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Mark On A Bike

@mtonabike.bsky.social
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Bicycle riding scientist who got stuck on the wrong side of the Pennines Ride leader with local community #cycling group #bimbling and exploring Cheshire and Merseyside #bike Trying to up my bike transporting day by day @mtonabike.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 48m
Well car is in for a service in Warrington, it's cold and damp and it's taken me aback a bit after mid-20°C earlier this week. So a big frothy coffee and a sarnie for breakfast
A bacon sandwich and a coffee cup sat on a table
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Well here we go again.... Although will say there was a very self aware taxi driver this morning, "this is a very small island and we have too many cars"
Departure board at Malta Airport
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
And fully justified (alignment not message ). Always makes me think there should be pauses where they're not required
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
On my to visit list, would love to do the ride to the sun ride and pop over the following day to see the kelpies
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Was getting a little worried flying back into Manchester tomorrow
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
That's not just dangerous, it's pretty much psycho/sociopathic.
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Holy crap! That is absolutely disgusting!
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I like the idea of these drought beers, saves water
A menu that states drought beers in place of draught beers
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Enjoying these European streets. Up in Victoria, Gozo
A European Street in Victoria Gozo, patterned cobbled streets with yellow stone buildings and blue skies
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Well that was a good slog 5.5 mi walk from Valletta to St Julian's (with a water taxi thrown in for good measure
A distorted 360 view at a cross roads surrounded by sands and be coloured buildingsA street in Valletta The church in Valletta
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Well, it's gone a little but wet and thundery here
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Negroni time!
A glass of negroni with ice an orange wedge and an olive
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well time for a cocktail in a "speakeasy*
The entrance to a bar, entered through a red telephone box
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
A grey stone with a small metal marker stating grave site
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Well, I'm bored now. 2nd here at Man T2 in less than 2 months and this time solo. And my early morning peace has been broken by loads of other people turning up... very rude
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Well it's traditional, a lager at the airport
A glass of lager on a bench
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Looks like it was a lib dem London assembly member. Saying some people might be better off trading in their white van for a cargo bike to get around London.
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
What the hell of going on over in Farcebook with all these tradies thinking the government is forcing them to cycle with cement mixers? With all of this AI slop
Facebook post of a cyclist with ladders and trailer with  a cement mixerA cyclist with a spirit level and a load of bags of cementA cyclist with loads of bags of cement pulling a trailer with someone wearing hi vis mixing cement with a drill
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Woo... Finally free from work for a week and a half! Time to get packing and prep for 6 nights in Malta, my first actual "holiday" in about 9 years. Really need the recharge
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yay I dont have a bum knee this year... 🤞
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Obligatory tower photo
Smiling in front of the Blackpool tower and blue sky
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A stop at Fleetwood for a roadside coffee, whilst my mate fixes his 5th puncture this month.
A guy Smiling wearing a green top and cycle helmet in front of a grassy field sea wall and cloudy blue sky
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Off for an autumnal beach trip! Lytham, Blackpool, Fleetwood and back on the bike 🚲🌊🏖️
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nah, just the independent rejects from munchkinland that couldn't join the guild
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It's been very changeable today. Sun, cloud, rain, repeat. Wind has been consistent though...
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Times that almost brilliantly, arrive at the cafe just as another shower happens. "I can see clearly" playing in the cafe... A good or bad omen
2 bikes parked outside a patio of a cafe the ground is getting wet due to the rain
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Well it's blustery and wet, and my knees doing something weird. But enjoying being out
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Actually would love to go back and do my masters project over again www.basf.com/global/en/me...
basf.com
Innovative Non-invasive Blood Alcohol Measurement by trinamiX and AUMOVIO unveiled at CES 2026
Ludwigshafen, Germany, December 01, 2025 – At CES 2026, trinamiX GmbH and AUMOVIO will demonstrate a groundbreaking, non-invasive blood alcohol measurement solution for private and commercial vehicles...
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I know it doesnt ever work, but hopefully planned by the time the gusts pick up its a tailwind and a sheltered return journey.
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
😕 Luckily on the edge of it, just will have some fun 55km/h crosswinds
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Not impossible though... That was a fun thought experiment
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
And it would be a small signal at the legal limit 80mg/100Ml it would be like looking at a crowd of 1250 people all wearing blue shirts and being asked to find the 1 with the slightly lighter shirt. Compared to the levels of the SpO2 readings 100 people how many are wearing red and blue
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Probably would be very difficult to differentiate. Near Infrared would probably be the best case, but there would be alot of interference trying to quantify the CH bonds and OH bonds in ethanol amongst the water, carbs and proteins.
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Eurgh, it's still feeling really dark outside with the clouds. Oh well best get another coffee in me before heading out on a ride
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The one time i tried to use w3w to get an ambulance to someone injured off road, the call handler didn't know what it was. Ended up managing to explain over the phone but I thought that was supposed to be the main benefit of w3w
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Well that's fancy
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mine kept me cycling whilst my knee healed up (not that it's back to 100% yet after a year) And gives me another option of getting to work and obviously going to the shops
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sharing this: E bike on Merseyrail services questionnaire. Keep the pressure on!
samantha-dixon.co.uk
Samantha Dixon MP E-Bikes Survey - Samantha Dixon
Labour's Parliamentary candidate for Chester North and Neston
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And other days I can look like I've been dragged through a hedge backward
A smiling selfie with sweaty crazy hair in front of a field
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sometimes I scrub up nicely
A selfie of a guy in a grey suit white shirt, green tie and sunglasses
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Damn, speedy recovery to you and your bike
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Well these are eye catching from Better Streets for Liverpool
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
23 months in prison and a 3 year driving ban for using a car as a weapon... Wouldn't get a gun licence back..
bbc.co.uk
Driver jailed for dangerous reverse at The Park pub in Wibsey
Gavin Thorpe's dangerous reverse in a pub car park is described as an 'act of rage and anger'.
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Watching ENG vs ENG. England are having a hell of an attacking second half
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
There's lots of non-brand Bluetooth remotes that can be strapped to handlebars to control the shutter etc. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20557228...
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
So far....
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Well thats 100km in the bag, probably about 20km longer than i should have done after having a few weeks of being off the bike and nothing close to that figure for about 8 weeks. I'll sleep well tonight
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Area 51 coffee Scarisbrick, Ormskirk
A cup of coffee that says area 51 coffee
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Got a little turned around and ended up in Nevada somehow. Amazing how far you can go on a bike
A cafe with a alien and a spacesuitA tardis in a corner
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Mark On A Bike @mtonabike.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Just don't get a room at the Hotel Hilbert after your pub session, I hear they keep waking you up and make you shift room..
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