" #Cycling represents one of the most energy-efficient forms of #transport ever invented, allowing #humans to #travel faster and farther while using less energy than #walking or #running ."
#OpenTracks for recording #hiking and #biking tracks. I'm slowly uploading some tracks for sharing via my #NextCloud
#Baba for taking and uploading GPS'd pics (disabled on main camera app), but also testing #Panoramax's
MyGeo for sharing location (yes, because it includes gmaps links; geo: support is terrible).
2 night sky apps, they're great! #stellarium
NeoStumbler for adding wifi and 4G towers to #BeaconDB.
SatStat for quickly checking something about GPS.
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In some very rare instances in #Montreal (ex: in front of the Guy-Favreau building, for Passports Canada), you might encounter these strange but extremely secure #bike racks that I call "JAWS".
They're like a Venus flytrap plant: the bike rack clamps from two sides (with protruding bars) onto your bike and then you lock the clamp.
One lock secures your frame AND your two wheels. This is genius.
This should be the default everywhere where there is some extra space.
RELEASE: Greater Northshore and MEGAMAP Bike Maps version 2.0 - July 15, 2025
Additions and changes this release include a pretty big project of enlarging City of Seattle's street name labels, which were too damn small.
But there's more; check the blog post for changes and notes:
https://solarbird.net/blog/2025/07/14/maps-release-greater-northshore-bike-connector-megamap-2-0/
Maps download:
https://github.com/solarbirdy/NorthshoreBikeMap/
Previous permalinks continue to work.
If you like these maps, maybe hit my Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/solarbird
Thanks!
Today’s ride was 8.3 miles… nothing too exciting to report. (In other news I’ve been relearning SQL to pull data from the RunGap SQLite database.)
edi.bike | issue 101 | 14th July '25
In your weekly edinburgh cycling digest:
Spokes Advocacy Wins, Fettle’s Canal Trashcat, Major Junction Safety Pauses, events, community updates, route closures & more:
https://buttondown.com/edi.bike/archive/edibike-issue-101-14th-july-25/
https://www.cyclingeu.com/661559/pidcock-wins-on-mtb-return-in-andorra-with-epic-comeback-ride-%f0%9f%94%a5-the-b-line-uci-xco-world-cup/ Pidcock wins on MTB return in Andorra with EPIC comeback ride | The B Line – UCI XCO World Cup ##xcm #Andorra #Bicycling #Biking #BikingAndorra #CrossCountry #CrossCountryMarathon #CrossCountryMountainBiking #Cycling #DHI #downhill #DownhillMountainBiking #EBikes #EBiking #EEDR #EDR #enduro #EnduroWorldSeries #MountainBiking #MTB #MTBRacing #racing #UCI #UCIMTBWorldSeries #UciWorldCup #WorldCup #WorldSeries #XCC #XCO