PeerQ
@peerq.bsky.social
Bikes/cats/beers not my 3 words location but a life motto. Queer bikepacker/long distance gravel rider and brain tumour survivor. https://linktr.ee/Peerq 🏳️🌈
DIY Belgium orbital done! 1040km and 58 hours in the saddle. My knees now hate me. 🤘
#bikepacking #gravelrides
#bikepacking #gravelrides
October 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
DIY Belgium orbital done! 1040km and 58 hours in the saddle. My knees now hate me. 🤘
#bikepacking #gravelrides
#bikepacking #gravelrides
As is tradition, two foot of gaffer tape has been carefully wrapped around my seat tube in case of an emergency! Now, next stop Dunkirk tomorrow morning.
#bikepacking #gravelrides
#bikepacking #gravelrides
September 20, 2025 at 10:52 AM
As is tradition, two foot of gaffer tape has been carefully wrapped around my seat tube in case of an emergency! Now, next stop Dunkirk tomorrow morning.
#bikepacking #gravelrides
#bikepacking #gravelrides
3 days until my next bikepacking adventure... I really can't wait. I've spent my lunch looking at previous trips and found a photo of the evening we had to walk 8km across peat bog to get to the Crask Inn. I was so knackered that I trailed far behind the husband.. but the view speaks for itself! ❤️
September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
3 days until my next bikepacking adventure... I really can't wait. I've spent my lunch looking at previous trips and found a photo of the evening we had to walk 8km across peat bog to get to the Crask Inn. I was so knackered that I trailed far behind the husband.. but the view speaks for itself! ❤️
So, weirdness today with a certain language app. Just been recommended I team up with a colleague here in my office. Not a problem, but they are not one of my contacts, we're not connected on social media, never interacted in any way over mobile. But on further investigation....
September 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
So, weirdness today with a certain language app. Just been recommended I team up with a colleague here in my office. Not a problem, but they are not one of my contacts, we're not connected on social media, never interacted in any way over mobile. But on further investigation....
That's two weeks worth of kit loaded onto my trusty Condor, ready for 800km of Belgian trails. Now, fingers crossed for a lot of waffle stops en route!
September 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
That's two weeks worth of kit loaded onto my trusty Condor, ready for 800km of Belgian trails. Now, fingers crossed for a lot of waffle stops en route!
My lord, I’ve been a London cyclist for almost 30 years and never see it so gridlocked. Huge queue of bikes trying to get through Parliament Sq tonight… backed up over the Westminster Bridge! 🫣
September 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
My lord, I’ve been a London cyclist for almost 30 years and never see it so gridlocked. Huge queue of bikes trying to get through Parliament Sq tonight… backed up over the Westminster Bridge! 🫣
Them: AI will take over the world and destroy civilisation as we know it!
Me: AI, review this GPX file and take sample every 10km that includes all coffee shops, grocery stores and bike shops that fall within a 2km radius of the route. Please return a list of names, type and long/lat.
AI:
Me: AI, review this GPX file and take sample every 10km that includes all coffee shops, grocery stores and bike shops that fall within a 2km radius of the route. Please return a list of names, type and long/lat.
AI:
a desk with a few buttons on it and a light coming out of it
Alt: a desk with a few buttons on it and a light coming out of it
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September 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Them: AI will take over the world and destroy civilisation as we know it!
Me: AI, review this GPX file and take sample every 10km that includes all coffee shops, grocery stores and bike shops that fall within a 2km radius of the route. Please return a list of names, type and long/lat.
AI:
Me: AI, review this GPX file and take sample every 10km that includes all coffee shops, grocery stores and bike shops that fall within a 2km radius of the route. Please return a list of names, type and long/lat.
AI:
With Spain on hold till spring, this morning has been a lot of planning. We've now got a 850km loop of Belgium with a bit of France & Germany thrown in. While I am gutted not to be in Spain, sleeping out on the High Fens again is going to be amazing. Hopefully it won't be -4c and snowing this time!
September 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
With Spain on hold till spring, this morning has been a lot of planning. We've now got a 850km loop of Belgium with a bit of France & Germany thrown in. While I am gutted not to be in Spain, sleeping out on the High Fens again is going to be amazing. Hopefully it won't be -4c and snowing this time!
Alas, the news came this week that my gravel bike won't be ready in time for the Spanish trails. So, rather than cancel the leave, I'm going to do an orbital route around Belgium on the road bike instead. Fingers crossed I can pack a tent and 11 days of kit on it! Gutted, by safety comes first.
September 6, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Alas, the news came this week that my gravel bike won't be ready in time for the Spanish trails. So, rather than cancel the leave, I'm going to do an orbital route around Belgium on the road bike instead. Fingers crossed I can pack a tent and 11 days of kit on it! Gutted, by safety comes first.
New albums by Chicks on Speed and Ladytron have dropped. Am I ready for the Electroclash revival? Hold my craft beer!!! 😂
September 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New albums by Chicks on Speed and Ladytron have dropped. Am I ready for the Electroclash revival? Hold my craft beer!!! 😂
120km turbo session before breakfast… and now I’m dead. 😝
August 31, 2025 at 1:09 PM
120km turbo session before breakfast… and now I’m dead. 😝
There's a sweet-spot when you leave the nagging of your parents behind and enjoy that quiet hiatus that's known as your 30s and 40s. I'm now passed that and now being nagged daily by NHS invites for various tests and screenings! Come on, let me cling on to my youth a tiny bit longer.....
August 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
There's a sweet-spot when you leave the nagging of your parents behind and enjoy that quiet hiatus that's known as your 30s and 40s. I'm now passed that and now being nagged daily by NHS invites for various tests and screenings! Come on, let me cling on to my youth a tiny bit longer.....
So Paris over the weekend... I had an absolute blast. 65km on a hire bike (with added pump track), walking down abandoned railway lines, watching the Olympic Balloon rise over Tuileries... honestly, I fell in love with a city that I really hated 20+ years ago. I need to go back and explore more. 🤘
August 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So Paris over the weekend... I had an absolute blast. 65km on a hire bike (with added pump track), walking down abandoned railway lines, watching the Olympic Balloon rise over Tuileries... honestly, I fell in love with a city that I really hated 20+ years ago. I need to go back and explore more. 🤘
Heading to Paris tomorrow for a long weekend and I've already logged into Komoot to see what is possible on a Velib!
August 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Heading to Paris tomorrow for a long weekend and I've already logged into Komoot to see what is possible on a Velib!
Home after an epic 48 hours of gravel riding on the ridgeway and slightly sketchier, the Kennet canal! That was an awesome way to road test new kit. Now, bed! 🤟
strava.app.link/5Y8Dg9kdJVb
strava.app.link/5Y8Dg9kdJVb
August 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Home after an epic 48 hours of gravel riding on the ridgeway and slightly sketchier, the Kennet canal! That was an awesome way to road test new kit. Now, bed! 🤟
strava.app.link/5Y8Dg9kdJVb
strava.app.link/5Y8Dg9kdJVb
First night out in the new tents, and oh man, worth every penny. Slept with the door open all night and still toasty and warm! Now, coffee and a 100km ride to get home.
August 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
First night out in the new tents, and oh man, worth every penny. Slept with the door open all night and still toasty and warm! Now, coffee and a 100km ride to get home.
Day 1 of my Wessex Downs overnighter done! 85km across the Ridgeway. Next where to pitch up for the night?!?
August 9, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Day 1 of my Wessex Downs overnighter done! 85km across the Ridgeway. Next where to pitch up for the night?!?
So bit of a controversial topic but cycle helmets in Spain. I’m reading they are mandatory but not strictly enforced. Any of my followers had problems? I’ll be off-road for most of my trip.
August 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
So bit of a controversial topic but cycle helmets in Spain. I’m reading they are mandatory but not strictly enforced. Any of my followers had problems? I’ll be off-road for most of my trip.
So my route for Spain is done! I just need to add in fountains, food stops and where I'm going to cough up a lung! Honestly, I am getting really excited now. #gravelrides #bikepacking
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www.komoot.com/collection/3...
Spain 2025 | Komoot
Late summer gravel adventure - 500km around the Basque region of Spain with a couple of rest days in Pamplona and Bilbao thrown in.
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August 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
So my route for Spain is done! I just need to add in fountains, food stops and where I'm going to cough up a lung! Honestly, I am getting really excited now. #gravelrides #bikepacking
www.komoot.com/collection/3...
www.komoot.com/collection/3...
More planning for the Spain trip done today and really, I don't have a clue what to expect. Just trying to decide if I should pack a couple of linen shirts in case it's too hot on the trails! On the plus side, it'll be something to wear on the non-riding days in Pamplona and Bilbao.
August 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
More planning for the Spain trip done today and really, I don't have a clue what to expect. Just trying to decide if I should pack a couple of linen shirts in case it's too hot on the trails! On the plus side, it'll be something to wear on the non-riding days in Pamplona and Bilbao.
BlueSky earlier asked me to verify my age. I spent 20 minutes extolling the virtues of the fax machine. 😂
July 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
BlueSky earlier asked me to verify my age. I spent 20 minutes extolling the virtues of the fax machine. 😂
85km of new trails today, which included this little path down the middle of two reservoirs near Staines. 30 seconds after I took the photo, the heavens opened and it felt more like the Elan Valley mid-rain storm! 🤘 #gravelrides #londongravel
July 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
85km of new trails today, which included this little path down the middle of two reservoirs near Staines. 30 seconds after I took the photo, the heavens opened and it felt more like the Elan Valley mid-rain storm! 🤘 #gravelrides #londongravel
Right, that’s the bike loaded and breakfast laid out ready for the now “traditional” Friday pre-work gravel spin. Three weeks in row… that’s a tradition right?!? 😆
July 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Right, that’s the bike loaded and breakfast laid out ready for the now “traditional” Friday pre-work gravel spin. Three weeks in row… that’s a tradition right?!? 😆
Really lovely pre-work spin around the Richmond Park gravel trails this morning. I've not done it since the pandemic - and I'd forgotten what a lovely way it is to start the day. 🤘
July 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Really lovely pre-work spin around the Richmond Park gravel trails this morning. I've not done it since the pandemic - and I'd forgotten what a lovely way it is to start the day. 🤘
Them: What's it like working in Comms?
Me:
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June 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Them: What's it like working in Comms?
Me:
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