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johnflores.bsky.social
#AlexPretti was one of us. May he rest in peace. #bicycle
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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stephen.int42.org
It’s cold. Like, really cold.
Still biked.
#MSPCycleCast
A glass storefront reflects a bundled-up person standing beside a long red cargo bicycle on a snowy Minneapolis sidewalk. The rider wears a helmet, winter jacket, and gloves, checking a phone, with frost and snow visible on the ground and street behind them. An app overlay shows “TEMP −30°C,” the date (Fri, Jan 23), location Minneapolis, and ride stats: 2.73 miles, 20 minutes, and 59 feet of elevation gain, with a small route squiggle on the right.
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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drtcombs.bsky.social
People who don't ride #EBikes tend to have a lot of misconceptions about them, often assuming they're just about being lazy, wanting to go fast, or (more reasonably) not wanting to get to work stinky and sweaty in the summer.

But for me, it's *wintertime* when my #Ebike shines.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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January 11, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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bikebikeyyc.bsky.social
"E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world"

And still no plans or incentives from our federal and provincial governments to help people choose bikes instead of cars. Quite the opposite, actually.

arstechnica.com/cars/2023/11...
280 million e-bikes are slashing oil demand far more than electric vehicles
E-bikes and scooters displace 4x as much demand for oil as all of the EVs in the world.
arstechnica.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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cathytuttle.bsky.social
The Dutch will double intercity bike routes in the next 5 years, from 1100 to 2300km.

Every city has local routes: Utrecht, for example, has 420km of separated bike lanes & bike streets. 𝘿𝙤𝙤𝙧𝙛𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙨𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 allow people to safety go by bike throughout NL.

More info:
www.fietsersbond.nl/nieuws/doorf...
Map of the Netherlands that shows existing intercity routes (in green), planned and funded routes (in yellow), and routes now being planned for implementation (in gray) in the next 5 years.
January 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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parktool.com
Some bittersweet news: after 28 years, our Director of Education Calvin Jones has announced his retirement at the end of February. More info on our website:
Calvin Jones Retiring After 28 Years As Director of Education at Park…
Park Tool has been manufacturing bicycle specific tools since 1963. Based out of St. Paul Minnesota, we are the world's largest bicycle tool manufacturer. A long-term dedication to quality,…
www.parktool.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
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bicycledutch.bsky.social
The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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modacitylife.com
There's no such thing as bad weather…
A man in casual attire rides a bicycle while holding an umbrella through heavy snow on a street in Delft.
January 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
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bradjholk.bsky.social
Here's another reflection shot I got with my camera one day with water puddles on a street. #reflections #photography #streetphotography #barcelona #bicycles
December 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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robpatrick.bsky.social
"Bicycle is the slow death of the planet."⁣ ⁣ A banker made the economists think this when [they] said:⁣ ⁣ “A cyclist is a disaster for the country’s economy: [they don't] buy cars and doesn’t borrow money to buy. [They] don't pay insurance policies. Don't buy fuel, don't pay to have the car serviced, and no repairs needed. [They don't] use paid parking. Doesn't cause any major accidents. No need for multi-lane highways.⁣ ⁣ [They are] not getting obese.⁣ ⁣ Healthy people are not necessary or useful to the economy. They are not buying the medicine. They don't go to hospitals or doctors.⁣ ⁣ They add nothing to the country's GDP.⁣ ⁣ "On the contrary, each new McDonald’s store creates at least 30 jobs—actually 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietitians and nutritionists—obviously as well as the people who work in the store itself."⁣ ⁣ Choose wisely: a bike or a McDonald's? It's something to think about.⁣ ⁣ ~ Emeric Sillo⁣ ⁣ PS: walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy a bicycle!⁣
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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mlongfield.bsky.social
I did this interview at Yonge & St Clair, the reporter hoping he'd catch a gig worker bombing down the sidewalk. Instead a pickup truck was parked in the bike lane behind us, and for the entire conversation rider after rider was forced into traffic.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Pickup truck parked in the bike lane.
December 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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sundance.bikesky.social
Normal people bring their knitting projects to the waiting room.

I am not not normal
Rim, hub, spokes, and a tool for setting nipples of a bicycle wheel. Sitting on waiting room floor
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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jameslonghurst.bsky.social
It's time once again for my annual #treebybike post. This is the 12/19/42 cover of @newyorker.com, so one full year after the attack on Pearl Harbor. This would be the first real Christmas alone, or without a family member, for millions in the US. Gas and tire rationing had begun earlier that year.🗃️
A magazine cover, with a single illustration covering the entire page, and no headlines over the top. A hand illustration -- perhaps watercolors -- shows a snowy day and an empty road heading towards the viewer. In the distance, a cozy christmas tree store surrounded by green trees, some cut and some still standing, with a cozy cabin behind. In the foreground, a jaunty woman with hat and sunglasses and scarf bicycles toward us, with a christmas tree horizontally held on the front rack of her bike and a black scotty dog running alongside. She and the shop and the cabin are all in pastels; pinks and purples and white. Her white scarf and hat match the white snow on the store and cabin. It is a cheerful, jaunty, undaunted tone, and evenly spaced big snowflakes float down over it all. At the top the magazine name, The New Yorker, the date Dec. 19, 1942, and the Price: 15 cents. At the bottom is the signature of the artist, Garrett Price https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Price
December 8, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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davidzipper.bsky.social
Salute to Toronto for this pivot:

Ontario premier Doug Ford banned Toronto from building new bike infrastructure that replaces car lanes.

Toronto's response: Narrow but retain existing car lanes, freeing enough space to keep installing bike lanes. (Better yet, narrower traffic lanes are safer.)
'It's a win-win': How Toronto is planning 20km of new bike lanes without defying Ford
The City of Toronto is also planning $30-million worth of infrastructure upgrades, including bike lanes, cycle tracks, and trails.
toronto.citynews.ca
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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filmendefietser.bsky.social
Bicycles showing the way on #WorldSustainableTransportDay

#ThisMachineFightsClimateChange 🚲🚲
Two men carry a large mattress on their heads while riding a normal city bike. Two adults ride a cargo bike carrying several children and other belongings through a park. Several other cyclists can be seen in the background. A man on a cargo bike transports a large refrigerator. Behind him, someone rides a regular bicycle. A Dutch Roadside Assistance employee rides away from a traffic light on his company's yellow cargo bike. Next to him is an adult on a regular bicycle with a child on both the front and back. Another adult is also on a regular bicycle.
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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gravelinfluencer.bsky.social
The latest evaluation of bike lane projects in Boston continues to show that if you build bike infrastructure, people will use it.

Full report: www.boston.gov/sites/defaul...
Bicycle counts significantly increased on every corridor where we completed Better Bike Lanes projects in 2024. The number of people biking, and the percentage of all traffic they make up, both saw substantial increases. ▸ We counted over 3,000 more daily bike trips, a 55% increase across all projects. In our prior report on Better Bike Lane projects completed in 2023, we recorded a 44% increase in volume. The latest projects appear to have tapped into even more growth potential by focusing on mostly arterial streets and closing key new network connection gaps. ▸ Bicycles as a share of of all traffic increased to 7% of daily traffic across all projects, nearly doubling from 4% in the baseline condition. Some projects saw bicycle mode share as high as 19% ▸ Boylston Street (Back Bay) topped the list with a near doubling (+83%) of daily bike trips, leading four other corridors that measured growth of nearly 50% or more.
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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darkonelf.bsky.social
Last one out before home. Moody skies, sleet showers, covered in mud and the final mile for a wheel that’s needed replacing since Bath. It’s been fun old girl.

#cycling
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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matthewhodson.bsky.social
Cyclist turns down trans exclusionary honour for woman cyclists (and you can feel the BBC’s teeth grinding about it).

"If they don't want to ride with all women, then it's not the kind of ride I want to be part of".
Woman refuses Cycling UK award over trans women being left out
Claire Sharpe says she disagrees with Cycling UK only naming biological women in their top 100 list.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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coolbikeart1.bsky.social
Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson, one of the greatest comic strips of all time, was born on this day, November 18, 1985 -- December 31, 1995.

And Calvin's dad remains a beacon of inspiration to cyclists everywhere.
Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. In frame one Calvin opens a door and says, "Hey Dad, I'm doing a traffic safety poster. Do you have any ideas for a slogan?" Frame 2: Dad, who's prepping to ride his mountain bike, says, "Sure! 'Cyclists have a right to the road too, you noisy, polluting, inconsiderate maniacs! I hope gas goes up to eight bucks a gallon!'" Frame 3: Calvin, walking away, says, "Thanks, Dad. I'll go ask Mom." Dad responds from out-of-frame, "Why? That's a great slogan!"
November 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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bettybarcode.com
Today I learned that there are bike helmets for dogs.
A small dog models a black plastic helmet with cutouts for its ears. Black and white versions of the helmet are also in the frame.
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
For those wondering how you get on and off a penny-farthing.

*A guy walking by said to his companion, “That looks incredibly dangerous.” 😅
November 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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jasonthorne.bsky.social
This is brilliant.
November 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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velospence.bsky.social
seen at Pine & 12th
an orange sign that says Bike Lanes are Not Free Parking
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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navgattu.bsky.social
When you leave in a car you’re thinking “what’s the fastest way to get there?”

When I leave on my bike I’m thinking “what’s the safest way to get there?”

We are not the same
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM