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Andrew Akers
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Dad, Tinkerer, Dish Wrangler.

let’s be honest, we’ve got bike posts and the occasional cat pic here.
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bike lane ends, just before an intersection that has at least 8 car lanes on each cross street. Everyone knows bikes can just teleport across, right? Bike lane ends, just before an intersection with 4 car lanes.
October 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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quiet night in the garage
a small electronic pot of melted grey wax sits, gently bubbling. A wire loop is submerged, with a small handle held above the wax by a Park Tools chain wear gage that sits across the pot. This is a chain waxing setup, and there’s presumably a bike chain under the wax, acquiring a fresh coat of lubricant.
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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I cannot emphasize enough how much sunset commute week rocks
A sandy beach stretches down to the Pacific Ocean, the setting sun just a sliver over the ocean. The sky is a perfect gradient from golden to light grey.
October 30, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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We have entered the week where my commute becomes a race against the sun, before time change this weekend turns it into nighttime.

pretty phenomenal week.
A pale yellow Canyon Endurace road bike stands in front of a sand dune covered in native vegetation. The bike has a water bottle that looks like an elmer's glue bottle, a top tube bag, a saddle bag, and a rear rack fitted with a pannier. Behind the dune, a stretch of sand leads down to the Pacific Ocean, with the sun dramatically low in the sky, reflecting off the water and about to set.
October 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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few things can match bike joy, but carrying two dozen cupcakes on a bike does.
A view over the handle bars of a cargo bike looking at a road and a box of two dozen cupcakes strapped down with some orange voile straps
October 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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In a tragic accident, Mačka has misplaced her legs. We appreciate your thoughts on this #Caturday.
A brown tabby cat sits, all folded up, with no visible limbs. She’s looking at the camera, ears slightly akimbo. A small metal tag reading Macka hangs around her neck because the engraving machine didn’t support diacritics
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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looks pretty good though
the hottest mountain bike of 1991, a titanium Merlin Mountain leans against a railing in front of a marina, sun setting just behind. The bike is a matte-ish titanium, with black and turquoise anodized accents. Because I can’t help myself, it also sports a front pizza rack.
October 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Bike to the farmers market, dodge the parking and traffic mayhem, get some fresh air and sun in!
A person on a bikes perspective of a very wide sidewalk, looking over the handlebars. The sidewalk is lined with Tess on both sides, and is mostly in the shade A hand holds the front handlebars of an old mountain bike, fitted with a wide rack and a tote containing a farmer’s market haul. The bike is a ‘91 Merlin mountain bike, with a rigid fork and porteur rack fitted. In the water bottle holder is a water bottle that looks suspiciously like a blue bottle of Elmer’s glue.
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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I have a new contender for worst bike rack I’ve ever seen
The scene is dominated by massive bushes, taking up nearly the entirety of the frame. A sidewalk is barely visible on the right side, and some palms on the right. Just behind/within the bushes, a hint of wave bike rack can be seen.
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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there are worse commutes
A blazing orange sunset, sunset disappearing just behind some clouds over the Pacific Ocean. In the foreground, there are some people on the beach watching the sunset, and a light blue LA county lifeguard tower keeping watch.
September 25, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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cat
A cat suns herself, sitting monorail style on a couch arm. Her front legs are extended towards the camera, claws locked in on the fabric couch to hold her in place. She looks outside, with that half-sleepy, half alert stare of an alert hunter
September 18, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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I hope you get a chance to ride your bike today
A pair of road bike handlebars pointed down the Los Angeles river bike path. To the right is a steep drop off to the concrete channel of the river, to the left a gravel drop off. A pair of road bike handlebars points down the Rio Hondo bike path in Los Angeles. The path is surrounded by Southern California scrub, a motley collection of various bushes and small trees.
September 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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neither of us would win in a collision, but we both could lose more than normal
A light blue longtail cargo bike is parked outside a gas station convenience store. A propane tank sits on the back, secured with two voile straps to the kid railing. It has a vaguely threatening aura.
August 30, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I am about to swear a vow of emnity against these tires.
A bike tire with the bead barely over the edge of the rim. If the picture had sound, it would be non-stop cursing.
August 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Screenshot of an article, with the headline: Killer kerb' that wrecks cars installed by pro-pedestrian council Subheading: Furious motorists complain over 13-inch high construction introduced by Lib Dem-led local authority There’s a picture of a car high centered on a very tall kerb, stuck as it tried to take the corner too tight. The caption is: The 13-inch kerb in Fisherton Street, Salisbury, is designed to protect pedestrians by stopping vehicles mounting the pavement By Aaron Newbury 13 Aug 2025 - 03:06PM BST A pro-pedestrian council has installed a "killer kerb" that has caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to cars The Lib Dem-led Wiltshire Council installed the 13-inch high construction near Salisbury train station to create a "more welcoming environment for pedestrians"
August 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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why does this car intersection have a crosswalk intersection inside it.
an 5 pointed traffic intersection in a residential neighborhood. there's a crosswalk across it that looks like a backwards h
August 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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every end is a beginning, every beginning an end.
or
I paid for the whole bike path, I’m gonna use the whole bike path.
Bike handlebars at the 0.00 mile marker for the Marvin Braude bike path in Los Angeles (technically at Torrance Beach). A bike parked to next to the “bike path ends” sign at the other end of the Marvin Braude bike path. The bike is pale yellow, and slightly grimy with beach dust, almost like it’s just ridden 25 miles next to the beach.
August 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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commute via bike continues to be great
A bike path along the beach in the Los Angeles suburb of Manhattan beach. The sky is blue, the sun is shining, and it looks like a perfect day. There’s a bike handlebar just visible in the bottom of the frame A bicycle cockpit aims down a beach bike path. It looks kinda like it belongs to a mountain bike, or perhaps an upright e-bike, or some tangled mess of the two. There’s a snack bag attached to the stem holding AirPods, and a hand holding the handlebars preventing the speed shakes from occurring.
July 30, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Pile o bikes at the park last weekend
A light blue longtail cargo bike, loaded for kids with railings and a strap in seat; a green kids’ balance bike; and a red kids’ pedal bike are all parked at the base of a tree in a park. Various helmets and cargo straps are clipped, strapped, and draped on the cargo bike.
July 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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could be worse
A lone lifeguard tower stands amongst the sand, watching over any who venture into the ocean. It’s light blue and squat, enclosed with windows all around and a ramp leading down to the sand. A small American flag flies from a flagpole on it. Behind it, the Pacific Ocean stretches away to the horizon. Above it, blue skies with the beginnings of the marine layer clouds beginning to form on the ocean, ready to roll in with the evening breeze. Before it, a vast expanse of yellow sand.
July 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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sun, you are very pretty, but you are making things warm.
A stereotypical Los Angeles beach scene. Above, blue sky with scattered clouds; to the left, dunes with native vegetation leading down to a broad sand beach; to the right, a bike path leading along the beach, with a few cyclists. On the beach, there are some people, volleyball nets, and one of the iconic light blue lifeguard towers with a lifeguard truck parked next to it.
July 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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the sky is blue, the commutes are good
A picture of Manhattan Beach, in Los Angeles. The sun is shining, the day is perfect, there’s a very blue sky, yellow sand, volleyball nets, and a good selection of people playing volleyball and hanging out. There’s a ton of people in beach chairs and bikes parked on the sand.
July 12, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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took my bike out to see the lights and the blob
A yellow Canyon Endurace road bike leans against a low stone wall. Behind it is some kind of weird concrete and glass amoeba looking thing, which is allegedly the new Los Angeles County Museum of Art galleries, or will be, when it opens next year. A yellow Canyon Endurace road bike leans against “Urban Lights” a collection of restored Los Angeles street lamps.
July 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Bike check, let me see your bikes.

Here’s my road bike is commute mode. tbh, it’s my favorite bike to ride 10 miles to work on, don’t tell the e-bikes.

@izzgoo.bsky.social
A yellow Canyon Endurace leans against a stone break wall. Behind it, the Pacific Ocean is green and blue and waves, receding backwards under a blue sky slightly covered by clouds. The bike is a pale yellow carbon fiber number, with traditional-ish road bike lines that are marred slightly by a Tailfin rack and pannier hanging next to the rear wheel, and a top tube bag. For some reason, the rider has a water bottle that looks suspiciously like one of those Elmer glue bottles.
June 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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I think this cleat has seen better days.
A shimano SPD-SL cleat mounted to the bottom of a bike shoe. One of the grippers in the bottom left has entirely worn off, everything is marred, and the top yellow grip has been bent over. It looks like it’s experienced every mile of 1950 miles and didn’t enjoy the experience.
June 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM