Mastodon, you are a influence...
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@sinituulia Ok, I didn't picture a petticoat with that much ruffle.
That's a challenge with any bike. I mean, when the safety bike became popular women started to wear trousers to ride them. So, you are in good company.@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?
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@MsHearthWitch oh dang, you're gonna have a blast! It's so much fun! You can always just dip your toes in too if you're worried about weather or what not; just because you get a bicycle doesn't mean you have to bike *every* place (but you may find that you want to)! Welcome, and enjoy!
We have #BikeNite every Friday at 4PM Pacific on here if you have questions or concerns or just want some friendly folks to chat with (post them with the #BikeNitePQ hash tag and they get added to the queue and @ascentale will pick them up and start the discussion on Friday)!
@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
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Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
@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.
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Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
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.
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Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
@MsHearthWitch If you do, please make sure to send us pictures of your bike or the places you visit!
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Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
@MsHearthWitch you can! You can be a person who bikes places! Cool you!!
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Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
@MsHearthWitch biking is so good, completely changes your perspective
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The responses to this have really shown me that the Bike People that I don't follow are actually very similar to the Linux ppl I don't follow and are part of why I avoided it for so long.
@MsHearthWitch read a bit of the thread and... They are hopeless
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@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?
@sinituulia No,I haven't. I will check it out. Thanks.
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@sinituulia No,I haven't. I will check it out. Thanks.
@spinni81 You'll probably be able to find it without issue, but it's this one!
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@MsHearthWitch read a bit of the thread and... They are hopeless
@luciledt yeah...
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@MsHearthWitch let us know when you start posting bird pics
@brohrer rofl check out #BirdsOfTheShire I've got a full bird station set up in my yard.
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Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
@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 rofl check out #BirdsOfTheShire I've got a full bird station set up in my yard.
@MsHearthWitch damn you are an inspiration to us all!
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Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
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@spinni81 You'll probably be able to find it without issue, but it's this one!
@sinituulia I found it on Nebula
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@sinituulia I found it on Nebula
@spinni81 Even better!
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The responses to this have really shown me that the Bike People that I don't follow are actually very similar to the Linux ppl I don't follow and are part of why I avoided it for so long.
@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.
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Mastodon, you are a influence...
Since I joined I have ditched most subscription stuff like Spotify, Amazon and Netflix.
Made the swap to Linux.
Started painting.
Now I am considering whether or not I could be a Person Who Bikes Places.
@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.
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@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.
@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.
