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Amanda Fenniak
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Cats, knitting, crocheting, bikes and taking photos... in Calgary. #yycbike
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Amanda Fenniak @theyarngeek.bsky.social · Jun 3
Happy World Bicycle Day! 🌎🚲💙
A printed postcard of a woman on a bicycle held in front of a folded bicycle. A photo of a woman riding a bicycle with a milk crate on the back rack, and a small dog is looking at the camera from within the milk crate. A selfie of a woman in red sunglasses with a yellow toque on, and a lot of bicycles are riding along behind her. A photo of two folded bicycles tucked together next to a flower pot.
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bigtimeyyc.bsky.social
Also, if anyone from #yycbike can report on the condition of the pathway that goes down to the river by Shaganappi golf course it would be much appreciated. Will be riding down it early tomorrow morning, trying to determine if summer bike might be doable by tomorrow after today warms things up.
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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criticalmassyyc.bsky.social
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! We'll be ending tonight's haunt at a FIRE PIT in Sandy Beach! Dress up and dress warm! See you soon #yycbike 👹
criticalmassyyc.bsky.social criticalmass.yyc @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social · Oct 4
Calling all witches, goblins, ghosts and ghouls of #yycbike! Get ready for an extra spooky CRYPTICAL MASS this Halloween oooOOOooOoOo 👻
Cryptical Mass YYC event poster featuring Horse Guy skeleton on a bike. October 31 at 6:30pm. Meet at 1020 2 Ave NW.
October 31, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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worldbollardassoc.bsky.social
Happy Halloween everyone.
#WorldBollardAssociation 👻
October 31, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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molszyns.bsky.social
Heads up #yycbike: 5 of my family’s bikes were stolen from our garage last night 😔. Please keep your eyes open for these bikes and please repost widely.

2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct
2006 Brodie Fury
2008 Trek 1500
2019 Trek Marlin 6
2022 Trek Marlin 5
2019 Rocky Mountain Instinct 2008 Trek 1500 2006 Brodie Fury 2019 Trek Marlin 6
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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chrisdoyle78.bsky.social
Two Years on a Cargo Bike. @cailynn.bsky.social makes a great point here on e-cargo bikes (and e-bikes in general). Thought of as occasional or recreational use case, they are pricey. The math changes fast however if they start replacing vehicle trips. #yycbike gooutside.substack.com/p/two-years-...
Two Years on a Cargo Bike
Why cargo bikes are the best
gooutside.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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klaszus.bsky.social
Calgary mayoral candidates are bickering about which arena deal was best—and who got fleeced. And an outgoing city councillor now says progressive councillors voted yes to the deal in 2023 "at great political cost." Here's how the deal got done. (Listen and/or read!) #yyccc
The truth about Calgary’s billion-dollar arena deal | The Sprawl
Campaign accusations abound. Here’s the real story.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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yegbike.bsky.social
Despite the chilly weather, more than 150 people gathered for Coffee Outside to honour Dr. Darren Markland. We shared coffee, stories, and quiet moments, celebrating the life of an incredible person who touched so many lives.

Thank you to everyone who came out. ❤️
buff.ly/FZvLjvA

#yegbike
Family and friends gather to remember Dr. Darren Markland
Family and friends of public health advocate and emergency room physician Dr. Darren Markland gathered on Friday to remember him.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
theyarngeek.bsky.social
Coffee Outside with friends this morning. I’m thinking of Darren & all of the Edmonton Coffee Outside folks today as well. ❤️‍🩹 #yycbike #yegbike #coffeeoutside
A group of friends and their bikes having coffee in a park. The trees are turning yellow in the background.
September 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
theyarngeek.bsky.social
Happy Pride, Calgary! 🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
My blue bicycle on the sidewalk with a pride flag and a rainbow pinwheel on the handlebars. A crowd of people dressed colourfully in the Pride Parade with a sign in the centre that says “Pride is Political” Big bunches of colourful balloons spelling out PRIDE A rainbow arch with someone standing under it wearing a T-shirt that says “You are loved!”
August 31, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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criticalmassyyc.bsky.social
#yycbike sure knows how to celebrate a birthday. Thank you all once again for an amazing ride through the city. You are all The Critical Mass 🚲💗
Hundreds of cyclists on the top floor of the Saddledome parkade. Calgary city skyline shines beautifully in the background. A table set with paper plates and napkins. A cake decorated with horses and a container of cupcakes. Hundreds of people on bikes ride on the road in downtown Calgary. The Calgary Tower can be seen in the background.
August 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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cderworiz.bsky.social
“Decades of research show that protected bike lanes save lives. Cities around the world have found that when people feel safe riding, more people choose to bike – and everyone benefits. Protected lanes reduce injuries for all road users.”
August 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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unseenjapan.com
On X, Masaki Nobushiro posts a recurring (and useful) drawing about how people wrongly think a 1m tsunami is a cresting wave when it's actually a wall of water filled with dangerous and deadly debris that's strong enough to sweep up a car.

#tsunami
X post by @nobushiromasaki. JP text: カムチャッカ半島付近の大地震（M8.0）による津波、日本各地にも1m程度の津波が来るという注意報が出てる。侮らないで。1mは、ふつうに自動車が流されるレベルです。画像は拾い物だけど、これが本当だから。沿岸地域の方、特に気をつけて！
July 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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klaszus.bsky.social
The boom and bust of Calgary's bike lanes. City hall set a goal of building 30km of cycle tracks by 2020. Today we have 26km. #yycbike
The boom and bust of Calgary’s bike lanes | The Sprawl
No one is leading the cycling file at city hall.
www.sprawlcalgary.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
A two-panel meme featuring a man in a red jacket (Drake). The top panel shows him rejecting the concept of "Driverless vehicles," while the bottom panel shows him approving "Vehicleless drivers." The background is yellow.
June 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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criticalmassyyc.bsky.social
Happy World Bicycle Day to everyone who believes a better world is possible #yycbike
Several folks on bicycles bike down centre street. The Bow and Calgary Tower in the background. A group of hundreds of people on bikes stopped at an intersection. Hundreds of people on bikes riding up a hill on a sunny day. Downtown Calgary in the background. Huge group of people on bikes on a street.
June 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
theyarngeek.bsky.social
Happy World Bicycle Day! 🌎🚲💙
A printed postcard of a woman on a bicycle held in front of a folded bicycle. A photo of a woman riding a bicycle with a milk crate on the back rack, and a small dog is looking at the camera from within the milk crate. A selfie of a woman in red sunglasses with a yellow toque on, and a lot of bicycles are riding along behind her. A photo of two folded bicycles tucked together next to a flower pot.
June 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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amandalhu.bsky.social
Suuuuuper fun cargo bike meet up today! Thanks @bikebikeyyc.bsky.social for organizing it. Can we do it again soon?! #yycbike
June 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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calgaryk.bsky.social
A couple of clips from today’s massive @criticalmassyyc.bsky.social #yycbike
May 31, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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criticalmassyyc.bsky.social
Happy Critical Mass Friday to those who celebrate 🐴 #yycbike
May 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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caffinyyc.bsky.social
Every Friday morning at 7:30am is the #yyc Coffee Outside meet up. It’s at a different DT park location each week. Here’s tomorrow’s park pick. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 #yycbike
May 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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chrisdoyle78.bsky.social
The park will still be free to the public. It will just cost you money to store your car in the park. #yyccc #yycbike
jeromyyyc.bsky.social Jeromy Farkas @jeromyyyc.bsky.social · May 29
3/ Parks should be public.

Full stop.

Every Calgarian deserves access to clean and safe public spaces—regardless of where they live or how much they earn.

When we start charging for access, we risk turning parks from a public good into a private luxury.

#yyccc
May 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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bikebikeyyc.bsky.social
Hey #yycbike!

STOLEN BROMPTON ALERT!

bikeindex.org/bikes/2808026 @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social
Stolen 2024 Brompton Bicycle C-line
Green 2024 Brompton Bicycle C-line, serial: 2402070293. Stolen: 2025-05-25, from: Calgary, T2E 4E8, CA
bikeindex.org
May 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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caffinyyc.bsky.social
Critical Mass ride coming up May 30th at 6:30pm here in #yyc! 😁👍🏻 #yycbike
May 28, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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denverbicyclelobby.bsky.social
We need a Denver Brompton League.
theyarngeek.bsky.social Amanda Fenniak @theyarngeek.bsky.social · May 16
Went on a lovely group ride tonight with the Calgary Brompton League. Weather ended up being beautiful! #yycbike #bikeclub #bromptons
Brompton bicycles folded with their long shadows on the pavement. Bicycles riding down a hill from a distance. Bicycles riding into the sun with long shadows and the pathways is lined with trees.
May 16, 2025 at 11:14 PM