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There's probably less #BikeNite activity due to the holidays, so I am adding backup questions thought up over the weeks:
Q2. Can you share a joyful moment spent cycling? What made it so?
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@ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A2. Pretty much any time I get out for a leisurely, relaxed ride with not great time pressure, up to the top of an empty hill or out in the outdoors and wilderness!
@ascentale @bikenite A2. We decorated our bikes for the holidays, so the last few weeks have been a lot of joyful moments, watching people do a double take and then smile. This morning, a woman exuberantly waved at us from a bike stop across an intersection. It’s just nice to bring some joy to others while having a fun time ourselves. #BikeNite
@ascentale @bikenite A2. I get less of it now with two kids in a trailer rather than one directly behind me, but my oldest being my "radio" always brought me some joy knowing how much fun he was having.
@ascentale @bikenite A2. I've had so many wonderful experiences on tours such as #BikeVirginia, and major pride and fun doing #24HoursOfBooty events. I'm particularly proud that I'm back and did both this year. #bikenite
@ascentale @bikenite A2 - went up our local hill on Thursday after work with my friend Jeff. It was dark already, and we took the eBikes because he did not have reliable light for his MTB. We rode through fog/clouds, right up to the top.
But when we sat down, we saw stars above our heads, a lot of them. We spotted a bunch of satellites, and I even saw a shooting star out of the corner of my eyes.
Totally unexpected and super special!
The way down was sketchy AF, but hey...
@ascentale @bikenite
We have a full moon bike ride each month. It was a very cold evening this December so only 3 of us showed up. We had a great ride partially because the car drivers appreciated our Christmas decorations and were much more accommodating than usual.
A2. Many great times. From day rides with my club, to evening flat out (for me) summer training rides, to long bike touring / packing trips with an old school cycling buddy
Most recently I went over to watch the Tour and met a bunch of people also going to watch, but what made my day was chatting to a mum and teenage daughter in the ferry queue who were just going over for a long weekend cycling in Northern France who were completely oblivious to the race being on. Lovely
@ascentale @bikenite
#bikenite A2:
I find joy in nearly every ride.
But the two times that come to mind are: 1) my ride of the entire George S Mickelson trail in the Black Hills of South Dakota both ways over 4 days in September in near perfect weather. 2) My ride on the Pine Creek Rail Trail through the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania" on a gorgeous Autumn day.
@ascentale @bikenite A2. I have to go back in history for it...The best cycle tour I ever did was with my father & siblings, riding from Brookings, OR to SF. That coast is my favorite part of the country. I was in my young teens, had a lovely Motobecane to ride, wasn't physically disabled yet, and after a brutal ascent with logging trucks harrying us on a shoulder of less than 1 foot, the downhills were great. It was just great to see the redwoods, feel the coastal fog. #BikeNite
@meganL @ascentale @bikenite That’s a gorgeous part of the country—good for you!
@ascentale @bikenite A2: well in general any time I am on my bike I am pretty darn happy. On Xmas, Brenda's French Soul Food was open so I rode to that neighborhood and had a Dungeness Crab Croque Monsieur which was delicious and afterwards decided to just ride around while the rain hadn't started back up and enjoyed the more empty city and limited fall colors we get here! #BikeNite
@ascentale @bikenite A2: Popping over a hill and seeing this was pretty dang cool:
https://mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/115781644951216767
So that was happy ^_^
@moira @ascentale @bikenite pretty sweet!!!
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