Brilliance on a T-shirt.
#biketooter #bike #ottbike #cycling

Brilliance on a T-shirt.
#biketooter #bike #ottbike #cycling

Fantastic light this morning during my commute to work

#bike #Brussels #velo #cycling #cyclisme #mastobike #outdoors #bikelife #cyclo #BikeTooter #video #iphoneVideo #iPhone13Pro #outdoor #velotaf #forestOfSoignes

Fantastic light this morning during my commute to work

#bike #Brussels #velo #cycling #cyclisme #mastobike #outdoors #bikelife #cyclo #BikeTooter #video #iphoneVideo #iPhone13Pro #outdoor #velotaf #forestOfSoignes

I appear to have pulled a muscle in my butt, so I’m catching a train back, instead of continuing on as planned. Sadness abounds
#BikeTooter

Sitting at the start of the Caboolture to Wamuran rail trail having a well earned rest; 48km so far today, with a steep hill near the end. Just had a little chat with a woman who’d just ridden the trail:
Her: “you’re all kitted out, how far have you ridden today?”
Me: “oh, just from Strathpine today.”
Her: “Strathpine!?!”

Apparently my idea of distance is umm… different.

#BikeTooter

Birds feasting in the shallows of low tide.

I decided that was a good idea and stopped for an apple.
#BikeTooter

Funny how I used to think of Woody Point as a big ride for the day, but now it’s just a first waypoint on a day’s ride.
Also, this pelican was enjoying the bay.
#BikeTooter

So um

I got a new bike
#biketooter

I had been without any bike since I moved to Davis, which is not optimal

By the way, #BikeTooter / #bikeTO, here is my noodle!

It sticks out 1 metre (the minimum passing distance cars must give according to the Highway Traffic Act). It's mounted to the rear rack and basket with zip ties and noodle tube sections (sold for attaching pool noodles together). The basket provides extra support as well as a handy way to stow the noodle away when not needed. There is a piece of foam-covered wire (from the gardening section of the hardware store) inside the pool noodle so it can be reshaped when taking it in and out of the basket.

Highly recommend trying it at least once!

Okay, I've been thinking about this, and you know what Dracula needs more of? BICYCLES.

The 1880s-1890s brought us the bicycle as we know it - double-triangle frame, inflatable tires, rear freewheel, etc. Bikes were increasingly comfortable, convenient, and easy to use - notably, for women as much as men. Even women's fashion adapted - even if you weren't one for the controversial "bloomers", you could get skirts made with extra folds in the back for comfortable pedalling. There was even a bit of a bicycle bubble as manufacturers rushed to cash in on the craze (and then when the economy took a downturn many went broke, had to merge with other businesses, etc.).

1896-97 (when Dracula was published) was the height of the 1890s bicycle craze. Bikes were dirt cheap and everywhere. (I'm imagining them scattered around like those rentable scooters.)

In this part of the novel, when the gang are navigating London trying to find where Dracula's stashed all his dirt boxes, at least some of them should be bicycling. The very sporty Arthur, at least, should be able to ride a bike (and he probably owns some fancy expensive ones). Part of the plot should hinge on Dracula needing to quickly get somewhere during the day (when he can't transform into a bat, etc.) but he has to take a cab and there's traffic but a couple of the gang are on bicycles and can quickly detour and make it to a place before Dracula does. Or he thinks he'll get away free and clear but they biked so they show up way sooner than he expected. Or he's trying to pursue them by day but he doesn't know how to ride a bike because why would he.

I think bicycles would really be a great addition to Dracula's famous juxtaposition of modern technology and myths from time immemorial, and help make the setting feel distinctly 1890s.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

#DraculaDaily #BikeTooter

By the way, #BikeTooter / #bikeTO, here is my noodle!

It sticks out 1 metre (the minimum passing distance cars must give according to the Highway Traffic Act). It's mounted to the rear rack and basket with zip ties and noodle tube sections (sold for attaching pool noodles together). The basket provides extra support as well as a handy way to stow the noodle away when not needed. There is a piece of foam-covered wire (from the gardening section of the hardware store) inside the pool noodle so it can be reshaped when taking it in and out of the basket.

Highly recommend trying it at least once!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jm3wxvlkjo Yeah because the WHOLE POINT of cycle storage at a station isn't to leave your bike there all day, is it. FFS. #cycling #BikeTooter

Okay, I've been thinking about this, and you know what Dracula needs more of? BICYCLES.

The 1880s-1890s brought us the bicycle as we know it - double-triangle frame, inflatable tires, rear freewheel, etc. Bikes were increasingly comfortable, convenient, and easy to use - notably, for women as much as men. Even women's fashion adapted - even if you weren't one for the controversial "bloomers", you could get skirts made with extra folds in the back for comfortable pedalling. There was even a bit of a bicycle bubble as manufacturers rushed to cash in on the craze (and then when the economy took a downturn many went broke, had to merge with other businesses, etc.).

1896-97 (when Dracula was published) was the height of the 1890s bicycle craze. Bikes were dirt cheap and everywhere. (I'm imagining them scattered around like those rentable scooters.)

In this part of the novel, when the gang are navigating London trying to find where Dracula's stashed all his dirt boxes, at least some of them should be bicycling. The very sporty Arthur, at least, should be able to ride a bike (and he probably owns some fancy expensive ones). Part of the plot should hinge on Dracula needing to quickly get somewhere during the day (when he can't transform into a bat, etc.) but he has to take a cab and there's traffic but a couple of the gang are on bicycles and can quickly detour and make it to a place before Dracula does. Or he thinks he'll get away free and clear but they biked so they show up way sooner than he expected. Or he's trying to pursue them by day but he doesn't know how to ride a bike because why would he.

I think bicycles would really be a great addition to Dracula's famous juxtaposition of modern technology and myths from time immemorial, and help make the setting feel distinctly 1890s.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

#DraculaDaily #BikeTooter

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jm3wxvlkjo Yeah because the WHOLE POINT of cycle storage at a station isn't to leave your bike there all day, is it. FFS. #cycling #BikeTooter

Tall bridges with bike paths that twist around and drop you next to the body of water you just crossed are like candy to me. #fietsen #flevoland #BikeTooter

@ddrake eat your heart out, #BikeTooter

Tall bridges with bike paths that twist around and drop you next to the body of water you just crossed are like candy to me. #fietsen #flevoland #BikeTooter

Over the weekend I tried off-road capability of my "new" #recumbent bike.

I have to say that wet stones aren't the best surface for any bike so it failed on that but some light terrain (gravel, forest, dirt roads) is ok.

Btw I love the interactions with people that see something like this for the first time and they usually ask me to try it. I still have to figure out what's the best way to teach them how to ride it. Some people get it quite quickly, others fall from the bike and don't want to get on it again. But most of them say that it's super comfy, at least some appreciation for recumbents even if they can't ride it.

(The few followers that can recognise the road I took it on knew how nasty and difficult it is to ride a bike there)

#regel17 #BikeTooter