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  #thicktrunktuesday gnarly willow curtains (definitely a shady character)

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  #audax RRtY 7 of a possible 12 (it's not over til it's over). Instead of trying to go somewhere specific and back yesterday I rode a meandering route that joins up some of the best (& quietist) bits of NW Norfolk. For such a small area the variation in the terrain is surprising. And obvs there's a mandatory trip to the seaside (which won't be quiet in another month or so!) Need to re enable my Warmshowers account as open for guests. Happy to act as a tour guide to any #Bike...

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  I've never seen a little flint cannon ball with a face before. Wondering if these egg shapes are common & I'm just not looking hard enough. Part of me wants to tap it with a hammer. But, I'll probably leave my new friend alone. We're on a similar geology to Grimes Graves in the UK (& not too far away from there) so flint nodules are everywhere. But, the new deep ploughed ridges, for potatoes, had turned up way more interesting stuff than usual. I...

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  @ascentale@sfba.social @daihard@sharkey.world @bikenite@fedigroups.social A3. The total consistency of the answers is interesting, if not surprising. Sadly I doubt views of Mastodon Cyclists != Cyclists in general. Or for that matter the general population. Even if, as Mulder would say, "I want to believe". It's obvs not a valid data set. But, I find most of my non technical friends & family are still in the unthinkingly impressed phase of AI consumption. ( We won't even...

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  @ascentale@sfba.social @Pionir@masto.bike @bikenite@fedigroups.social A6. Great thread. Confession of self interest. I'm looking at exactly this question too. I enjoy taking photos on my rides. But, I'm frustrated at how phones (even recent ones like the Pixel or iPhone) handle some images. They can be impressive, but there's something about the quality of all that post processing I really don't like. I have an SLR, but realistically I'm never taking that on the bike with...

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  Kelham Island museum in Sheffield. I'm feeling this poster from 1917 has modern resonance. It relates to a "wake up America" day in New York city.

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  @pete@masto.hypertelia.com ohh dear god Liv. I think the text is actually worse than the front guard photo. It's classic LLM bloated recursive slop. Interesting to learn that mountain bike fenders are called mudguards though.

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  @ascentale@sfba.social @pete@masto.hypertelia.com @bikenite@fedigroups.social A3. Congrats on having a tubeless thread without any insane religious position crusaders. What's with this Masto audience - why aren't we incoherently yelling "I'm right" at each other? To answer. I've found tubeless fabulous YMMV as might your opinions. Much better ride, especially than something robust like Schwalbe marathons. Many many (many) saved punctures. I especially appreciated the...

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  @th@social.v.st it's obviously bricked everything connected to it

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  @jbenjamint@mastodon.scot simple is as simple does - classic looks attempt.

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  @steevo83@mastodon.social it definitely made an impression on me. Printers & sharks, I'll say no more.

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  @v_perjorative@mastodon.org.uk Spa Cycles will make a decent hand built set for £235. I know not £200 (sorry!) but they're probably better quality than most factory options. https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m10b0s233p0/Wheels/Handbuilt-Wheelsets-%28650b-584%29

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  @wav3ydave@mas.to 🎉 congratulations. May the only rain on your parade be lemon drizzle.

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  @jfparis@rouge.eu.org @Pionir@masto.bike @MatthewNewell@mastodon.social I've had to start a dedicated Joplin notebook based on this thread ;-)

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  @pete@masto.hypertelia.com @ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social it's a striking place. I'm gonna go back round in a month or two and see how it looks. Hopefully a bit less WW1 battlefield. I assume it's part of https://www.wykenvineyards.co.uk/ given where it is.

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  @ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A8. On Wednesday I managed to sneak in my February RRtY #Audax ride (4 of 12). Leaving it till the end of the month meant I almost finished in the light & had a few bats for company on the final leg in the twilight. The route is a DIY creation forming a 200Km circle through 3 UK counties: Norfolk, Suffolk & Cambridgeshire. It's got a nice variation of landscape and quiet roads. There's even a bit of gravel (see last week ;-) )...

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  @pete@masto.hypertelia.com EXACTLY THIS. This is the way. Or maybe it isn't the way. But, if FB Marketplace didn't make me despair of humanity I'd have sold more of it. That's my feeble excuse.

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  @pete@masto.hypertelia.com I thought you were going to say "& wonder if it's ok to cycle"

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  @ascentale@sfba.social @bobjonkman@mastodon.sdf.org @CharlesSites@hoosier.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A4. Schrader valves just feel crude & rubbish. Best left on cars & tractors. Go team Presta. Warning. No science or objective reasoning was involved in formulating this opinion.

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  @dave@europhiles.uk I'm in a *similar* position. I've spent a long time in the open source world. Although mostly at Kernel & below. Obviously different projects can have very different cultures. I'd also like to try & make some modest engineering contributions post (recent) retirement. I actually spent more of my time at work waving my arms around & explaining open source to commercial people rather than doing any engineering! Anyways you didn't ask about me, so mo...

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  @mauvedeity@mastodon.social I did not regret it. Thanks.

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  @ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.socia #bikenitepq PQ) What do you hope to change about how, where and why you ride a bike? Already achieved cycling nirvana? Or looking to take a step on the ladder of pedaling enlightenment? (I can't decide if we've had this one before or not, but if we haven't...)