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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 4 minutes ago

@bikenite @ascentale aside: onr of those pads is probably the wrong way round 😆 #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 47 minutes ago

@bikenite @ascentale A1 hi from Highcliffe-on-Sea where the rain has been quite depressing but when the sun has been out, it's been actually warming.

What's new on my bike is a long drop rear brake calliper. The old Shimano R7000 has always been a marginal fit, and after last week's roaring success with the mudguards, everything had shifted so the pads were rubbing on the tyre. This is acknowledged by experts as being a Bad Thing. I shopped around for a long drop calliper, and then saved myself £££ by salvaging a Textro R539 from the hangar queen, and also saved myself a wasted nearly-new rear brake cable by clipping the existing one right at the crimp so there was still some spare. Be prepared to shout "<name of offspring of deity of choice>!" when the crimp flies past your ear. A bit of fettling and presto, a safe and cheap rear brake.

Bonus, when I went to remove the _front_ calliper from the hangar queen, it had corroded in place. So I felt even better with my salvage! #BikeNite

Close up of a road bike rear wheel with, at bottom, a long drop brake calliper fitted, and above it, a caucasian man's right hand holding another calliper roughly in its installed state with the brake pad aligned with the tyre.
Close up of a road bike rear wheel with, at bottom, a long drop brake calliper fitted, and above it, a caucasian man's right hand holding another calliper roughly in its installed state with the brake pad aligned with the tyre.
Close up of a road bike rear wheel with, at bottom, a long drop brake calliper fitted, and above it, a caucasian man's right hand holding another calliper roughly in its installed state with the brake pad aligned with the tyre.
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk replied  ·  activity timestamp 4 minutes ago

@bikenite @ascentale aside: onr of those pads is probably the wrong way round 😆 #BikeNite

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Siegfried.
Siegfried.
@realSiegfried@troet.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 32 minutes ago

@MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale A5. Thank You very much for so many answers! English is not my first language and I sometimes felt unsure whether a term for person on a bicycle has a certain meaning. Also interesting how some of you distinguish bicycle and motorbicycle though using the word bike.
#bikenite

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Phil (ascentale)
Phil (ascentale)
@ascentale@sfba.social  ·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

@realSiegfried and @MarkBrigham mentioned a question by @Trailanderror

Q5. As a person who uses bikes/cycles, how do you refer to yourself?

original post: https://troet.cafe/@Trailanderror@scicomm.xyz/113874769989879332

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

Siegfried.
Siegfried.
@realSiegfried@troet.cafe replied  ·  activity timestamp 32 minutes ago

@MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale A5. Thank You very much for so many answers! English is not my first language and I sometimes felt unsure whether a term for person on a bicycle has a certain meaning. Also interesting how some of you distinguish bicycle and motorbicycle though using the word bike.
#bikenite

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Mark Chick
Mark Chick
@DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net  ·  activity timestamp 40 minutes ago

@MatthewNewell @ascentale @bikenite I think you were standing a few metres to my right when you took that photo! 😂 #BikeNite

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Matthew Newell
Matthew Newell
@MatthewNewell@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@ascentale @bikenite

A8

#bikenite

#hulst2026 But my photos are very like Marks above

Cyclocross rider on Dutch orange bike in Dutch kit
Cyclocross rider on Dutch orange bike in Dutch kit
Cyclocross rider on Dutch orange bike in Dutch kit
Mark Chick
Mark Chick
@DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net replied  ·  activity timestamp 40 minutes ago

@MatthewNewell @ascentale @bikenite I think you were standing a few metres to my right when you took that photo! 😂 #BikeNite

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Luke
Luke
@wlukewindsor@c.im  ·  activity timestamp 42 minutes ago

@ascentale @bikenite A1 have a cold so my daughter and I walked to swimming…THE HORROR!

Also I’ve been away on compassionate leave and have been walking a lot between locations in Derby, the home of Mercian Cycles.

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Pete
Pete
@pete@masto.hypertelia.com  ·  activity timestamp 43 minutes ago

@ascentale @moira @bikenite #BikeNite This seems to have been comprehenisvely answered in other replies, but as a related bonus A2 answer, keep an eye on any tubes you're carrying as spares: It's easy not to notice the edges/seams being worn away over time. TPU tubes are even more susceptable to this.

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 44 minutes ago

@realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @ascentale A5. it says "Endangered MAMIL" on my Strava profile 😃

I'd usually say "I ride a bike" not "I am a cyclist" - but then, John Lennon put me off ism-ism-ism in "Give Peace A Chance".

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 44 minutes ago

@MarkBrigham @bikenite @ascentale A3
On road, freezing gives me pause for thought, but if there's low risk of ice I'll be out. My record is a feeble minus 8C earlier this winter, wind chill minus 14C. Double base-layer! #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 45 minutes ago

@ascentale @bikenite @genex adventure scootering! #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@ascentale @bikenite @MatthewNewell even more 🇬🇧 in the crowd! #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@bikenite @ascentale A8. I can't put my delight into words at seeing this on Wednesday. Back to grey and drizzle now. #BikeNite

A photo looking up at a clear blue sky.
A photo looking up at a clear blue sky.
A photo looking up at a clear blue sky.
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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@ascentale @bikenite @moira probably a fossilised imprint from a bike crash. #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@yantor3d @ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite @dgodon that's am excellent point about drivers, which probably saved me a painful experiment 👍 #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@InkySchwartz @bikenite @ascentale yeah I didn't think of this first when Insaw the question, but this aligns with "vintage" car rallies around here - no 4 wheel drifts through gravel corners, just a gentle potter around the countryside! #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @bikemonterey it's amazing how much "person first" makes a difference especially if I keep doing it without making a big deal that I'm doing it. 👍

(for clarity I don't mean to imply you're making a big deal of it!)
#BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@ascentale @realSiegfried @MarkBrigham @Trailanderror @bikenite @bobjonkman surely "tentist" for consistency 😃 #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@ascentale @MarkBrigham @bikenite @cainmark admiring the precision of your reply 😃 #BikeNite

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Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
Jon Roach, ♻️ Duke of York
@FourT4@mastodonapp.uk  ·  activity timestamp 46 minutes ago

@ascentale @moira @bikenite @NNN we use a.lot of rubber(ish) seals in the <work main product line> and the manufacturers usually give a shelf life of 7 years, fwiw. "Thankfully" I go through tubes and tyres much more quickly. #BikeNite

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