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Megan Lynch (she/her) @meganL@mas.to
· 3d ago
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This account I'm tooting from? Took it mostly private to talk about my own personal stuff...which can get heavy. But since I kept this acct, I couldn't just move all my 2.5K followers over to a new account. If you've ever liked my toots on ableism, accessibility, cycling, fruit, politics, history, language, etc. please follow me at the below account. #Introduction #BikeNite #Cycling #Disability #Ableism #Botany https://eldritch.cafe/@ml/117349567220674418
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Megan Lynch
@ml@eldritch.cafe
🚀 Boost, baby, boost! #Introduction Disabled activist & always learning horticultural scientist currently looking for a PhD gig in the EU, NZ, or Canada. Expertise in almond bud development and carob. Founder of UC Access Now, speaker on anti-ableism and accessibility, especially in the worlds of academia, science, hort/ag, and cycling. Interested in folks to collaborate with on fruit breeding, agrobiodiversity germplasm conservation, plant tissue culture, horticulture, interdisciplinary work between STEM & humanities, and other projects, including a podcast launch. Too many interests to fit in this toot. 🚴‍♀️ 🍏 🌳
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Phil (ascentale) @ascentale@sfba.social
· 5mo ago
Our community discussion #BikeNite starts in about an hour, at 4pm Pacific (UTC-8). I post cycle-y questions w/ Q1, Q2, Q3; if you answer w/ A1, A2, A3, etc, it's easier to match. Tag #BikeNite if you want your answer to be more discoverable; follow it to see questions & replies in your feed. Boost & reply to replies to keep the discussion going. (You can follow the BikeNiteQ tag so questions are easier to find, but don't include this in your answers) image: @meganL@mas.to cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social
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TheAntLady @theantlady@flipping.rocks
· 3mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social @edd@freeradical.zone @bikenite@fedigroups.social A4. I tend to carry more food than I need, plus tools for a range of repairs, sunglasses, sunscreen, sun protection, wool hat, raingear, water and some form of electrolytes. I find for people who are trying for their first century, the biggest challenge tends to be running too low on calories. Plan on savory calories along with sweet ones (burrito, PB&J sandwich, etc) and eat well before you start feeling hungry! #bikenite
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Eat This Podcast @etp@indieweb.social
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social @Kleen@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A4. I’ve done one day excursions taking the bike by train and riding to a different train station to come home. They're fun and get me to parts I wouldn't otherwise visit. The only trip with more than two moes of transport was a multiday trip from Treviso to Venice that required a ferry boat to get from the Lido back to Mestre and the train home. Some great cycle paths in the Veneto. #BikeNite
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Mark Connolly @uxMark@cosocial.ca
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social @Kleen@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A4. Oh wow! What a great idea. I’ve been taking my Brompton onto the GO Transit train to Toronto for various meetings, and now I’m thinking I should try to plan some exploration trips! There are seven GO lines altogether, so I should be able to have some fun 😀🚴‍♀️🚂❤️ #BikeNite
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JF :debian: :verbike: @jfparis@rouge.eu.org
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social A7: A self repair space like what London Bike Kitchen used to be. They had all the tools, 7 stands that you could book and a bad ass mechanic that could guide you with what you wanted to do. @meganL@mas.to @bikenite@fedigroups.social#BikeNite
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JF :debian: :verbike: @jfparis@rouge.eu.org
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social A3: I knew if this happening, although never heard of the SRAM Vs Shimano difference. Anyway, I do most of my maintenance myself but every 18 months I take my bike to the LBS for new cables (for that precise reason) and a deeper clean. @jdarais@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social#BikeNite
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Dodgy Pie 大雞排 ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐 @gcvsa@mstdn.plus
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social #BikeNite A8. Description to follow. My local supermarket decided to place this pallet full of useless debris cornstalk stoop decorations right next to the bicycle rack. It's finally been removed as of today, after several complaints. Also the dillweed who parked sideways at the wave rack.
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Jon Roach @FourT4@mastodonapp.uk
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social @kimu@wandering.shop @bikenite@fedigroups.social A1. Hello from Highcliffe-on-Sea. Sorry I'm late! I'm sorry to hear about your accident, @kimu@wandering.shop . It doesn't seem strange and I think sometimes people need to persist with medical types before they're heard. Tooting as the user of a mended pelvis, I hope you draw hope from all the other previously-crocked people who have replied. #BikeNite
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Megan Lynch (she/her) @meganL@mas.to
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social @Kleen@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A4. I would *love* to, but due to ableism in the cycling and transit world, even when something provides for cycles, it usually only provides for abled upright cycle riders. Hanging racks, rack with spacing that only fits upright bicycles, inability to roll it the whole way there, etc. This point was included in my talk at the 2022 CalBike Summit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fV-3d-J7pw&t=99s I'd love to take my trike on the trains in Europe, but even though it has some ability to fold, I cannot do it as fast nor lift it through a train door with steps unassisted, etc. So I'm stuck. If I can get across on the ferry, I could be screwed at the train station on the other side. #BikeNite #CycleParkingAudit #Ableism #Train #Ferry #Transport #Transportation #Accessibility

2022 California Bicycle Summit: Disabilities & Cycling - Truly Inclusive Bike Advocacy

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kimu @kimu@wandering.shop
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social A1. Nashville, TN where today we celebrated Dolly Day in honor of Dolly Parton. Thanks to everyone for the responses to my question! #BikeNite
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Dodgy Pie 大雞排 ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐 @gcvsa@mstdn.plus
· 1mo ago
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@ascentale@sfba.social @jerzone@techhub.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social #BikeNite A6. Right now: Rema TipTop Tour TT01 patch kit 3 ea. Kool-Stop tire levers Leatherman Wave (first generation) 4" Crescent adjustable wrench 3,4,5,6 mm Wera stainless long handle Allen wrenches 2 ea. Grease Monkey wipes 2 ea. Super Sani-Cloth wipes baggie with 2 pr. nitrile exam gloves extra Energizer L91 LiFeS₂ AA cell for my rear flashy light USB-A to Lightning cable to charge my iPhone from the ebike main battery plus my handbag EDC …
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Mark Chick @DurableAce@social.vivaldi.net
· 1mo ago
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@markn@mastodonapp.uk @ascentale@sfba.social @jdarais@sfba.social @bikenite@fedigroups.social I agree. Stuff wears out. How well you install it and look after it makes a difference, as does design and usage. If you fix-on-fail rather than service and maintain, stuff is going to break. I suspect it's like many things where those having problems are more visible than others. I have run all kinds of Shimano shifters (and the occasional SRAM ones) for decades without the issue @jdarais@sfba.social describes, including in very muddy cyclo-cross conditions. #BikeNite
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