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Found this in the bike shop and I have no idea what it goes to. Any ideas? Those are two different threaded rods on either end that can be adjusted separately.

#Bicycles #BicycleMaintenance #BicycleRepairs

A long ovoid with a threaded rod sticking out at each end and a hole in the middle. On the longer of the two threaded rods is a bolt with a wide flat disc surface sticking off one side.

A lower angle showing three score holes on the face of the disc.

Sam Whited

@sam@social.coop · 2 days ago

Found this in the bike shop and I have no idea what it goes to. Any ideas? Those are two different threaded rods on either end that can be adjusted separately.

#Bicycles #BicycleMaintenance #BicycleRepairs

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Yvonne Perkins

@perkinsy@aus.social · last week

A more comfortable and healthier bicycle saddle - who wouldn't want that? The bicycle manufacturing industry does not seem too keen on it.

I wonder if they could successfully market these seats direct to consumers?

#bicycling #bicycles #cycling

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-24/innovative-bike-seat-designs-to-combat-cycling-saddle-pain/105898628

Could a new bike seat prevent saddle pain? These innovators think so

"Saddle soreness" is a common complaint among cyclists. These innovators are looking at creative ways to prevent it by redesigning the bike seat.

Yvonne Perkins

@perkinsy@aus.social · last week

A more comfortable and healthier bicycle saddle - who wouldn't want that? The bicycle manufacturing industry does not seem too keen on it.

I wonder if they could successfully market these seats direct to consumers?

#bicycling #bicycles #cycling

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-24/innovative-bike-seat-designs-to-combat-cycling-saddle-pain/105898628

Could a new bike seat prevent saddle pain? These innovators think so

"Saddle soreness" is a common complaint among cyclists. These innovators are looking at creative ways to prevent it by redesigning the bike seat.

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Ben Royce 🇺🇦

@benroyce@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

In the natural world, what is the probably the most efficient traveler?

Probably a fish like a salmon

Not a horse. Not a bird like a pigeon. And a mouse is surprisingly inefficient

And not a human

But

Put us on a #bicycle and it seems we have the entire natural world beat *and* all of our machines 😲

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-human-on-a-bicycle-is-among-the-most-efficient-forms-of-travel-in-the/

#Science #Biology #Engineering #bikes #bike #bicycles #bicycling #bikestodon

Scientific American

The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike

A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

Ben Royce 🇺🇦

@benroyce@mastodon.social · 2 weeks ago

In the natural world, what is the probably the most efficient traveler?

Probably a fish like a salmon

Not a horse. Not a bird like a pigeon. And a mouse is surprisingly inefficient

And not a human

But

Put us on a #bicycle and it seems we have the entire natural world beat *and* all of our machines 😲

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-human-on-a-bicycle-is-among-the-most-efficient-forms-of-travel-in-the/

#Science #Biology #Engineering #bikes #bike #bicycles #bicycling #bikestodon

Scientific American

The Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a Bike

A famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom

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Federation Bot

@Federation_Bot · 3 weeks ago

My mum is currently in Wellington, NZ and sent me this photo of Dutch style double decker bicycle parking on the street
#bicycles #Wellington

A photo of double decker bicycle parking racks. The racks are very full.

Federation Bot

@Federation_Bot · 3 weeks ago

My mum is currently in Wellington, NZ and sent me this photo of Dutch style double decker bicycle parking on the street
#bicycles #Wellington

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Jesse

@jessta@aus.social · 4 weeks ago

I took a ride on an Urban Arrow Family Next Pro at the Bicycle Victoria Ebike expo on Saturday at the Brunswick Velodrome.

It was a really nice ride but it's $13,799 AUD
#bicycles #cargobikee

https://dutchcargobike.com.au/products/urban-arrow-family-next-pro

A photo of a man riding a cargo bike on an outdoor Velodrome. The grassy middle of the Velodrome is covered in marquees for various ebike companies.

Jesse

@jessta@aus.social · 4 weeks ago

I took a ride on an Urban Arrow Family Next Pro at the Bicycle Victoria Ebike expo on Saturday at the Brunswick Velodrome.

It was a really nice ride but it's $13,799 AUD
#bicycles #cargobikee

https://dutchcargobike.com.au/products/urban-arrow-family-next-pro

Jesse

@jessta@aus.social replied · 4 weeks ago

And if you didn't know there are two public velodromes in the City Of Merri-bek.

Coburg and Brunswick.

#melbourne #bicycles

Google maps satellite photo of Brunswick velodrome.

Google maps satellite photo of Coburg velodrome.

Jesse

@jessta@aus.social · 4 weeks ago

I took a ride on an Urban Arrow Family Next Pro at the Bicycle Victoria Ebike expo on Saturday at the Brunswick Velodrome.

It was a really nice ride but it's $13,799 AUD
#bicycles #cargobikee

https://dutchcargobike.com.au/products/urban-arrow-family-next-pro

Stefano Marinelli

@stefano@mastodon.bsd.cafe · 4 weeks ago

Happy #SilentSunday from Ferrara!

#Italy #Bicycle #Bicycles #Italy #Italia #Photography #UrbanPhotography

A paper sign on a brick wall reads ‘NO BICI’ (no bicycles), while one bicycle is parked just around the corner on a cobblestone alley next to a building covered in ivy.

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AI6YR Ben

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · last month

PSA for the day: DO NOT BUY (or let your kids buy) random branded bicycle helmets off Amazon. A lot of them ABSOLUTELY FAIL US safety standards. If you are going to buy a helmet nowadays, buy a MIPS helmet. #bicycles #helmets #bikes #BikeTooter

AI6YR Ben

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org · last month

*near

@computersandblues@post.lurk.org · 2 months ago

Swapping brakes and levers

@bicycles

I have a randonneur bike from the 1980ies which still has many of the original parts. As far as i can tell it still has the original calipers and brake levers (shimano 600 ex or something similar, with cel 60 levers that go perpendicular in front of the handlebar; the caliper just says dia compe, it might be a dia compe gran compe 400). The brake shoes have been changed of course, but still the brakes are not very good. Trying to adjust the bowden cables didn't change much.

I'd like to take the bike for a tour across the alps, and am trying to figure out how to improve the brakes for it to feel safe. Does it make sense to change them completely, or should they still do their job well if set up correctly? If they should be changed, what do I need to consider when changing them? Since they are screwed onto the handlebar, would any modern break lever fit? What kind of brake should I get for a good improvement in brake strength if I don't want to go for disc brakes?

#cycling #bicycles #bicycling

Photo of a person changing bar tape on a bicycle. In the center of the image there's the bike's handlebar, on one side the bar tape is removed and on the other side is has a leopard pattern in white and brown. Brake levers are exposed and brown brake cables go along the bike frame. Some leftover tape is draped on the front tire tire, and some of it is lying on the floor next to open cardboard boxes on wooden panels

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Jesse

@jessta@aus.social · 2 months ago

"If you take all this parking for a bike lane, where will I park my car? You're not considering my needs!"

#bicycles #CarsRuinCities

https://www.andysinger.com/bikesample9.html

A comic by showing two people on bicycles riding along, a person that has just parked and exited their car says "If you take all this parking for a bike lane, where will I park my car? Your not considering my needs!".
In the background is multiple lanes of cars driving and behind that is many multi-level car parks. The entire world is taken up by cars. — A comic by showing two people on bicycles riding along, a person that has just parked and exited their car says "If you take all this parking for a bike lane, where will I park my car? Your not considering my needs!". In the background is multiple lanes of cars driving and behind that is many multi-level car parks. The entire world is taken up by cars.

Jesse

@jessta@aus.social · 2 months ago

"If you take all this parking for a bike lane, where will I park my car? You're not considering my needs!"

#bicycles #CarsRuinCities

https://www.andysinger.com/bikesample9.html

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Jesse

@jessta@aus.social · 3 months ago

I rode 80km last night putting up posters along bike routes in to the Melbourne CBD so people would be informed about the proposed e-bike ban on trains so you better make a submission.

#melbourne #bicycles

https://engage.vic.gov.au/public-transport-regulations

Jesse

@jessta@aus.social · 3 months ago

I rode 80km last night putting up posters along bike routes in to the Melbourne CBD so people would be informed about the proposed e-bike ban on trains so you better make a submission.

#melbourne #bicycles

https://engage.vic.gov.au/public-transport-regulations

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Jesse

@jessta@aus.social · 3 months ago

New protected bike lanes on Park St in South Melbourne are really narrow and have been built by taking space from pedestrians and cutting down trees. That's disappointing. It was midnight and I still had people standing and walking in the bike lane so this design is going to be quite frustrating to use.

#melbourne #bicycles