetinis) and cookies.
wet forest moon folklorist
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Aww this is a sweet and uplifting little video about how my city tripled its bike mode share in 10 years. Interview with a senior transportation planner with the city and so many bike pov shots on AAA paths.
Aww this is a sweet and uplifting little video about how my city tripled its bike mode share in 10 years. Interview with a senior transportation planner with the city and so many bike pov shots on AAA paths.
Emma Davidson
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Cycling around NSW?
The State govt has an excellent online resource to plan your trips in order to maximise paths and minimise time on roads. Bravo NSW, well done!
"Get in-depth information on bicycle routes across NSW, including high-speed roads where cycling is allowed."
Clearly a lot of work has been done in NSW on their cycling infrastrure, but vast amounts remain to be completed. Esp in rural and regional areas where cycling is rare because it is so hazardous.
But it's a great start.
#BikeTooter #cycletourism #bikes #newsouthwales #activetravel
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/referral/use-the-cycleway-finder-map
