#velophant — Public Fediverse posts

Hanging out cycling clothes to dry and pondering the meaning of "4-way stretch fabric" so beloved by cycling clothing marketing people, I concluded that the fabric can stretch in three spatial.dimensions, and a fourth dimension, "belief". #BikeTooter #velophant #cycling

I'm sure there's a dreary answer from textiles experts and I don't want to spoil my sparkling wit with its dullness.

I've forgotten why we do this other than for pure vicarious enjoyment, but here's a Breton bike rack at Pen Lan #Cycling #BikeToot #BikeNite #velophant #Breizh

also Roach Major's secondhand folder has this mad suspension. I've entered them for the downhill Worlds. #BikeCommute #Cycling #velophant #BikeToot

Gentle reminder to check your through axles' torques are adequate.

This toot was definitely not inspired by anything that happened to me this morning.

#cycling #BikeCommute #velophant #BikeToot

One of the ... accoutrements of Chase The Sun is a branded ribbon to attach to one's bicycle. I took it off today, because... odd, but ...

I wasn't sure what to do next, so ...

I have hung it on the bike hangar in the garage.

Like a rosette on a gymkhana pony's stall.

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant #ChaseTheSun

Morning! Pedalling, insh'Allah, from Whitley Bay to Ayr today. Tracking, maybe, at https://www.chasethesun.org/live/231

#DotWatching #DotWatch #cycling #BikeToot #velophant

idly looking into Whitehaven -Tynemouth coast to coast in a day for my next Inpost-assisted ride; anyone done it? #cycling #BikeToot #velophant

<must not think about trying clip-on tri-bars for the first time 2.weeks before the event> #cycling #BikeToot #velophant

Highly obscure toot to the effect that I am very pleased with my tyre bead puller. #cycling #BikeToot #velophant

The perfect bike ride doesn't exi....

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant

Spot the moment when I was overtaken on the sprint by a car, that then braked because UNLIKE ME it couldn't pass between the parked car and the Surprise Oncoming Car That Nobody Could Have Planned For 😤😆

First rear wheel lock-up on the new bike 😬 35 kph to 0, in 2 car lengths.

Ah well I missed the strong easterlies this week, I hope they return soon. All the good times on this road are, of course, set with tailwind. Like 20% faster. I'll just have to do my all out effort earlier before the traffic wakes up.

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant

well the road book for Chase The Sun has arrived, so there goes my morning. #cycling #BikeToot #velophant

very pleased to have remembered my friend Andy's training about how to grease a bike bottom bracket. From 6.30am clicking to 8pm smooth.

Except I forgot the important step of prising off the seals of the bearings themselves and greasing the races, so it's still clicking under load 🤦‍♂️

Job for tomorrow evening!

Messaged Andy anyway to say how much I appreciate the training.

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant

Hypothetically, were I employed, today I'd send in my Cycle to Work Scheme quote for approval.

Six chains, five tyres, two wheels, two gear cables, a cassette, a helmet.

Save three tyres and a chain, based on past performance I reckon all that will be consumed by actual commuting.

#BikeCommute #cycling #BikeToot #Velophant #CycleToWork

I think I might have just found the last set of spare clips for my pannier bag in the entire country 🎯, and I'm certainly not going to tell the shop that. #cycling #BikeToot #velophant

Tonight's project: bring out the whips and chains. #cycling #BikeToot #velophant #fnarr

To 50% Ords on the way home from work, to collect some parts. Most of it "fitted" in the pannier bag but I was left with 2 boxed folding tyres, so after carrying them out of the shop so I didn't look too dodgy, I stuffed them down the front of my jersey for the ride home like two enormous oblong breasts.

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant #innovation #CarryAVulgarTermForExcrementOlympics

<starts to remove bicycle pedal crank following Shimano manual>

Hey it's not quite coming off.

<a few minutes of tugging pass>

It's like something is stopping it

<a few minutes pass>

<checks manual>

"blah blah blah ... stopper plate."

I wonder if hat's stopping it.

<lifts stopper plate>

Hey, the stopper plate was stopping it.

🤦‍♂️

#cycling #BikeToot #Velophant

Today I remembered that when budgeting for new wheels you also need to budget for tyres, cassette,.airliners and disc rotors... #cycling #BikeTooter #velophant

has anyone ever carried anything successfully in these two loops under this type of Topeak saddle bag, and if so, what? T.I.A. #cycling #BikeToot #velophant

Quick ride-along from State Hwy 30 pedestrian & bike overpass into the Ridgeway neighborhood east of East Town Mall — snowy streets, local sights, and smooth urban cycling vibes. Perfect for short-ride inspo and winter route planning! #BikeTooter #Velophant #Madison #Wisconsin #Cycling #UrbanCycling #RideAlong #Snow #MadisonCollege #English
https://video.canadiancivil.com/videos/watch/80aca13e-0e49-41d2-b626-8831cef3344e

https://tech.lgbt/@Natasha_Jay/116056429632364135

Always check carefully that you're not about to sit on a whippet.

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant

@warandpeas #cycling #BikeToot #Velophant

https://mastodon.social/@warandpeas/116012778337439405

Hypothetically, were I employed, could I book my time getting a bike fit to "medical time off - physio?" 😃

(this is not a #BikeNitePQ 😃)

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant

Dealing with the last day of the holidays by shopping for audaxes, because there's a reminder in my phone to enter Barry's Bristol Butt Buster 🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂🎂 after seeing @wav3ydave 's write up last year.

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant #audax #audaxuk

Successes today:

1. found the chain gauge

2. discovered that the chain needs replacing

3. discovered just in time that I was halfway through attempting to fit the new 12 speed chain to the 11 speed drivetrain

4. replaced the old 11 speed chain

5. ordered a new 11 speed chain

#cycling #BikeToot #velophant

I have a horrible suspicion I am about to talk Roach Major through a rear puncture repair, using spoons for tyre levers, over a What Is App video call. #parenting #cycling #Velophant #BikeToot

Took the hurty leg out for a spin; time will tell if it was a good idea; great to get some fresh air. #cycling #BikeToot #velophant

https://mastodon.org.uk/@mkwadee/115445790422558642

#cycling #BikeToot #Velophant

I'm grateful for, and perplexed by, my puncture this afternoon. 20 minutes of a fine spray of sealant that covered my shoes and the bike, but only a 2psid pressure loss.

#BikeCommute #cycling #velophant #BikeToot