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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 04/02/2026

I purchased one of those bird feeders with a WiFi camera built into it for my partners birthday, and I’m now addicted to a new app!

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 06/12/2025

I got an invasive “2025 Unwrapped” when I logged into my banking app today, this crap is getting out of hand!

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 14/11/2025

Found somewhere in the middle of the beer store, this smoked ESB is Torrside in a glass to me. Invokes memories of brewery taps gone by. Lovely smoked flavour that adds to but doesn’t overpower the ESB. Bottled August 2022, best before April 2023 (like that matters), tasting superb in November 2025.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 08/11/2025

Got a much needed week off work with a couple of days where OH is still in work. I am determined not to A) get dragged into work issues (as often happens), B) waste time doing nothing, although some amount of nothing is acceptable, C) let a list of chores take over. Planning restorative activities.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 25/08/2025

Anyone know if you can take a dog into Stockroom?

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 23/08/2025

I found an old Super Nintendo (SNES) & Sega Master System II at my parent’s house. Had to source some cables for them but incredibly both work perfectly. The Sega cables turned up the morning, 35 years old with original controller & it still works like it’s brand new.

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Real Gaz on a proper bike: gazza_d@toot.bike @gazza-d.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

If you've missed it, then this emotional goodbye from the ITV cycling team who present the Tour De France is worth watching. Feels very heartfelt and left a lump in my throat. They're going to be missed🥲🥲🥲 @nedboulting.bsky.social youtu.be/efs8LibK_fo?...

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Emotional GOODBYE from us at ITV Cycling | Tour de France

YouTube video by ITV Sport

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 20/06/2025

Back from a toasty weeks camping trip in the southern Lake District, straight into the local for some much needed refreshments after battling the M60!

Picture of a pint of beer on a wooden table. The pint glass has the name of the pub on it “Beer Shed”.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 12/06/2025

Stockport really does feel like it’s having a bit of a resurgence, so many cool looking places opening up & new development going on.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 12/06/2025

For those who recommended Sticky Fingers to me, I doff my cap! 👌 Biscoff Cheesecake & a chocolate doughnut (because I’m a sucker for a doughnut).

Slice of cheesecake covered in caramel sauce in a box

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 12/06/2025

Can anyone recommend a great place for a decent coffee & cake in Stockport? It’s a certain someone’s birthday & they fancy a treat whilst in town.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 08/06/2025

Got out for a few hours ride on the White Peak Loop today. Leisurely ride out from Blackwell Mill (Buxton) to Rowsley & back. First time riding the Bridleway on the other side of the Monsal Trail, made for some nice riding & I’ll be back for a longer ride soon! 👍🚲

View from the White Peak Loop bridleway between Bakewell & Rowsley. Green fields head out to a panorama of hills. Sheep are grazing.

Gravel bridleway trail looking down to hills in the distance. A sign on the left shows a tractor & the words Farm Traffic.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 23/05/2025

Kicking off a 4 day weekend off work with a bit of a session after dropping the car off at the garage in Stockport.

Picture of me with a pint & Larry the chihuahuas on my knee. Sat in the Runaway brewery beer garden.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 13/05/2025

Picturesque start to this stage of the #Giroditalia - Another place to add to my “to visit” list.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 11/05/2025

I’ve never had a bike setup tubeless till now, just learnt a valuable lesson. Went to put some air in & realised the valve was gummed up, got some replacements and a tool, didn’t think that having the valve at the bottom was a bad idea….

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 10/05/2025

The Ribble has been playing out in the Derbyshire sunshine today, testing out some new bags for a mini bike packing trip I’m planning.

Ribble gravel bike leaning against a dry stone wall with a brooks frame & bar bag, along with two Ortleb fork bags. There is a view out to a rural valley in the Peak District in the background. The sun is shining & the sky is blue.

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Reform UK's Stockport branch removes its website after being accused of using fake AI people and even faker quotes. Reform UK have no Stockport councillors, so claims their policies have made a difference locally seem a little optimistic.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 30/04/2025

Looks awful up there, helicopter just went over carrying a water bucket, the sky has the colour of danger. The moors are burning again.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 26/04/2025

Something a little bit different today, Stockport Morris dancing celebration.

Morris dancer dancing in Stockport marker square.

Morris dancer dancing in Stockport market square, dressed up with a dragon on her back.

Troop of traditional Morris dancers dancing in Stockport market square.

Group of female dancers in Stockport market square dancing a traditional clog dance.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 25/04/2025

Sad to see my trusty eMTB go off to its new home today. Three bikes now whittled down to one. I am now fully invested in the one bike to rule them all eGravel concept!

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 18/04/2025

Has anyone been up over Old Road be Combes Moss to/from Buxton since the improvement work has been completed on the rough bit towards Buxton? Wondering what condition it is in now as was on the MTB last time I used it.

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 18/04/2025

Having converted the majority of short car trips in their cities to the more scale-appropriate bicycle, the Dutch are now looking further afield to tackle traffic congestion. The next frontier of infrastructure in the Netherlands is a national network of doorfietsroutes or “nonstop cycling routes”.🧵

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 17/04/2025

I voted Labour, I am not a driver, assuming the government I voted for is not on my side then…

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annacycles.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

You've probably seen that we're organising a ride in memory of Tim @timcyclesthecoast.bsky.social, who tragically lost his battle with his mental health and took his life earlier this year. (I'm aware that not everyone has seen the news). Details of the ride are here: timcyclesthecoast.com

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 13/04/2025

Just learnt about the tech used to decrease tyre pressure for the cobbles when they press a button & then it can re-inflate for the road via wheel rotation! 🤯 #ParisRoubaix

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 12/04/2025

Just in case I’ve missed something, is the only way I can watch the Paris-Roubaix (& other cycling) this year with an expensive sub to discovery+ premium or TNT Sports in the UK?

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 10/04/2025

We’ve bought a waffle maker, and oh dear, I’m going to need to start doing a lot more cycling to even out these calories! Vanilla ice cream, toffee sauce & cinnamon sugar topping tonight.

Two square waffles on a plate with ice cream & toffee sauce.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 07/04/2025

After some great advice by you lot a month or two back, I’ve got myself a new (to me) eGravel bike. Took it out for the first ride on the Tissington Trail at the weekend & am really pleased with the decision.

Bike leaning again gate across multi user trail. Sign on gate reads End of Trail one and a half miles.

Gravel bike handlebars looking forward down trail.

Bike leaning up against disused railway signal box. Big sign on signal box says Hartington.

Bike leaning against post with village duck pond in background. Sun is shining.

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Wheels for Wellbeing @wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk · 31/03/2025

A stark preview image, but TfL's non-folding #eBike ban on public transport will have a stark effect on the mobility options of Disabled people. Further, without reasonable adjustments, we believe the ban is discriminatory under the Equality Act 2010. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/tfl-non-fold...

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TfL Non-Folding e-Bike Ban On Public Transport: WfW Position Statement

This ban disproportionately reduces Disabled peoples' mobility and without reasonable adjustments is discriminatory under Equality Act 2010.

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Cycling UK Official @cyclinguk.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

✨🚲 My Ride. Our Right. 🚲✨ Women cycle half as often as men, often held back by poor infrastructure, imagine if every ride felt like the image on the right. Our right. Today we launch #MyRideOurRight because safer cycling for women means safer cycling for all. Join us: cyclinguk.org/myrideourright

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 16/03/2025

What a lovely way to remember him. I followed Tim’s adventures & shared a couple of comments on pubs he visited that I knew well on the other place. I knew of his struggle as he was open about it, but didn’t know he had lost his battle till now. He’ll be sadly missed by many I have no doubt.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 16/03/2025

I’m all for more of this news. Good dog.

Article about a dog accidentally running a marathon & coming 7th. News article from The Running Week. The article text reads “This dog accidentally ran a half marathon while out for her bathroom break, and her family wasn’t aware until she came home with a 7th place medal”

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 15/03/2025

I’ve had a bike for sale on FB marketplace for less than a day, inundated with stupidly low offers, blatant scammers & been passive aggressively accused of selling a stolen bike because I refused to meet at my house! Can’t cope with this stress, another reason to delete FB completely!

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 03/03/2025

The changing landscape of Manchester.

A cityscape picture taken from Manchester Oxford Road train station. The image shows a mix of old and new buildings with an old mill chimney in the centre in front of 2 new glass skyscrapers.

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Prof. Ian Walker @ianwalker.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

"Campaigners say if government can find money to freeze fuel duty for motorists they can do similar for railways" - hear hear

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 26/02/2025

Anyone have any experience with the Cairn E-Adventure 1.0 Rival? Looks like a decent amount of bike for the money, but I’ve not used the Fazua motor before.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 22/02/2025

Out for a short ride up & over Eccles Pike today in the sunshine. Got a rear puncture (hedgerows being cut), but by the stroke of luck it happened right by the coffee stop! 🚲 ☕️ 🍰

Blue road bike leaning against a wooden fence.

Cup of coffee & a piece of red velvet cake.

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 19/02/2025

Peak District National Park Active Travel Consultation. I’ve not had chance to look through it yet, but it closes March 16th. Have a look if you live, work or visit the area. www.peakdistrict.gov.uk/looking-afte...

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Active Travel Consultation: Peak District National Park

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Laura Laker @lauralaker.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

By me: Cycle paths are pointless if women don't feel safe using them at night. If you want to give people the choice to cycle, there need to be good options for everyone (note: I had the headline amended as research shows almost a quarter of routes are deemed socially unsafe after dark, not half)

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Half of London's cycleways are unsafe after dark – and this curtails women's freedom

More than a quarter of Transport for London cycleways are deemed socially unsafe after dark

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 05/02/2025

Bikesky hive mind, advice needed. I don’t ride as much as I used to due to health. Thinking about downsizing and selling my hardtail MTB & road bike for an 1 do-it-all e-Gravel. I mostly ride road & trails. Is that a bad decision?

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 16/01/2025

Had an internet upgrade at home. My home office now has download speeds the same as my work office, zoomies!

Screenshot of Internet speed test showing download speed of 848Mbps & upload speed of 108Mbps

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 14/01/2025

Do any “Bike Buses” for adults commuting to work exist anywhere? The kids seem to love it, maybe adults need some of that joy heading into work.

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Dave Walker @davewalker.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

For anyone interested in cycling / sustainable transport. Panorama on the BBC last night potentially did huge damage to the UK cycling industry. The programme has been deconstructed here by @marksuttonbike.bsky.social / @cyclingelectric.bsky.social. www.cyclingelectric.com/in-depth/dec...

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Jon @coffeecycle.cc · 07/01/2025

Brilliant thread, sums it up well. Thanks for sharing.

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