schlem
@the-schlem.bsky.social
Maker, Photographer, Cyclist, Curious Sort...
Retired Firefighter / Paramedic
Cascadia
Retired Firefighter / Paramedic
Cascadia
The last day of August found me riding through a cathedral of Bigleaf Maples, on the South Skagit Highway, beside the gorgeous, sinuous Skagit River.
September 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The last day of August found me riding through a cathedral of Bigleaf Maples, on the South Skagit Highway, beside the gorgeous, sinuous Skagit River.
My limited experience with TPU tubes has me hating them. Partly for their fragility, but also for breaking my heart with amazing performance for the precious few minutes until they fail.
#bike #bikehottake #bikeopinion
#bike #bikehottake #bikeopinion
August 6, 2025 at 2:33 AM
My limited experience with TPU tubes has me hating them. Partly for their fragility, but also for breaking my heart with amazing performance for the precious few minutes until they fail.
#bike #bikehottake #bikeopinion
#bike #bikehottake #bikeopinion
Hurray for Solstice! My favorite time of the year. Snail weather in the PNW, but still a good day for a bike ride!
June 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hurray for Solstice! My favorite time of the year. Snail weather in the PNW, but still a good day for a bike ride!
Bike Mental Health PSA:
My Garmin's battery died 4 miles into a long ride last night. I resumed tracking on my phone, tucked in my jersey pocket. I looked at the dead GPS many times, wondering about speed, distance, etc.
NOT HAVING THAT DATA IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE MADE MY RIDE VASTLY MORE ENJOYABLE.
My Garmin's battery died 4 miles into a long ride last night. I resumed tracking on my phone, tucked in my jersey pocket. I looked at the dead GPS many times, wondering about speed, distance, etc.
NOT HAVING THAT DATA IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE MADE MY RIDE VASTLY MORE ENJOYABLE.
June 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Bike Mental Health PSA:
My Garmin's battery died 4 miles into a long ride last night. I resumed tracking on my phone, tucked in my jersey pocket. I looked at the dead GPS many times, wondering about speed, distance, etc.
NOT HAVING THAT DATA IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE MADE MY RIDE VASTLY MORE ENJOYABLE.
My Garmin's battery died 4 miles into a long ride last night. I resumed tracking on my phone, tucked in my jersey pocket. I looked at the dead GPS many times, wondering about speed, distance, etc.
NOT HAVING THAT DATA IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE MADE MY RIDE VASTLY MORE ENJOYABLE.
45 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted. The anniversary of that eruption is celebrated as Cascadia Day, a day chosen to join together to celebrate, educate, and raise awareness of #Cascadia and bioregionalism. Good day for a bike ride too.
May 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
45 years ago today, Mount St. Helens erupted. The anniversary of that eruption is celebrated as Cascadia Day, a day chosen to join together to celebrate, educate, and raise awareness of #Cascadia and bioregionalism. Good day for a bike ride too.
I dunno where I saw this... prolly right here. But I just re-watched it and it's charming AF!
youtu.be/cSZQLi5U0FA?...
youtu.be/cSZQLi5U0FA?...
Hoe wordt je fiets nooit meer gestolen
YouTube video by Ella Aafjes
youtu.be
May 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I dunno where I saw this... prolly right here. But I just re-watched it and it's charming AF!
youtu.be/cSZQLi5U0FA?...
youtu.be/cSZQLi5U0FA?...
I met most of my #pinhole photography posse on Txitter, but that has decomposed into a feculent stew of hate, so many of us have come here.
Here's us making exposures today, on Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
#wppd #pinhole #pinholista #gittogether #filmphotography
#skagit
Here's us making exposures today, on Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
#wppd #pinhole #pinholista #gittogether #filmphotography
#skagit
April 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I met most of my #pinhole photography posse on Txitter, but that has decomposed into a feculent stew of hate, so many of us have come here.
Here's us making exposures today, on Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
#wppd #pinhole #pinholista #gittogether #filmphotography
#skagit
Here's us making exposures today, on Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day.
#wppd #pinhole #pinholista #gittogether #filmphotography
#skagit
I rode the Klunker yesterday cuz PRs and KOMs aren't everything. But you know I still Strava that shit.
April 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I rode the Klunker yesterday cuz PRs and KOMs aren't everything. But you know I still Strava that shit.
A quick out-and-about, riding between the raindrops, ducking beneath the wind.
Confession, I never cared for the desert-turquoise hits of color on this MASI frame. Until I got a carpet, in the form of a water bottle, that tied the room together.
#abide #fakeitalian #phil
Confession, I never cared for the desert-turquoise hits of color on this MASI frame. Until I got a carpet, in the form of a water bottle, that tied the room together.
#abide #fakeitalian #phil
April 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
A quick out-and-about, riding between the raindrops, ducking beneath the wind.
Confession, I never cared for the desert-turquoise hits of color on this MASI frame. Until I got a carpet, in the form of a water bottle, that tied the room together.
#abide #fakeitalian #phil
Confession, I never cared for the desert-turquoise hits of color on this MASI frame. Until I got a carpet, in the form of a water bottle, that tied the room together.
#abide #fakeitalian #phil
I took #Morlock out for a sunset spin tonight. My modern #scorcher, super fun to ride fixed.
#fixie #fixedgear
#fixie #fixedgear
April 13, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I took #Morlock out for a sunset spin tonight. My modern #scorcher, super fun to ride fixed.
#fixie #fixedgear
#fixie #fixedgear
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This was really good ... excellent production, research, and communication.
You may know all this, but it really works to summarise so much so well and explain it simply.
youtu.be/CVq7XOXkg1U?...
You may know all this, but it really works to summarise so much so well and explain it simply.
youtu.be/CVq7XOXkg1U?...
Everything You Thought You Knew About Roads Is A Lie
YouTube video by Global Cycling Network
youtu.be
April 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This was really good ... excellent production, research, and communication.
You may know all this, but it really works to summarise so much so well and explain it simply.
youtu.be/CVq7XOXkg1U?...
You may know all this, but it really works to summarise so much so well and explain it simply.
youtu.be/CVq7XOXkg1U?...
My town has an app one can use to report issues with infrastructure, signage, potholes, etc. I documented a confusing intersection of a road and a shared-use trail that had a stop sign for cars and yield signs for bikes. I cited the Revised Code of Washington (RCW)...
AND THE YIELD SIGNS ARE GONE!
AND THE YIELD SIGNS ARE GONE!
April 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
My town has an app one can use to report issues with infrastructure, signage, potholes, etc. I documented a confusing intersection of a road and a shared-use trail that had a stop sign for cars and yield signs for bikes. I cited the Revised Code of Washington (RCW)...
AND THE YIELD SIGNS ARE GONE!
AND THE YIELD SIGNS ARE GONE!
Fucking moron. You know who.
April 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Fucking moron. You know who.
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This is possibly the most delightful little bike video. Pure whimsy. I could not stop smiling. It is in Dutch, but there are English subtitles.
'How NOT to get your bike stolen'
#bikesky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZQ...
'How NOT to get your bike stolen'
#bikesky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZQ...
Hoe wordt je fiets nooit meer gestolen
YouTube video by Ella Aafjes
m.youtube.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This is possibly the most delightful little bike video. Pure whimsy. I could not stop smiling. It is in Dutch, but there are English subtitles.
'How NOT to get your bike stolen'
#bikesky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZQ...
'How NOT to get your bike stolen'
#bikesky
m.youtube.com/watch?v=cSZQ...
My values won't let me shop at Walmart, so why the fuck have I been spending my money at Amazon?
April 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
My values won't let me shop at Walmart, so why the fuck have I been spending my money at Amazon?
I just canceled Amazon Prime and Amazon music unlimited.
Amazon's product is convenience, but the price is too high.
I will never give that traitorous, boot licking, rat-faced, weasel-fuck bezos another dime.
Amazon's product is convenience, but the price is too high.
I will never give that traitorous, boot licking, rat-faced, weasel-fuck bezos another dime.
April 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I just canceled Amazon Prime and Amazon music unlimited.
Amazon's product is convenience, but the price is too high.
I will never give that traitorous, boot licking, rat-faced, weasel-fuck bezos another dime.
Amazon's product is convenience, but the price is too high.
I will never give that traitorous, boot licking, rat-faced, weasel-fuck bezos another dime.
Further, most Taiwanese bikes are hand made by exquisitely talented artisans. Tariffs aren't going to magically bring those skills and expertise to the USA.
#arewegreatyet
#foolsincharge
#idiotorange
#arewegreatyet
#foolsincharge
#idiotorange
the reason the bikes are made in Taiwan is because they're the fucking best at it
April 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Further, most Taiwanese bikes are hand made by exquisitely talented artisans. Tariffs aren't going to magically bring those skills and expertise to the USA.
#arewegreatyet
#foolsincharge
#idiotorange
#arewegreatyet
#foolsincharge
#idiotorange
Spring Legs on the Cascade Trail. A perfect spring day, drenched my feet in a creek crossing, and met a Trail Pig. A banquet of spring smells.
April 6, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Spring Legs on the Cascade Trail. A perfect spring day, drenched my feet in a creek crossing, and met a Trail Pig. A banquet of spring smells.
April 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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Refusing to cower, Bike Works proudly doubles down on diversity, equity and inclusion
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
Refusing to cower, Bike Works proudly doubles down on diversity, equity and inclusion
Bike Works Tour de Fleurs 4 riders get instructions before starting the late March ride. Bike Works has once again stepped up as an anti-racist guide star for bike organizations. As the Trump Administration bullies agencies, companies and non-profits across the nation into dropping (or at least concealing) their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion, Bike Works refuses to cower and hide its values.
www.seattlebikeblog.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Jan Heine, of Rene Herse, muses on the ripple effects of Idiot Orange's myopic and stupid tariffs on the bicycle industry:
www.renehersecycles.com/bikes-in-the...
#fucktrump #arewegreatyet
www.renehersecycles.com/bikes-in-the...
#fucktrump #arewegreatyet
Bikes in the Age of Tariffs
Today's post was going to be about a new product we're introducing—but we need to hold off while we recalculate our prices. You've probably seen the news: Virtually all imports into the United States ...
www.renehersecycles.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Jan Heine, of Rene Herse, muses on the ripple effects of Idiot Orange's myopic and stupid tariffs on the bicycle industry:
www.renehersecycles.com/bikes-in-the...
#fucktrump #arewegreatyet
www.renehersecycles.com/bikes-in-the...
#fucktrump #arewegreatyet
Today is the original Fake News day. I don't have much appetite for it, right now.
I crave truth in these treasonous days of maga fuckery.
I crave truth in these treasonous days of maga fuckery.
April 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Today is the original Fake News day. I don't have much appetite for it, right now.
I crave truth in these treasonous days of maga fuckery.
I crave truth in these treasonous days of maga fuckery.
La Connor, on the Swinomish channel, has a charming waterfront. City fathers recently made 1st Street one way, which puts northbound traffic over a hill above the waterfront on 2nd St.
#cascadia #salishsea #bikes
#skagit
#cascadia #salishsea #bikes
#skagit
April 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
La Connor, on the Swinomish channel, has a charming waterfront. City fathers recently made 1st Street one way, which puts northbound traffic over a hill above the waterfront on 2nd St.
#cascadia #salishsea #bikes
#skagit
#cascadia #salishsea #bikes
#skagit
I was scrolling the Bluesky, and thinking, "My the cyclists are very upset today!", before I realized that Bikesky wasn't selected and I was getting a firehose of unfiltered horror over unchecked fuckery.
Oy.
Oy.
March 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I was scrolling the Bluesky, and thinking, "My the cyclists are very upset today!", before I realized that Bikesky wasn't selected and I was getting a firehose of unfiltered horror over unchecked fuckery.
Oy.
Oy.
March 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM