SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides

[steve mercier]

Hello PRAIRE DOG: Your neck of the woods is featured on the Bing startup page today:

 

[PedalUma]

About 30 riders did a sunset group ride this Friday evening. That was fun. A bunch of lovely Hippy Chicks of all ages had stamped my back with CoolPetaluma.org so, I had to do it. Two Town Counsel members were with us. I introduced a young woman from Japan to the group and loaned her an eBike for the ride. Cars be dammed. That was a blast for all.

 

[steve mercier]

I guess this guy was not too concerned about his lap times ...

 

[Art Deco]

 

[Prairie Dog]

I guess this guy was not too concerned about his lap times ...

Houston...we have splashdown!

 

[PedalUma]

It shows the guy's commitment.

 

[Prairie Dog]

The marketing people at Tide or Cheer love this type of exuberance.

 

[Art Deco]

The marketing people at Tide or Cheer love this type of exuberance.

But not his mom or wife when it's laundry day.

 

[PedalUma]

Salad snack.

 

[Art Deco]

Salad snack.
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Looks like it might get you through for a few hours ...

 

[PedalUma]

a few hours

I started with a bowl of crab chow-duh.
Here is a 1987 mint condition bike. This was the second gen of mountain bikes. The first generation broke. This is double welded, triple butted chromoly with extra-beefy brakes fitted with motorcycle levers. Now it is 90Nm, 504Wh. Check the welds! Beautiful. It is headed to the Berkley hills in five minutes. Remember when Schwinn was cool?

 

[Nvreloader]

Five Canadian provinces have safe passing laws that are on the books (Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec). So do 35 other jurisdictions in North America. These governments recognize that a minimum distance for motor vehicles to pass a person walking or cycling - typically between 1 and 1.5 metres (3-5 feet) - would protect people and save lives. This is a nice dream but how could it ever be enforced? It seems impossible to me.

Steve
There was a blurp on the TV news the other night, and I don't know if it was local or out of state,
and it showed a bunch of cyclists that had what appeared,
to be BRIGHT colored pool noodles bungee corded on the rear of their bikes,
the long end was towards the traffic side.
I caught a very little of the information,
but the gist of it was, that that distance was the safe passing distance for a cycle,
the long end distance appeared to be 3-4' etc.

I watch later that night and never see any more info on it.

Tia,
Don

 

[Marci jo]

I bike everyday to work 15-20 miles through same route avoiding motorways. Pics of my everyday ride
Same scenery only grasses are now over grown.

wow, that’s a fabulous commute. Perfect for an ebike.

Is the ape picture a selfie?! Lol
Great pics, thanks for sharing.

 

[PedalUma]

On my rides I think that it is weird that we do not have Winter here but have an extended Fall that is mixed with Spring instead. This week we have dead leaves on white oaks at the same time as blooming clover. Here is how the '87 HighSiera conversion turned out. Check out the contender for the worst build ever. That red/orange bike that came in today in this state. @m@Robertson

 

[Art Deco]

I started with a bowl of crab chow-duh.
Here is a 1987 mint condition bike. This was the second gen of mountain bikes. The first generation broke. This is double welded, triple butted chromoly with extra-beefy brakes fitted with motorcycle levers. Now it is 90Nm, 504Wh. Check the welds! Beautiful. It is headed to the Berkley hills in five minutes. Remember when Schwinn was cool?

I can't link, but search "Schwinn" by member @J.R. for a nostalgic video.

 

[PedalUma]

It is the Algia that gets me. Nost means Home. Algia means sickness. There is no going back to a past that was not as great as we like to think. Longing to recreate that ideal Christmas Norman Rockwell Christmas is a sick delusion preventing us from being present. I see this in political thinking in the Green Room. I think Schwinn peeked in about '87.

 

[Art Deco]

It is the Algia that gets me. Nost means Home. Algia means sickness. There is no going back to a past that was not as great as we like to think. Longing to recreate that ideal Christmas Norman Rockwell Christmas is a sick delusion preventing us from being present. I see this in political thinking in the Green Room. I think Schwinn peeked in about '87.

So did I.

 

[Art Deco]

On my rides I think that it is weird that we do not have Winter here but have an extended Fall that is mixed with Spring instead. This week we have dead leaves on white oaks at the same time as blooming clover. Here is how the '87 HighSiera conversion turned out. Check out the contender for the worst build ever. That red/orange bike that came in today in this state.
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Got enough wires and cables for another build on that bike?

 

[PedalUma]

Got enough wires and cables

Yes. But my Artistic assignment is to add additional wire snarls everywhere. Every where. Enough for 12 bikes. It makes a strong artistic statement! On any ride. In an original way. This project has a ecological side benefit, as small rodents will have a place to nest and have something good to eat. I love all the uncut zip ties and conflicting colors of housings. Did you note the double curly ques at the gear sensor? With three colors of zip ties? This Bad is hard to achieve. It takes effort. You got'ta give the guy credit. Actually, my humble job is only to make the bike shift.

 

[Art Deco]

Yes. But my Artistic assignment is to add additional wire snarls everywhere. Every where. Enough for 12 bikes. It makes a strong artistic statement! On any ride. In an original way. This project has a ecological side benefit, as small rodents will have a place to nest and have something good to eat. I love all the uncut zip ties and conflicting colors of housings. Did you note the double curly ques at the gear sensor? With three colors of zip ties? This Bad is hard to achieve. It takes effort. You got'ta give the guy credit. Actually, my humble job is only to make the bike shift.
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Not move, just shift ... I think you can handle it.