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derek van vliet

@derek.bike

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@bikesky.social founder, bike picture taker, bagged milk understander, he/him linktr.ee/derekvanvliet

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derek van vliet @derek.bike · 05/10/2026

i’m tryin so hard to think of a question, chief

2 news headlines from ctv news toronto:

1. Do you have a question for Toronto Police Chief Myron Demkiw? CP24 wants to hear from you

2. EXCLUSIVE: Senior Toronto cop charged with impaired driving, sources say he was found asleep at wheel

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 28/09/2026

a 3 act story, a tale as old as time

Screenshot of a City of Vaughan announcement headlined “Speed cameras in Vaughan are going LIVE on April 23,” above a photo of two speed-enforcement cameras mounted on a roadside pole.

Screenshot of a Global News article headlined “Ontario city pauses speed cameras after 32K tickets handed out in 3 weeks,” featuring Vaughan speed cameras mounted on a pole.

Screenshot of a news article headlined “Driver caught going 205 km/h in Vaughan,” with a nighttime photo from an OPP traffic stop.

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 18/09/2026

Kombucha Girl Meme

she's disgusted by "more money for police"

she's interested in "more money for police police"

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 17/09/2026

my custom feed brings all the birds to the yard

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 13/09/2026

who up summonin they pup gods

photo of a lit candle that looks like a brown dog’s head

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 13/09/2026

unforgivable first sentence

Judy Judge is hanging up her robe.

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 10/09/2026

when you’re doing it absolutely wrong

Trillium article:
Headline: Ontario Science Centre laying off entire science department

TORONTO — The Ontario Science Centre has laid off 30 workers including the entire science department, The Canadian Press has learned. Science centre CEO Paul Kortenaar told employees at a meeting today that the organization is being restructured.
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press
34 minutes ago

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 10/09/2026

logging on

photo taken from the POV of someone sitting on a black bicycle and looking down. the person is wearing some normal looking pants and colourful clown shoes

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 10/09/2026

goofmaxxing

photo of a golden doodle in play bow position aka downward dog, with a large stuffed bone resting over his legs. he is chocolate brown with white on his paws and face. he is looking at the camera and sticking his tongue out around the side of mouth

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 27/08/2026

Lake Ontario - Aug 27, 2026 (bike for scale)

Photo of the front half of a green and white gravel bike leaning next to a fallen tree on a beach on the shores of Lake Ontario

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 26/08/2026

drew carry on whose line is it anyway saying "welcome to bike helmet discourse - where the rules are made up and the points don't matter"

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 26/08/2026

i feel like we are so close

wout van aert, a professional cyclist, wearing a yellow cycling kit and an aero bike helmet

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 23/08/2026

don draper drunk in a pitch meeting. he has a speech bubble indicating he is saying the quoted post

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 15/08/2026

logging on

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 13/08/2026

some personal news

a piece of orange paper with a child’s handwriting on it that says “your invited! horse show”. there are 4 red stars on it too. it’s being held on a fridge with a sonic the hedgehog magnet

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 13/08/2026

who did this

image of a fake newspaper front page:

THE TORONNO RACCOON
"NEWS? WE'RE FULL OF IT!"

headline: Brad Bradford commits to launching a "Ghost Bike Share" program if elected mayor

body: "I've heard concerns from cyclists that ripping out bike lanes would inevitably result in even more death and injury" the once respected councillor shared with reporters today.

"That's why if elected Mayor, I will create a Ghost Bike Share program to help you properly mourn your fellow cyclists through a convenient, pay-as-they-die, app."

article features a photo of a bike share stand containing a row of white bikes. in front of that is a white man standing in front of a microphone. he looks unserious and lacking joy

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 01/08/2026

they roastin y’all’s swingin doggies on nextdoor

a nextdoor post that has a photo of a small cute dog sitting in an infant swing at a playground. his mouth is open and he looks like he’s smiling and having the time of his life. the dog is circled in angry red and the photo caption says “no civil sense”

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 21/07/2026

man in blue suit holding a beer and saying “boy, that escalated quickly”

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 20/07/2026

how your email finds me

photo of a purple translucent baby with glitter throughout its body and red lipstick, lying on a black marble countertop

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 19/07/2026

rich woman holding a cupcake and saying “good for europe”

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 19/07/2026

just had an idea that would make these even better

aluminum bleachers against a white background

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 08/07/2026

riding bikes every day until i can’t for some reason, day 2144 #Cycling #BikeTO #Photography

Photo of a red BMC Roadmachine road bike standing on a tarmac path that is lined on both sides with Ibeam columns. The columns are holding up a slanted roof that disappears off the top of the photo. The columns form a tunnel, at the end of which is some greenery and a white sky

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 07/07/2026

riding bikes every day until i can’t for some reason, day 2143 #Cycling #BikeTO #Photography

Photo of a red BMC Roadmachine road bike, standing on a metal bridge at the opening of an archway that is covered in greenery

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 06/07/2026

forgive me for being quasi self-promoting but this is such a wonderful thing to have to follow the tour

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 01/07/2026

riding bikes every day until i can’t for some reason, day 2137 #Cycling #BikeTO #Photography #NewBikeDay

photo of a green and white Priority Apollo gravel bike standing next to a large stone sculpture in an outdoor setting. the sculpture is like a large thick möbius strip

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 24/06/2026

still of heath ledger's joker saying "it's simple, we build a wall around the algae pit"

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 22/06/2026

thoughts and prayers to whichever cyclist fell for this obvious wile e coyote trap

Photo of an opened, empty pizza box sitting on a rock, surrounded by foliage. The rock is painted bright green. On the inside of the pizza box’s lid are the words “cycling babe cheering u on with pizza and beer”

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 20/06/2026

i am dying the see the strava comments on this one

National
Cyclist arrested at Reflecting Pool is former Olympian who denies vandalism claims
David Hearn said he touched the pool's detached liner but "didn't destroy or break or peel anything." Trump has accused vandals of sabotaging the refurbishment as paint was seen peeling and floating in the water.
38 minutes ago

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 20/06/2026

yeah man, we can tell

photo of a street sign that says NO DRIVING
SCHOOL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS AREA

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 19/06/2026

what it feels like when everyone else is doing congestion pricing, but not your town

meme of squidward sitting in the dark and looking out the window at spongebob and patrick, who are having the time of their lives

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 17/06/2026

real winners never stop competing

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 16/06/2026

there’s a way to do this that does not offend god

photo of a red toronto blue jays hat

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 16/06/2026

look how they massacred my boy

photo of a toronto blue jays baseball hat. it’s white with red trim and a red white and blue stripe above the brim. there’s also a USA 250 patch

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 15/06/2026

half of magneto’s helmet on a white background. to the right of the helmet at purple letters that says “magneto was right”

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 12/06/2026

simpsons still of mr burns, wearing white, long hair and beard, holding a gun at smithers and also a model airplane. mr burns is saying "i said hop in"

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 09/06/2026

happy Pride to gender-affirming measuring tape designers

screenshot of amazon showing 10 different measuring tapes each of which is designed for either men or women

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 08/06/2026

a pepper grinder with one of these babies on it, so it works in the dark

photo of a wind turbine in front of a blue sky

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 08/06/2026

ever since i was a small boy i knew i wanted to charge the pepper grinder

photo of a pepper grinder sitting on a counter top with a pink phone charger plugged into the front of it

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 03/06/2026

a nextdoor post by me that says:

Happy World Bicycle Day neighbours!
Friendly reminder that tomorrow (June 4) is BIKE TO WORK DAY! And it's looking like it's going to be a beautiful day to ride.
To mark the day, our friends at Cycle Toronto have organized a group commute ride for tomorrow that has 4 starting locations:
Bay & Charles - 7:30 AM
Bloor & High Park - 7:00 AM
Davisville & Yonge - 7:15 AM
East Lynn Park - 7:00 AM
The group rides end at Nathan Phillips Square where there will be a celebration. You can find more details at the link below:
https://www.cycleto.ca/bike_to_work_day_2026

there is also a photo of many people riding bikes down a street in toronto

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 02/06/2026

ngl i cried a bit at the end when she started ripping up the bike lane

still of a video of a man and a woman and a bicycle in an octagon made of white tape. the woman is pulling the tape up from the floor

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 02/06/2026

me and who

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 23/05/2026

meme of willem dafoe from spider-man but his head has been replaced with lionel messi’s head

the caption says “You know, i’m something of a human foosball player myself”

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 17/05/2026

how i’m showing up to the community consultation meeting about removing bike lanes

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 16/05/2026

logging on

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 12/05/2026

oh

Large commercial trucks make up three per cent of vehicles on Ontario roads, the report said, but accounted for twelve per cent of vehicles involved in fatal collisions between 2019 and 2023. This could be because in Ontario, unlike other provinces, high-risk drivers, including those with suspensions or convictions, are able to obtain large commercial truck-driving licences.

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 10/05/2026

roses are red don’t forget, it’s mother’s day call your moms and tell them:

photo of a hand holding a wooden clothes pin. on the pin are the words “like a lady u gay”, written in child-like handwriting, and a lady bug

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 10/05/2026

🤫

Jenni Leigh • 2h
I'm glad everyone is ok but

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 04/05/2026

rey’s grandpa from star wars saying “ironic”

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 29/04/2026

i went here and everyone knew that one guy in your replies

Photo of a black specialized diverge gravel bike leaning against a red brick wall. On the wall are large, yellow letters that spelled the word RAGE in impact font. The ground beneath the bike is green and grassy above the wall. There is just a sliver of cloudy sky.

derek van vliet @derek.bike · 27/04/2026

still from succession of the culkin brother sitting at a board room table and looking over at a laptop, he seems distressed