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@ascentale @bikenite A7: we build a "road train" once to get these 6m long steel tubes home.
#Roadtrain #SteelTransport #bikenite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib3vxlEd_IY

@LovesTha

Techically, each LED is a fixed different colour, but the R, G, and B LEDs are clustered so close together they look like pulsing, full colour spectrum lights. And they're not on a rope or wire, but on a skinny flexible ribbon with circuit traces. Looks pretty industrial, close-up.

So, not fairy lights. Perhaps orcs-toiling-in-the-mines lights.

@moira @marywordymary

#BikeNite

I've been wanting to build up a dedicated winter rig to have a bike with spikes and fenders mounted ready to go for a while, but now it turned up almost a bit too pretty ;).
All City Space Horse, with almost exclusively parts I had lying around, I love how this build came together. It's all focused on simple maintenance and robustness:

- 3 speeds, courtesy of a 44/ 32/ 24 triple in front with a 16 in the back, all possible due to a Paul Melvin chain tensioner
- old XT tripple MTB crankset
- XTR V-Brakes, the obvious star of the build (these were lying around in my parts box for about ten years now)
- Schwalbe studded winter tires (30s, the cheap ones, let's see how much use they get)
- Deore brake levers, they're quite nice (those I bought new)
- MTB flats, so I can wear warm/ any shoes. I have some quite warm winter MTB shoes, might switch to clipless pedals at some point
- Hope bottom bracket (bought used for this build, have them on almost all my bikes and they never let me down)

#BikesOfFediverse #allcity #wintercycling #cycling #bikebuild #bike #bikenite

Head's up cyclists... I have seen these pumps recommended on #BikeNite and in #BikeTooter

Date: 2025-11-06

Product: Lezyne bicycle pumps recalled due to injury hazard

Details: The compression canister of the pump can unexpectedly detach from the base of the pump, causing a potential injury hazard to users.

As of October 31, 2025 the company has received no reports of injuries in Canada. In the United States, the company has received one report of injury where the consumer suffered facial injuries when the compression canister become detached from the base.

https://recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-recall/lezyne-bicycle-pumps-recalled-due-injury-hazard

#recall #bikes #bikepump #lezyne

@ascentale @kimu A7. For #eastbaykidicalmass rides, we pre-ride our routes to spot terrain hazards and sketchy intersections, train our volunteers on the specifics of corking the intersections and driveways along our route, and use radios to communicate with each other. We also debrief after each event to figure out what we can do better next time.
#BikeNite #morekidsonbikes