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  Our community discussion #BikeNite starts in about an hour, at 4pm Pacific (UTC-8). I post cycle-y questions w/ Q1, Q2, Q3; if you answer w/ A1, A2, A3, etc, it's easier to match. Tag #BikeNite if you want your answer to be more discoverable; follow it to see questions & replies in your feed. Boost & reply to replies to keep the discussion going. (You can follow the BikeNiteQ tag so questions are easier to find, but don't include this in your answers) image: @meganL@mas.to c...

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  Thanks all for the #BikeNite questions tonight. And thanks for answering, reading & discussing. I think we've successfully used all our questions this week. Please send more questions with the BikeNitePQ hashtag! Reply, boost and favorite to keep it going. Thanks for being a part of this community. And you can follow #BikeNite, if you haven't yet. Use the hashtag to help boost awareness! #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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  Call for questions for Friday! —- Next #BikeNite is this Friday at 4pm Pacific standard time (UTC-8)! This is our weekly call for questions. Reply with any you'd like me to add to the discussion on Friday. Please add the BikeNitePQ hashtag so it's easier to find a Proposed Question. There is room for more! (BikeNite is a Q&A type discussion on the Fediverse.) #BikeTooter cc @bikenite

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  Our community discussion #BikeNite starts in about an hour, at 4pm Pacific (UTC-8). I post cycle-y questions w/ Q1, Q2, Q3; if you answer w/ A1, A2, A3, etc, it's easier to match. Tag #BikeNite if you want your answer to be more discoverable; follow it to see questions & replies in your feed. Boost & reply to replies to keep the discussion going. (You can follow the BikeNiteQ tag so questions are easier to find, but don't include this in your answers) image:...

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  Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, October 23rd! Thanks for joining our chat. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility. If you want to follow questions only from this BikeNite, I will be using #BikeNite43_2026 for this week. Our intro, and a question from @jfparis: Q1a. Where are you posting from today? Q1b. What is your favourite cycling movie (documentary, fiction, comedy, biopic, anything really) #BikeNiteQ #BikeTooter @bikenite #BikeNite43_2026 cc...

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  Q2. Who's the bike/cycling weirdo/enthusiast (I am using "weirdo" with a positive connotation) in your town or neighborhood? What do they do that is unique? Is it you (no shame if it is!)? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes #BikeNite43_2026 cc @bikenite

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  A question forwarded by @PamelaSchure: Q3. Have you heard of the Giatex brand of folding bikes? Is a used one that needs some work worth fixing up? (original post, with photos: https://cosocial.ca/@johannab/117457914271610798 The sticker says "Stretching Bike"!) #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes #BikeNite43_2026 cc @bikenite @johannab

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  @grammasaurus asks: Q4. Have you noticed the incredible distances cyclists are covering? I remember when 100 miles seemed like a major achievement (it still is), but recently a group cycled from NYC to DC in one day—250 miles! (their average speed was more than 22mph, also incredible) I love to see it, cuz the US is a huge country! Is it better equipment? better training? something else? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes #BikeNite43_2026 cc @bikenite

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  @iris asks: I have a laptop bag that clicks onto the front of my bike, which is great, but on non-bike days it's not very ergonomic and I've been looking into adding detachable backpack straps to it. Q5. Anybody had success with such a project? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes #BikeNite43_2026 cc @bikenite

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  @bikemonterey asks: We're big on hearing as important to safety of people on bikes, and of those around them. A wildlife ranger told us about Shokz today. "In modern society, people choose to wear noise-canceling headphones to help block out the ambient noise around them. However, this also blocks communication between people and blocks the noise of traffic, so people are less aware of the safety of their surroundings. Shokz believes in a different vision of the future.&quo...

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  @gnomon asks: Q7. If your provincial premier named Doug Ford was spending ~50 million to rip out installed bike lanes - contra the wishes of BIAs in the areas where they are installed; in the face of significant evidence from his own cabinet that removal will do nothing to improve car traffic but definitely will increase injuries and fatalities; over daily protests with hundreds of cyclists, threatened by *riot police* - which makes the better projectile, tomatoes or cabbages? (How is best to...

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  And our traditional last question: your week in a photo. Q8. It's week 43 of the year. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it! #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes #BikeNite43_2026 cc @bikenite

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  Thanks all for the #BikeNite questions tonight. And thanks for answering, reading & discussing. We've used up all of the questions again. Please send more questions with the BikeNitePQ hashtag! Reply, boost and favorite to keep it going. Thanks for being a part of this community. And you can follow #BikeNite, if you haven't yet. Use the hashtag to help boost awareness! #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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  @rasterweb asked, a few weeks ago: I had a minor crash [a few weeks ago]. Basically fell over making a turn. Scraped and bruised my hands, skinned my shin, bent my handlebars... but I just got back on my bike and rode to work. I probably should have spent more than a minute just making sure I was okay and my bike still worked... Q2. What sort of checklist do you have for a crash? (Or even just "falling over"? You and/or the bike.) #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #...

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  @PamelaSchure passed along a question: Q3. Does anyone have a recommendation for an electric-assisted bike for toddler transport? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite @FlockOfCats

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  @NNN asks about face/neck protection: It's getting into "cold rain season". I wear rubber overshoes, rain trousers and a bicycle cape in cold rain, but freezing rain on the face is unpleasant (and my glasses are hard to see through). Q4. Any suggestions for freezing rain on the face/neck? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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  @Amgine asks: A while ago there was a trend to make great bikes look unattractive, to reduce the attention of bike thieves. One 'branch' of this was to spray paint the frame with a flat paint in boring colours. One discussion I recall suggested soap paints, which wash off easily but look awful. Q5. Do you think this is effective? Have you ever done something like this yourself? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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  @ai6yr asks (paraphrased a bit): Q6. How do you maintain your chain after a wet/muddy ride? If you use a waxed chain, what do you do? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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  @uxMark asks: Recently there was a question about multimodal touring that caught my imagination and has me thinking about doing something with my Brompton and GO Transit trains. Q7. What’s a #BikeNite question/answer/discussion that revealed something you found valuable and changed your approach to cycling. A new tool? A new maintenance approach? New gear? A new route? A book to read? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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  And our traditional last question: your week in a photo. Q8. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it! ALSO: Save some #coffeeneuring photos for next week, with the challenge starting tomorrow. https://chasingmailboxes.com/2026/10/03/coffeeneuring-challenge-2026-and-were-16-basic-in-the-best-way/ Thank you @theantlady for the reminder! #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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  Thanks all for the #BikeNite questions tonight. And thanks for answering, reading & discussing. The queue has 2 questions left, which will be added to next weeks. Please send more questions and also add the BikeNitePQ hashtag! Reply, boost and favorite to keep it going. Thanks for being a part of this community. And you can follow #BikeNite, if you haven't yet. Use the hashtag to help boost awareness! #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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  Send in any questions for #BikeNite for this Friday! See below. —- Next #BikeNite is this Friday at 4pm Pacific standard time (UTC-8)! This is our weekly call for questions. Reply with any you'd like me to add to the discussion on Friday. Please add the BikeNitePQ hashtag so it's easier to find a Proposed Question. There is room for more! (BikeNite is a Q&A type discussion on the Fediverse.) #BikeTooter cc @bikenite

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  @Kleen@sfba.social asks: I recently did a short tour in the SF Bay Area using bike, train, and ferry and had a really great time. Added bonus was that everything worked really well together. That’s not so common in the North America. Q4. Have you done (or do you want to do) a similar multimodal tour, especially if it’s near where you live, and tell us a little about it. (Tour journal, more photos than text: https://www.cycleblaze.com/journals/marinsonoma26/) #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeToote...

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  @jdarais@sfba.social asks: My shifter cable recently frayed and snapped inside the shifter (for the second time), and when I got it fixed, the mechanic said that the design of the shifter is such that this will happen every couple of years under heavy use. I thought maybe I need new shifters, then, but he told me this is basically the case with all drop-bar integrated shifters?? Q3. Anyone else observed this? Is there a type of shifter that isn't prone to destroying the shifter cable over...

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  Thanks all for the #BikeNite questions tonight. And thanks for answering, reading & discussing. We seem to have reached a great steady state with questions, as there are once again 2 more in the queue. To maintain this, we will need about 7 more questions before next BikeNite :) Send any questions over with the BikeNitePQ hashtag so I can find them. Reply, boost and favorite to keep it going. Thanks for being a part of this community. And you can follow #BikeNite, if you haven't yet. U...

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  @jerzone@techhub.social asks: My mtb kit only has a CO2 and small multi-tool since I can easily hike a bike back to car for anything serious. Gravel rides are longer, more involved. Below is what I threw together for 4 day bike packing trip (wolf tooth tool is new). Things I've needed or seen folks on here/YT videos have issues with. Q6. What's in your repair/backup kit(s)? (Share photos if you'd like!) @jerzone@techhub.social's kit: https://techhub.social/@jerzone/11732620...

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  @meganL@mas.to asks: Q7. Which cycle-based business would you most like to have in your city that is not already there? (Businesses I've seen or read about: mobile cycle mechanic, cycle logistics/delivery, cycle blended fruit drinks, cycle silkscreen t-shirts booth, cycle espresso shop, cycle stroopwaffel shop, cycle green gardening [no power tools], cycle moving company, pedal pubs, etc} #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social

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  And our traditional last question: your week in a photo. Q8. What did you see this week? Reply with a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it! #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social

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  Speaking of doctors and healthcare, @rasterweb@mastodon.social asks: Q2. Have you successfully bought a bike using FSA/HSA/HRA/etc funds? Was a LMN (Letter of Medical Necessity) from your doctor all you needed? Is there a benefit where you live, where you can use these funds to purchase a cycle? #BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite@fedigroups.social

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  Welcome to #BikeNite on Friday, September 25th. Thanks for joining our chat. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility. Our intro: Q1a. Where are you posting from today? and @kimu@wandering.shop asks, after being hospitalized by a driver while walking in a crosswalk 🤕 Q1b. Would it be weird if I print out a copy of a photo of my bike (maybe with me in the photo too?) and take it to my 2nd surgery? And maybe to every one of my follow up PT/OT/office app...