It was a bit to bumpy for the computer so we brought that with the metro.

It was a shower thought for me this morning, after having seen all these record temperatures being broken around the world.

But, if it gets too hot to cycle, then people won't. And if they aren't cycling, they may start driving again, which compounds climate change even further.

Does this worry anyone else?

So i continued my way east, title pic was taken on a gravel trail between Misurina and Auronzo di Cadore. Very fun section it was.

Then my plan was to go to Sauris and passo di pura but i met another tourer on the pass Sella Campigiotto and i teamed up with him for two days. He was on the road since april. We made our way towards Passo del Cason di Lanza, tackled a few good climbs on the way. Weather was a mixed bag. We got totally rained out at the end of that day and found shelter at some roofed terrasse of an abandoned house. That spot of my buddy was a godsend. Next morning we woke up to clear skies again.

We then continued our way and clouds were coming back but weather was still fine. Last night we didn't see much but clouds, was really nice to see the beauty of the area now.

We descended to Paularo and sun was coming out. From here we started the really mean climb to Passo del Cason di Lanza. It was drizzling every now and then and on the last km before the pass it poured down on us like there was no tomorrow. Luckily there was a refuge on the pass where we could warm up a bit, have a tea. Rain wouldn't stop though. So we eventually went on with the soggy descend to Pontebba. That downhill also had really steep ramps, just like our way up.

In Pontebba rain got a bit less, we continued for a bit. We ate something at a bar and got dead tired. Once on the bike again i felt my energy coming back though, my buddy didn't however. He was looking for a place to crash, he felt a bit sick. I kinda wanted to keep going and eventually made the decision to leave him and cycled into Slovenia. It got kinda late, the sun came out again, it was beautiful light and i made another 45km, landing on a campsite eventually. Couldn't believe it was still the same day we were sitting on that soggy pass. Weather looks grim for today, laying in my tent right now thinking about riding to Lubljana and take a room. Or i'll just lay in my tent all day, could use a day off really.

*edit: sorry for the double post, i keep getting network errors. Also can't delete the other post but i'll keep trying.

Photo taken in front of the Scarborough bluffs (Ontario).

Hi everyone!

If anyone of you is interested in Bromptons, we are starting a small space for you and your stories over at [email protected]

Hope to see some of you there! Keep on riding.

Bike on a beer can on a bike.

Fun fact: Radler is the Bavarian dialect word for Radfahrer (“cyclist”)

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/898585

I haven't had my own bicycle in quite a while even though I used to ride one every day until I moved to the city. So when I saw that DB (Deutsche Bahn, one of Germany's train operators) offers a subscription in partnership with Brompton, I decided to try it out!

It's an annual subscription costing €41 a month that also includes insurance and an optional check-up after half a year. At the end of the subscription, you can choose to buy your own and get 50% of the total amount you paid for the subscription as a discount for your own Brompton (so around €250).

I've been meaning to get a foldable bicycle for quite a while now since my workplace is a bit further away and getting there requires me to take the train. Regular bicycles cannot be taken on to the train for free (or at all if there's no more space available).

I've tried it for a couple of days now and am really impressed! When folded, it's really tiny and you can take it with you basically anywhere you go (which also makes it being stolen much less likely). The ride is much smoother than I had expected and so is the handling. Despite having such small wheels, riding it is absolutely no problem for me and I can easily reach average speeds of 20 km/h.

It's definitely been a good decision and I am almost definitely going to buy my own Brompton using the provided discount in a year.

I think it earned its retirement.

Drivers who view bikers as 89% human or less are nearly two times more aggressive in their driving behaviors.

Started riding about 20 km / 300 m below Bormio. As my timing was again fucked up it was sunday again. So i thought i would not go up Stelvio but Gavia, because i figured it to have maybe half the traffic.

On my way to Bormio the was a road cycling race going on. I asked one roadie who was watching about Stelvio vs Gavia. He said if you have to choose one, then Stelvio. I thought alright then.

Sitting in a cafe in Bormio, watching the traffic going towards Stelvio i returned to the old plan and cycle Gavia instead. I started the climb at noon, full sun exposure, it's a north-south pass. When i had looked up the height profile it looked mellow, but i don't know what it was, i found it really exhausting. Maybe the sun or maybe that i basically only had some yoghurt, bars and a bunch of peaches until i reached the pass. Traffic was really ok for a sunday.

On the pass i saw the first two wild capricorns since i've been cycling in the mountains. Awesome, finally. I had a Cappucino and a beer and started the descend. Wow, absolutely amazing views. I stopped every now and then to take in the views. At one point i was taking a photo (not the title photo) amd i heard some cracking next to me. Two female capricorns climbed down some rocks to lick somw salt right next to me.

I had no idea they weren't scared of humans. I continued the descend, an absolutely beautiful narrow road down to Ponte di Legno, where i took a room, absolutely knackered. Feeling better now after the Pizza.

Now im hungover as f**k and i have to ride back 😭

Took the Grand Canyon 8 (2022 model) out for a ride on my local track near Rheden, The Netherlands this morning. I am pretty happy with the bike and it is such an upgrade compared to my previous one.

I am considering getting the cgo600 pro, and I am just wondering if anyone had any experiences they could share, as I hadn't heard of them before

Best photo i took on my tour yet, from a few days ago. I was looking for a route through the black forest that would keep me at altitude for a while, ended up on the 'schwarzwald radweg' that i didn't know of before, i liked it a lot, skipped my original route and followed that. It's almost completely motor traffic free, mostly on gravel but everything was ridable with 38mm tires. It was surprisingly lonely on the route, hardly anybody on it, apart from some towns it passes or some more touristy places like feldberg. Involved a lot of climbing but i liked it a lot.

If you are interested in the route, there is a gpx downloadable from here.

In Cambridge, MA, USA, and nearby communities, bike advocates have made real progress with lanes and paths and general infrastructure. Also the city requires that new builds have a proper bike room. This building was recently gutted and fitted out and this is the bike room today - overloaded, and the building is barely half full... Looks like they will need to find more efficient bike racks!

Meanwhile in a recent commute I was in a queue of 30 bicycles at a light at which about 6-8 cars get through at a time. 10-15 years ago I was one of the few bikes on the roads at any time.

Hats off to the advocates and representatives of the local cities that have made this happen through continuous pressure and work over decades...