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And our traditional last question: your week in a photo.

Q8. What did you see this week? What does the beginning of October look like where you are? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!

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@cainmark helped boost a question:

Q7. Have you ever transported a telescope by bicycle? Are there entry-level telescopes for someone based in the UK that'd work well for bicycle transport?

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@mmb asks:

Q6. Has anyone seen the new APBP* bike parking guide? Any reviews? They used to have a free short version I used with sm. bus/professional offices for parking on private prop. (city can’t do) I want something to refer them to - preferably a prof site not a vendor. LAB* has a long resource page (bettr for advocates). How does the new APBP one stack up for the $ ?

(If you haven't seen it, do you know that guides such as these exist?)

APBP=Association of Pedestrian & Bicycle Professionals (& advocates)
LAB=League of American Bicyclists

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@Pionir asks:

Q5. I have gloves which keep my hands toasty when it gets very cold, but they're not waterproof so in the rain can lose their warmth.

Which **waterproof** winter gloves do people recommend, preferably under £40 bracket and available in the UK

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@rasterweb asks:

Q4. What is your routine for dry lube versus wet lube? Is it about the type of riding you do? Does the time of year matter?

I commute to work on city streets and have been using dry lube on my chain, but I guess I should switch to web lube for winter/wet weather?

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@FourT4 asks:

Q3. <scratches distractedly> does anyone else get stupidly dry skin on their shins?

(Could this be a weird side-effect of riding a bike regularly, with shorts?)

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@NNN asks:

Q2. Do adapters to fill a Presta tire using a Schraeder pump *ever* work at gas stations?

I tried loosening the Presta core out all the way, so it would activate the "yo! buddy! send some air!" button on the Schraeder pump; but as I screw the adapter onto my Presta tube, that just screws the Presta core back in.

(Does anyone use Presta to Schraeder, or the opposite, adapters regularly?)

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Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, October 2nd.

Thanks for joining our chat. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

Our intro:

Q1a. Where are you posting from today?

@grammasaurus asks about hi-vis clothing:

Q1b. Has anyone tried the newer versions of hi-vis clothing? I saw an ad for a jacket which appears to be dark blue or black until a light shines on it and then it looks like a spiderweb of white lines. But $238? Whew!
I could buy an awful lot of lights for my bike for that price.

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And our traditional last question: your week in a photo.

Q8. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!

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@meganL asks:

Q7. Which cycle-based business would you most like to have in your city that is not already there?

(Businesses I've seen or read about: mobile cycle mechanic, cycle logistics/delivery, cycle blended fruit drinks, cycle silkscreen t-shirts booth, cycle espresso shop, cycle stroopwaffel shop, cycle green gardening [no power tools], cycle moving company, pedal pubs, etc}

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@jerzone asks:

My mtb kit only has a CO2 and small multi-tool since I can easily hike a bike back to car for anything serious.
Gravel rides are longer, more involved. Below is what I threw together for 4 day bike packing trip (wolf tooth tool is new). Things I've needed or seen folks on here/YT videos have issues with.

Q6. What's in your repair/backup kit(s)?

(Share photos if you'd like!)

@jerzone's kit: https://techhub.social/@jerzone/117326204563063689

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@Amgine asks about a fall/winter project idea:

Having an eBike which does not have lights using the battery I am pedaling around is an annoyance in the back of my head.

Q5. Do you know of ways to hack a power line for lights, USB-PD, from the usual suspect battery packs? My bike has Shimano, but other suspects like Bosch, Specialized, and the increasing selection of supplemental batteries?

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@Kleen asks:

I recently did a short tour in the SF Bay Area using bike, train, and ferry and had a really great time. Added bonus was that everything worked really well together. That’s not so common in the North America.

Q4. Have you done (or do you want to do) a similar multimodal tour, especially if it’s near where you live, and tell us a little about it.

(Tour journal, more photos than text: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/marinsonoma26/)

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@jdarais asks:

My shifter cable recently frayed and snapped inside the shifter (for the second time), and when I got it fixed, the mechanic said that the design of the shifter is such that this will happen every couple of years under heavy use. I thought maybe I need new shifters, then, but he told me this is basically the case with all drop-bar integrated shifters??

Q3. Anyone else observed this? Is there a type of shifter that isn't prone to destroying the shifter cable over time?

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Speaking of doctors and healthcare, @rasterweb asks:

Q2. Have you successfully bought a bike using FSA/HSA/HRA/etc funds? Was a LMN (Letter of Medical Necessity) from your doctor all you needed?

Is there a benefit where you live, where you can use these funds to purchase a cycle?

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Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, September 25th.

Thanks for joining our chat. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

Our intro:

Q1a. Where are you posting from today?

and @kimu asks, after being hospitalized by a driver while walking in a crosswalk 🤕

Q1b. Would it be weird if I print out a copy of a photo of my bike (maybe with me in the photo too?) and take it to my 2nd surgery? And maybe to every one of my follow up PT/OT/office appointments? I already put “getting back on my bike as soon as possible” on my care goals but I don’t think anyone actually reads those. Like, is it going to be weird if I hold it up when the surgeon does the pre-surgery check in?

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RE: https://sfba.social/@ascentale/117294713335565651

Oops! Missed hashtags for Q7. See below

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@ascentale @bikenite

On the bike trail this week. I rode past a kid trying to fix a red and gold flag in his front basket. On the way back I saw this lying in the trailside grass maybe 30 meters further on, so I guess that effort failed.

I assume this is some figure from Hindu or Buddhist mythology, but I am just guessing. No idea what the word is some script is.

Any recs of a site that could read the word?

It wasn't there today.

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And our traditional last question: your week in a photo.

Q8. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!

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@ascentale @CharlesSites @bikenite

A5. These events happen to me on a weekly basis. Either I get very aggressive drivers or those who think they are being nice by not following the rules of the road and offering me to illegally proceed. Often I have had to point at the stop sign showing that I do not have the right to proceed. I will wait them out.

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@meganL asks:

I bought a POC Cularis helmet that happens to have a magnet clasp. As I've gotten older, my neck skin is no longer tight. For the first time, I managed to very painfully catch my neck skin in the magnet clasp and had a HELL of a time getting it out.

Q6. Are there embarassing/annoying things that have happened to you with your cycle/accessories since becoming old/disabled/temporarily disabled that didn't used to happen?

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@CharlesSites asks:

I have problems with the occasional motorist being "nice" rather following the rules of the road. I will attempt a left turn and a motorist in the opposite direction attempts to wave me through ahead of him even though he has the right-of-way over me. It throws my timing off, and, more dangerous, is if it happens with 4 lane roads so that other motorists may not stop.

Q5. Have you had an experience where a well-meaning person driving tries to be helpful, but causes another issue? What happened, and how could one avoid similar tricky situations in the future?

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@sinabhfuil asks:

Q4. What causes cities and countries to install cycling infrastructure?

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@NNN asks:

I took a 5+ hour moderate-pace bike ride on Monday. I drank about 2 liters of water while riding, but still weighed 2kg less the next morning than the day before (yes, I sweat a lot)

I don't think this would work for (say) #bikeCamping with back-to-back travel days.

Q3. How much water loss is too much, on a long ride?

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@grammasaurus asks:

It’s Sept and days are getting shorter. I’m determined that I’m NOT going to screw up again this winter by NOT planning for something to do in the coldest months.

I’m thinking a long bike trip, probably in the south where it’s a bit warmer (40’s would be nice).

I don’t have a lot of gear, so probably inn-to-inn style, not bikepacking.

Q2. Do any of you have recommendations for a bike trip? I’m looking at Natchez Trace—what else should I consider?

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Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, September 18th.

Thanks for joining our chat. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

Our intro:

Q1a. Where are you posting from today?

and @FourT4 asks:

Q1b. Have you ever held onto a moving vehicle while cycling?

(see photo! https://sfba.social/@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk/117292461868512309)

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And our traditional last question: your week in a photo.

Q8. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

@MartyCormack asks about electronic shifting:

My road bike at home has an issue with shifting, I don't know if the cable is bad (most likely), the shifter is broken or if it's something else.
The road bike I'm provided this week on tour has electronic shifting, which is intriguing since I go through shifter cables once or twice a year.

Q7: What are the pros and cons of electronic shifting versus cable shifting?

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@Karstan asks:

Q6. Are there any current or former professional bike mechanics on the Fediverse that would be interested/willing to share insights about the profession? What was your professional journey like? Any warnings/advice for someone considering a career change into the profession? Would getting a certification from an organization like the United Bicycle Institute be worthwhile?

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