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ridelikeaturtle.bsky.social
John Edwards, spokesperson for the world
@ridelikeaturtle.bsky.social
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I love dogs, bicycles, graffiti, tattoos, watches, and chess.
Luigi Did Nothing Wrong.
I hate nazis, racists, centrists, and fascists. #giveadamn
www.ridelikeaturtle.com
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Millie is 15yrs old now, still living her best life. The e-bike and dog trailer is the easiest way to do longer adventures. #beach #dogslife #cycling
Black dog carrying a stick at the beach. E-bike and trailer at the beach in front of a sand dune.
November 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Couldn't believe it, #popeyes chicken joint in #carcassonne #france (near the airport)? This cannot be real, AND YET. Popeye's chicken in France. Gotta be >30 years for me since I had Popeye's. (I'm clearly losing my mind.) #fastfood #weakness
Popeye's chicken in a box.
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Some of the #wildlife in #faugeres #france: a big grasshopper (Decticus albifrons); and the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus).
a big grasshopper (Decticus albifrons) the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus)
October 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Love these little old #Renault quattrelles (4L). Super simple and city-sized, there should be an inexpensive kit to convert them to a legal EV.
September 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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This time of year, "Mantis religiosa" is very active in the south of France. I love them & will stop & take a pic; to show my appreciation I often wear a t-shirt with the (totally fictional) giant space mantis Zorak Robert Jones of Space Ghost. Yes, it is ridiculous. #mantis #faugeres #wildlife
Me standing at the side of the path in shorts, sandals, and t-shirt; the shirt with the 1960s comic Space Ghost character "Zorak", which is a giant space mantis (totally fictional of course), known as "Zorak Robert Jones". An actual praying mantis, Mantis religiosa, perched on my finger.
September 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Say hello to the European Spider of the Year 2010, Araneus diadematus (Cross Orb-weaver)! This was a great choice of location to construct your web. Here's to catching many flies today.
A cross orb weaver spider, close-up. A cross orb weaver spider, in mid-air in the center of its web created during the night, in the window of my house. Kitchen is in the far background, and stairs are on the far left.
September 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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Sarcophaga bercaea, or "flesh fly". Shoo! Where are those spiders I never kill and keep around the house just for this???
August 17, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Somebody went swimming yesterday. #hangover #dogslife #dogs
Black labrador sleeping.
July 27, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Went mountain biking like I haven't done in literally decades, at "Glencullen Adventure Park" gap.ie . Incredible fun, I highly recommend it. Makes me feel old, I could never do jumps and crazy shit, but I can still do some technical off-road riding. #GlencullenAdventurePark #cycling #mtb
A group of mountain bikers, with a big tyre in front - the perspective of a rear-facing camera on a mountain bike.
July 19, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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My dog has the best life. A personal trailer (via e-bike) to the beach and home, chase a squirrel, sniff everything. Come home for dinner and snacks.

The best part: I get to share it with her. #dublin #dogslife #dogs
July 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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After a light rain on a humid day in #Dublin, the great #snail migration begins! (Cornu aspersum) #wildlife
Two snails on the ground in leaf litter. A snail crossing a pavement footpath. A snail on the footpath.
June 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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If inflatable furniture isn't part of your life, you're missing out. #weekends #dublin #summertime
June 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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"This machine fights climate change." #cycling #dutchbike #ebike
My Dutch e-bike with dog trailer parked in front of a tree in St. Anne's Park, Dublin, Ireland. My Dutch e-bike with dog trailer parked in front of a tree in St. Anne's Park, Dublin, Ireland.
May 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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never fails ;)
A clothes horse.
May 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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another angle...
Pauline Ferrand-Prevot in yellow in front of Demi Vollering at the Vuelta 2025, the rear wheel of Demi's bike sliding out to the left as she goes across a bit of painted wet road.
May 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Picked up a Casio GW-9500 "Mudman" that I wasn't looking for, but sometimes these things find you.

Here's a quick comparison video with a few others in the collection.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Szl...
Casio G-SHOCK GW-9500 "Mudman" digital quartz watch, with features such as altimeter, barometer, compass, and thermometer. Super tough.
April 29, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Local mixed softball league will not give up on gender inequity, first pushing to retain 6:4, now 7:5.

Until they get their heads on right and fix their policies, I'm done playing, both literally and figuratively.

#mixedsoftball #womeninsport #sportireland #softball #genderequity #baseballireland
My declaration to not support my local mixed softball league because they insist on retaining gender imbalance allowances in lineups.
March 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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My latte art has improved to the category of "not a penis" 😅 👍#latteart #coffee
Latte art, but not very good yet. "Scribbles with milk."
March 5, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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My local (Dublin Ireland) #softball league has a problem recruiting and retaining #women players. It's bc they allow teams to add men if they don't have enough women, literally benching a woman's spot on the field, for a man. #logic #sport #sportireland #WBSC

They could change it, but they don't.
An open letter to Softball Leinster (my local league in Dublin Ireland) urging them to enforce WBSC standards with regard to gender equality in mixed gender softball lineups.
March 3, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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In the "I did a thing" category: a 2004 Bianchi SL3 came together nicely. All I need is the weather to turn a bit more Spring-like, to boost my motivation to go for a spin. #bianchi #cycling #vintagebike

www.ridelikeaturtle.com/sport/bianch...
The downtube of my Bianchi SL3 aluminum bike frame. My 2004 Bianchi SL3 bicycle, in front of my woodpile.
February 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
ridelikeaturtle.bsky.social
Powerwashed the dog trailer, hooked it up to the Dutch e-bike and headed to the park with Millie. Could this be a viable van replacement? #cycling #ebike #dutchbike #dogtrailer
My Dutch e-bike conversion attached to my dog trailer, in the courtyard of a red brick stables, with palm trees in planter boxes in the background.
February 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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After trying and failing (twice!), I found the downtube cable stops that I knew I had. #cycling #littlethings Saves me the hassle of getting new ones, and waiting for them.
Bicycle downtube cable stops, which I found in my bicycle parts "box o' crap", after I looked and failed to find them two times before. Millie, my black lab, looks on in the background.
February 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Got new tyres for a new-to-me #Bianchi build - these are great value, usually around €20 per tyre. You can even watch me throw it on a wheel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW6m...
A close-up of a Vittoria Zaffiro Pro road bike tyre.
January 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Prep for #stormeowyn "storm eowyn" and the high winds that are predicted. Let's see what a "status red" wind warning brings!
January 23, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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After waiting for everything to finally arrive, I've finished my Turtle - Manta Ray clone project. I had planned to record the process, but wow it was a lot of bad footage, I need to rethink how to capture that better. www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1hF... #watches #watchmods #watchbuilds
My Turtle case with blue Manta Ray dial watch build, using a Seiko NH36 day/date movement, on my wrist.
January 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM