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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

Rhinowalk 20L panniers: the plastic backplate broke. Maybe from too much weight, potholes & speed. And 10 years of commutes. I'm trying to decide if I should drill out the 9 rivets, replace plastic board with a $3 cutting board, and re-rivet . #bikeTooter

Broken plate inside a pannier

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/12/2025

My #Android (grapheneOS) phone has mostly apps from F-Droid, but a few from Play Store (Aurora). I'd like to remove any Play Store apps that I don't need. Is there a way to "show me apps I installed from Play Store"? If I open Aurora and check My Apps, it lists most of my F-Droid apps too.

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/12/2025

@Andres4NY Strangely, our family is are also picking shredded paper out of "clean" clothes tonight

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

Hrm, the batteries recharged with no trouble. LiOn batteries have moods and personalities! The charger peaked at 509 watts, charging two "280wh" batteries (52v 5ah), and tapered after 55 minutes. On one hand, that's great! I could really use a 1-hour charge on ebike trips: Ride 80 miles, and […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/12/2025

35 minutes later, both batteries run-down (500 watt hours), and they did 3 passes down a long city block, with about 10cm of powder. (If anybody is wondering how much the Ego needs.. about 1kWh/hour) Both are too hot to charge now (understandable) We got about 7mm of snow in those 35 minutes […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/12/2025

My Ego snowblower has 2 batteries. One pauses 3-4 times during charge, and the charger displays a red "thermometer" icon for 1-2 minutes, then charging resumes. It still charges, but.. is this concerning? I think the 3 year warranty is almost up.

A pair of green snowblower batteries on a charger

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Sieva 🚴🚇🏙️🌹 @anibyl.social.coop.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025

Every now and then we need to replenish large items: packs of drinks, flour, detergent, etc., we fill a large cart in a grocery store, and then haul everything back via carshare. Yesterday was that day, and I told her “I bet I can carry everything by bike”. Voila! #BikeTooter

back of a longtain cargo bike with 2 full panniers and a storage crate strapped to the rack
the bike is in an underground parking lot with another bike in the stall

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/10/2025

@ObbieZ Exactly. Lumping HEV and ICE as one category is like saying "this new product costs roughly the same as a 10kg or 15kg bag of rice". Well... which is it? I think the point of the study is to counter auto industry lobbyists who are claiming unrealistic carbon savings. But the message is […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2025

2/ I also thought it unwise to have people with no drivers license and an unknown level of preparation driving up to a pedestrian crossing which is full of people (some pushing/dragging kids) who are just there for a test. I'm sure *some* people fail, and shouldn't be anywhere near unsuspecting […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2025

@chrisdaniel.net Sorry, I didn't read the sign! There were also people marching/jogging the greenway with flags. I think it was part of the Mexican Independence celebrations sahanjournal.com/arts-culture/mexic…

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2025

At the #TwinCitiesBicycleTour , I rode for a while behind a parent with two kids in a longtail... they were playing "Takedown" on a bluetooth speaker, which I was enjoying so much that I followed them right off the Tour route, and had to backtrack (I guess the kids needed a playground break!)

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2025

We have an example in our family: my partner joined an ensemble that rehearses outside the 494/694 beltway... 7 miles from the nearest place to catch a bus into town after 6pm. They would not have chosen that ensemble if they weren't driving... and loss of availability of the car (such as our […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2025

It came with a trunk similar to Topeak EXP, which will do nicely when I want to be "aero" (yes, aero on a foldy! Headwind is a thing)

Prorfile view from behind a bicycle loaded with luggage

Side view of a bicycle loaded with luggage

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2025

The underpass was lower than expected, and I had to really duck on the way under: On thr return trip, I stopped and founf that I could touch the "ceiling" with my shoulder. #BestEffortBridges

A muddy bike path under a railroad bridge. The bridge is only about 150cm (5') above the ground!

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025

And if you're like "wow, I haven't seen brifters like that since...." Then yes, they are priced indeed 8-speed Sora ST3303 brifters!

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025

The ergo drop bars I were not working at all.. I could get comfy on the hoods, or in the drops, but not both. I replaced with a "compact" bar, and it's muuuch better. Looking at the ergo bar, if I set the drops near level, then the tops sloped sharply down […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

A pair of old "ergo" bars held next to modern bars. The slope to the hoods is the same on both, but the drops of the ergo bars point uncomfortably downwards

New "compact" style drop bars with some ancient shifters

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/09/2025

#LibreOffice calc question: If I have (say) a list of purchases (date, amount); and I want to make a column like "running 7-day average"... Then I'd like to do something like =averageIF( A1:A999 , "<A1 -8", B1:B999 ) ...where I want to look at the dates in column A, and if a line's date is […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2025

Biked with the family for our seemingly annual visit to #LongfellowGrill, #Minneapolis. So many bikes! Bikes were locked to other bikes, or to trees, or the patio railing next to signs saying "do not park bikes on the patio" The sign seemed funny […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025

Are there goatheads in Minnesota now? I had a pricker stuck to my sock after a ride through Sherburne/Anoka/Ramsey counties. I didn't recognize it as a pricker because it didn't look fuzzy like any pricker I recognized.. more like it was carved out of wood. I pulled it out of my sock, and […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2025

@enobacon I've heard that Bosch may refuse to charge when frozen. But a shop checked-over our for-sale Tern GSD for the buyer, and told the buyer "this battery has been charged *cold* !!!" ... then turned to me accusingly: "Did YOU charge the battery cold?!" I've ridden 15 miles to a concert […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2025

@ai6yr Michigan's Mackinaw Island is similar.

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2025

Anybody have recommendations for where to buy a replacement battery for a pretty old Dell laptop? (I prefer ebay sellers to Amazon, but can order from PenisRocket if I must) Last time, I bought a non-OEM battery and it didn't have the advertised capacity. There are many sellers claiming "OEM" […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2025

Anybody with a #Brose #ebike motor (e.g. Specialized) get a squeaky/crunchy sound when the motor is assisting? It sounds a bit like the squeak when you bite into fresh cheese curds... or (for non-midwesterners) like two rubber balls rubbed hard against each other. It doesn't sound like any […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2025

3/ In my example: leaving Anoka Technical around dinner or Saturday: - 852 leaves from Anoka Tech but doesn't run south on Saturday - 850 leaves Anoka Tech as late as 5:44pm Saturday - I could bike 2.5 miles into Anoka, but + the 860 Express doesn't run south on Saturday + the last south 805 […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2025

The #MetroTransitMN "Trip Tools" page is not able to plan for multi-mode with bicycle. For example, it will not suggest that I ride 2 miles to catch a bus. What I'd like from the app is for me to select my location and general direction (south or east); then view the System Map; and be able to […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2025

I take the bus as far as I can in our metro, then ride a bike to my destination. Sometimes, it's a music concert; or to meet someone; or a specialty store. I need to see "where should I bike to catch a bus". And when should I leave, in order to have a […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

a bus map showing five overlapping bus routes serving Anoka Minnesota

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2025

@wdormann I'm imagining a Little Free Vegetable Library: " Take a zucchini! Do NOT leave a zucchini!

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2025

@anthropy Oof, this shows his inefficient I am: I can burn 1000 calories and still propel my bicycle less than a 500wh battery.

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2025

I saw so much fun/cool stuff... sadly no pictures because my phone battery died, but: - riding across the Mississippi on University, the view of the Stone Arch bridge plus the I-35 bridge, lit orange-fading-to-yellow with green border... it looked like Tropicana. - Fields of cat-tails around […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2025

Sadly, the person I was meeting was slow to confirm, and I left a bus later... plus the bus ran late & missed my planned connection at Northtown. Result was no 5pm Northstar ride home for me :( Also: last bus south from Anoka is 5:45, and it's an hour from Elk River, so I missed that too, and […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2025

Today is National "Find Your Inner Nerd Day". I'm planning to ride the folding bike to Elk River and ride the Northstar train for the first time (and maybe last, as it is being shut down this fall, 슬파요 ) But spouse says I *can't* go find my inner nerd until […] [Original post on urbanists.social]

A blue cloth on a table covered with watch tools and slide rules

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2025

I have an AirTag hidden on my #ebike in case it gets stolen. like my MTB, and my wife's ebike did this summer. I have an Android phone (well, grapheneOS, so kinda android-y). Is there a way to track your bike without an iphone? I tried using icloud.com in a web browser, and don't see my airtag […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2025

...then do the same at renewable energy generation sites: I read about the first US megawatt-scale sodium battery: electrek.co/2025/07/30/peak-energy-… Colocate those with wind farms. Then each wind farm would produce a constant current 24x7. That […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/05/2025

2/ #BikeTooter ...then lawn darts left. Nobody felt safe playing next to the rifle range. The empty lanes were taken up by new shooting sports enthusiasts. There was just one lane left, of hardcore jugglers. Every now and then, there is mishap and one dies. When the jugglers complain that it […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2025

Crazy game...! 25% of shots on Rooney went through and 33% of shots on Campbell

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/04/2025

@Pionir Thanks, I found some used C550s and will give them a shot. Actually my existing brakes are single-piston (Trek 3700 disc), and seem to work fine (?) so this will be interesting.

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2025

@jumbanho Thanks, James! That's great. I had only seen this page www.metrotransit.org/bicycle-racks-… ...which said "Only two-wheeled, non-motorized bikes are permitted. The maximum weight for a bike is 55 pounds." Maybe by "motorized" means "gas motor", so an ebike […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/04/2025

@jumbanho Great, I'll give it a try. I had trouble when I moved the Pointz slider all the way to "most comfortable with traffic": it tried to take me across 35E on a "non-motorized vehicles prohibited" bridge, then up West 7th and east on Kellogg Blvd! If I keep it set about 1/3 of the way to […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/04/2025

@jumbanho Have you ever tried Pointz? That's what I've been using for bikes. I use Transit for buses, now that it's free in Minneapolis, but I'm not eager to pay for a 2nd bike app

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/04/2025

@NickGates Spot the math professor. Disclaimer: I have a math professor friend, and he would never ride this. because it has one too many wheels

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/04/2025

@JessTheUnstill I use Android, and install seldom-used apps in a second "profile", which I called "Extras". Settings gear -> System -> Multiple Users They are installed, but I don't think(?) they run unless I switch to my Extras profile.

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/03/2025

All the "How to perfectly care for your chain!" people don't ride in this stuff, do they? Trying to imagine somebody stopping every 10 miles to run the chain through a cleaner, then dry with compressed air, then put *one drop* of lube onto each link.

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⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯ @cryptadamist.universeodon.com.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2025

@NNN had to be done

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2025

2/ Another bicycle deliverer was suspended for being too fast (the AI assumed he was using a car)... even though his bike wasn't even electric. This is AI: find the 1st and 99th percentiles, on any given metric, and fire them. Assume that they will call in and appeal as many times as necessary […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2025

@ai6yr In-laws' apartment building has a wheel bender rack of wood, which they somehow expect me to lock a Tern GSD to:

A bicycle rack made out of 2x2 and 2x4 lumber

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Flipboard News Desk @newsdesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/03/2025

James Harrison, an Australian known as the “Man with the Golden Arm” who is credited with saving the lives of 2.4 million babies with his blood and plasma over the course of his life, has died at 88. Read more from @npr flip.it/BuqY35 #Australia #Blood #Plasma #Health #Medicine

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Jux 🏳️‍⚧️& - MOVED TO @JuxGD@plasmatrap.com @juxgdfedi.codeberg.page · 19/01/2025

i think i've never done an #introduction post, so... hi, i'm Jux! born 13th of December, 2007. non-binary, aroallo. pronouns are they/he/she, although no need to mix them up! i'm a NixOS user, gamer (i mainly play Geometry Dash), and aspiring GD YouTuber, EDM producer, and software developer […]

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NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2025

A fan behind the Victoire bench is wearing a Souix Falls Weiner Dogs hockey jersey... Priceless!

A fan is wearing a WeinerDogs Jersey

NNN @nnn.urbanists.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/12/2024

@VCP the article seemed to say that happiness drops when about 50% or more of trips are made by car. I thought that was an interesting finding. I'd be interested in more studies that quantify how much sociability is improved by transit vs bike vs walking.