Mastodon, you are a influence...

[sinituulia@eldritch.cafe]

@spinni81 I've made a couple slightly less ruffly ones, but most of the ones I own are of the less practical for biking variety. I do have trousers, but I prefer skirts!

Did you see the recent J. Draper video about early bikes and feminism? With the penny farthing?

[uxmark@mstdn.ca]

@sam @MsHearthWitch @ascentale I came here to write something like what Sam wrote! And I’ll add/emphasize that being a Person Who Bikes Places is much better than being a Cyclist ‍️️

[flyingtomoon@ohai.social]

@MsHearthWitch not sure how the temperatures usually develop where you live and if it would work with your daily schedule, but in the summer I try and do my errands by bike before 10 am, so before it gets unbearably hot. Also I do have the option to choose a different route on my way home from work that's in the forest next to a river so it's much cooler than my usual route that's shorter but fully in the sun.

[mcduncanlab@mstdn.social]

@MsHearthWitch

My e-bike changed my life. I went from occasionally biking when the stars aligned perfectly to defaulting to the bike.

Currently considering getting a trailer so I can do hardware store runs.

[seabass@social.seabass.systems]

@MsHearthWitch If you do, please make sure to send us pictures of your bike or the places you visit!

[laughingmaus@glammr.us]

@MsHearthWitch you can! You can be a person who bikes places! Cool you!!

[gabrielesvelto@mas.to]

@MsHearthWitch biking is so good, completely changes your perspective

[luciledt@phpc.social]

@MsHearthWitch read a bit of the thread and... They are hopeless

[spinni81@mastodon.social]

@sinituulia No,I haven't. I will check it out. Thanks.

[sinituulia@eldritch.cafe]

@spinni81 You'll probably be able to find it without issue, but it's this one!

Sini Tuulia (@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe)

Absolutely a delight, Jay Draper telling us about early bicycling and how it made the patriarchy very very mad. Many echoes to modern day, still! Also check out the cool penny farthing and the nice clothes! Quotes: “Some people know they are disgusted by women’s cycling, and they can’t even give a decent reason as to why? So they just say: Well, it’s not natural. As if a men on bikes is natural?!” “Custom and nature revolt against your fucking syntax, Joseph!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7C9YUwPtGk #History #Victorian #Cycling

Eldritch Café (eldritch.cafe)

[mshearthwitch@wandering.shop]

@luciledt yeah...

[mshearthwitch@wandering.shop]

@brohrer rofl check out #BirdsOfTheShire I've got a full bird station set up in my yard.

[magdalena_nik@mastodon.social]

@MsHearthWitch
Yes! Since I started using Mastodon and uninstalled META apps, I started reading books every day and returned back to writing (haven't written anything before since 2017). It's actually a healing platform

[brohrer@recsys.social]

@MsHearthWitch damn you are an inspiration to us all!

[c0dec0dec0de@hachyderm.io]

@MsHearthWitch https://masto.hackers.town/@cinebox/116197361037271380

[spinni81@mastodon.social]

@sinituulia I found it on Nebula

[sinituulia@eldritch.cafe]

@spinni81 Even better!

[elfkin@woof.group]

@MsHearthWitch Wow. I had no idea that this was such a hot button topic, and yet… I’ll bet your mute list just grew by leaps and bounds.

[joblakely@mastodon.social]

@MsHearthWitch
Check in your city if there is a Critical Mass ride, usually last Friday of every month after work as it’s a way to ride safely with others, meet other bikers, and enjoy a few hours biking in the city.

Always wear a helmet.

Just a moment...

(criticalmass.fandom.com)

[mshearthwitch@wandering.shop]

@elfkin a few new additions, aye. The "there's no bad weather just bad clothes" contingent makes me want to hurl them into the sea.