Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, February 6th.

Ryan

@moira @ascentale @bikenite Practice makes permanent...

I'm amused by my bike stand. It's a benchtop repair stand, but because I'm allergic to permanence, it's screwed to a scrap of plywood that I clamp to my workbench

Phil (ascentale)

@bikenite A1. Hi all, in Oakland CA today. I tried making a chain tensioner for my bike, and it sort of works. It works better than dropping a chain a lot, but it's still not perfect. But better is good!

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Marty Cormack

@bikenite @ascentale
#bikenite A1:
I'm posting from home in Rochester Minnesota.
There's nothing really new with my bikes, but I did ride today without needing studded tires for the first time in over three weeks due to a thaw overnight.

AI6YR Ben

@ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A1. Ventura County, California. Too many bicycles here, need to sell a couple so I can fix a couple of new ones, lol. But, no one buying bicycles here.

FeloniousPunk

@ascentale @bikenite A1. Coming to you live from sunny Eugene, OR?? Yeah, weird weather. No new bikes unfortunately but I need to pull down my SOLO and give her the once over this weekend.

Climate Jenny 2.1

@ascentale @bikenite A1. Northern Virginia as always, where biking is off the table while the streets are lined with what they are calling “snowcrete.” #BikeNite

Climate Jenny 2.1

@genex @ascentale @bikenite That’s it! That’s the Snowcrete.

Moz

@moira "always" except this one time

Glad to hear it's mostly a pride injury.

oheso

@LovesTha @ascentale @bikenite Ouch!

oheso

@ascentale @bikenite

A1. Indoors in Tokyo. Snow in the forecast -- most likely just a smattering, but the worry is the possibility of streets freezing overnight.

Following a bit of tuning up and a short ride last weekend, both bikes are out of the Workshop in the Sky and back in the underground parking for the first time in a couple of months.

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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:

@moz I THOUGHT I DID

but not as much as I thought I guess xD

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oheso

@ascentale @bikenite Just brought in some beer from the Workshop in the Sky so it can warm up in the refrigerator ...

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Solarbird :flag_cascadia:

@cainmark @ascentale @bikenite yeh

i was kinda finger-bleeding all the way home and it'll be bandaged for a bit, but otherwise I'm fine. ^_^

AwesomeSheep48

@ascentale @bikenite A1 Posting from Waterloo, ON as usual. It was a balmy -3°C today, and going down to -22°C over the weekend 🥶. Just got a second studded tire for my rear wheel: it makes a big difference!

Demian

@ascentale @bikenite a1. From my usual Seattle. Not much new except I washed my commuter/utility cycle, and put on newly waxed chains on both my road cycles. Been enjoying the unseasonably warm weather with some nice rides around town.
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Gemma ⭐️🔰🇺🇸 🇵🇭 🎐

@ascentale @bikenite #BikeNite A1. Home in New England, again, waiting for more snow to arrive, followed by -30°F (-35°C) wind chills tomorrow night.

Absolutely nothing new with either of my bicycles, this week, although I'd like a new 21700 battery headlamp, so I can have my good flashlight back. No money for it, sadly. Also, I need a chain cleaner.

cmgrowell

@ascentale @bikenite A1. #BikeNite Posting from Ventura County, California again. Every once in a while I search around to see if I can find my Pivot Shuttle MTB ebike battery for sale (darfon brand). This week I found a new one on ebay, so figured I should not pass up the opportunity. It wasn't dirt cheap and the battery is rare enough that I kind of doubt anyone would bother to make a counterfeit one, but we'll see. It arrives next week. My current battery is around 5 years old and has lost 1/5th of its capacity. It is still usable, but having a spare should increase the overall life of the bike, without having to resort to making sketchy modifications.

LovesTha🥧

@ascentale @bikenite @cainmark yep. Figuring out plans now.

Due to cargo bike's size I'm probably going to need to ride it to where work will be done. But I will use as much PT as i can.

Brownian_motion

@ascentale @bikenite Enjoying #bikenite from south central #minnesota where a short thaw has cleared most roads of snow but there’s still too much #ICE around. Nothing new on the bicycle front this week. Maybe next month #MNastodon

Dalia_Z

@ascentale @bikenite A1. Posting from the Front Range of Northern Colorado. I feel really lucky compared to all of you who are snow bound and in frigid temperatures. I got my first 2 rides of the year in this week- sunny and 65°F/18°C. Even saw some flying insects. It does feel strangely nice, but we do need rain/ snow. #bikeNite