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Velocipede Rider

@ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy
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International Penny Farthing Racer. Commutes via unicycle, kick scooter (not electric), "halfbike", tallbike or penny farthing. I also like minimalist tech […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ velocipederider.com/@ruari, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Atle 🧇🧅 @atlefren.snabelen.no.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Bill Watterson: fortsatt like relevant!
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
@coreysnipes I don't know. I mean… LinkedIn!? It is almost the worst social media and I say that knowing that X is basically full of Nazis. Ok yes, X is worse but still… LinkedIn
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026
@coreysnipes Mandatory!? What crime did she commit to justify this?
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026
Today, the same neigbour asked if I could get rid of the old cabinet door. Of course. Though when I got down to the garage I noticed my wife had taken the cargo bike. No matter, I have lots of options. So I placed it on trailer and did a 29 minute, 2.8km […] [Original post on velocipederider.com]
A green hand pulled trailer, with a door strapped to the top. There is a chain link fence and behind that a van with an Oslo city logo on it in the background.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026
My neighbour mentioned that they needed a new front for one of the cabinets in their kitchen but was not sure how to pick it up as it would not fit in their (small) car. So I offered to pick it up for him. He then said, "How? You don't even have a car?" […] [Original post on velocipederider.com]
A cargo bike with a long cardboard box strapped on top. In the background are more bikes and a parked car.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026
Them: Potions are so powerful in Harry Potter JK: Yeah you can even use Polyjuice to turn into another person Them: Awesome because I could turn into a girl JK: Not like that!
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muxelplexer @muxelplexer.larkspur.one.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
a man with a cowboy-hat and a unicycle just drove past me. thats a lucky charm, right?
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svartpæng @redscare.snabelen.no.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026
Fedinfluenced #unicycle @ruari
A unicyle leaned against green walled corner.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026
@redscare Oh yes!!! Are you planning to learn? Let me know if you need tips or links to good videos to teach the basics.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
The backlight on this is also fun. #WristCheck
Picture of the same watch in a darkened environment. The watch itself is hardly visible but the digits are now lit up in an icy blue.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026
I prefer the two line display over the Casio A1100 it copies. #WristCheck
Skmei 2460 metal, digital watch that looks like a Casio A1100.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
I stumbled over this video when searching for links to send my unicycle friends to encourage them to come with me to Oslo @CriticalMass next time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOGKY2hVPUU @vegard_berget and @forteller, do you know is the person who posted this video on the Fediverse?
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
I stumbled over this video when searching for links to send my unicycle friends to encourage them to come with me to Oslo @CriticalMass next time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOGKY2hVPUU @vegard_berget and @forteller, do you know is the person who posted this video on the Fediverse?
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
@objo @erlendloe and @unimyra you should also join!
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026
So @objo, are you gonna join next time and will it be unicycle or tallbike? @CriticalMass @vegard_berget @forteller
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
Yes, yes I do.
The box from the previous post is opened and a keyring that says Tapster is visible.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026
Do I really need yet another payment wearable? 🤔 #Fidesmo #Tapster
A blue box that says Tapster, sitting on top of a gray laptop.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Just waiting for @CriticalMass to begin. There are lots of us here but I decided not to take a picture of them all without permission, so you just get another picture of my bike. 🤷
Yellow penny farthing on cobbles leaning against a sign.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Apologies to all my #unicycle fam for riding with a training wheel. Please do not disown me. 🙏
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Here is my "ordinary bicycle" for the curious. @CriticalMass @forteller
A yellow penny farthing bicycle (massive front wheel, small rear) in an office environment.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
@forteller @CriticalMass I will wear a ⛑️!
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
RE: velocipederider.com/@ruari/11733217… Who is coming to @CriticalMass in #Oslo today? I plan to turn up with my #OrdinaryBicycle, how about you?
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
@forteller @CriticalMass I took the Penny Farthing (Veltepetter) to work today. I noticed it has some loose spokes at the moment which I have not done anything about but it is probably "OK-ish", I guess. Shall I come down?
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
@forteller @CriticalMass I took the Penny Farthing (Veltepetter) to work today. I noticed it has some loose spokes at the moment which I have not done anything about but it is probably "OK-ish", I guess. Shall I come down?
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
@forteller @CriticalMass Ok, I tightened up the obviously loose spokes as best I could (without real tools). This wheel is not perfectly true but 'good enough' for now I hope. I will head down there at the suggested time. If there is anyone down there who is good at truing massive wheels on the […]
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Børge @forteller.tutoteket.no.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026
Ta med sykkelen og en venn (med sykkel) og kom på @CriticalMass i kveld! Youngstorget, avreise kl 18, kom noen minutter før. #sykkel #NorskTut
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
@BigJackBrass I know what you mean!
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
And yes this is real and April first has not come early. Here is a link to their privacy policy about this new offering as proof www.revolut.com/legal/pws-privacy-n…
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026
So #Revolut Pay By Smile. Nope. Besides the privacy aspect and potential for false positives over a population of millions, there is also the problem that sometimes it will not recognise you and the person at the till will ask you to try again and you […] [Original post on velocipederider.com]
Screenshot of a Mirror news article titled “Shoppers to be able to pay by just using their face for the first time.” The article reports that Revolut has launched a facial-recognition payment system called “Revolut Pay with Smile,” allowing customers to pay in stores by having their face scanned instead of using a phone or payment card. Images show a person standing within a facial-scan frame graphic with the words “Pay with a smile,” and a Revolut checkout terminal displaying facial-recognition payment technology. The article explains that the system matches a customer's face to their verified Revolut account, is being trialed with London café chain Kiss the Hippo, and could pave the way for wider adoption of face-based payments in the future.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
@thermia More specificly nebula.tv/videos/tomscott-can-i-get…
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Can I get into the Top 100 of tiddlywinks in one day? | Nebula First
At the University of Cambridge, I try to recover some childhood muscle memory, and see if I can get good enough at a Victorian parlour game to break the world top 100 in just one day. Written and presented by Tom Scott Producers for Penny4 https://penny4.co.uk/ Cambria Bailey-Jones Guy Larsen Studio Associate Producer Heloise Lowenthal Studio Director of Photography Jamie MacLeod Studio Gaffer Frank Hammond Head of Post for Breadbox Studios https://www.breadboxstudios.co.uk/ Mandy Celine Associate Post Producer Isla McTear Senior Editor Jamie MacLeod Assistant Editor Alex “J’Rassic” Bate Sound Supervisor Dan Pugsley Sound Assistant Maggy Apodaca Subtitles by So Speedy https://www.sospeedy.co.uk/ With thanks to the Historic County Borders Project https://www.county-borders.co.uk/ Select imagery/video supplied by Getty Images Executive Producer Tom Scott © Pad 26 Limited MMXXVI
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026
@thermia Someone has being watching Tom Scott again, I see.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
I came across this short, factual documentary. The video from is lifted from Instagram but I am re-sharing it here, as it is the type of daily interaction that all unicyclists can related to. www.instagram.com/reel/DaWF2PkSrit #UnicycleLife
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
I came across this short, factual documentary. The video from is lifted from Instagram but I am re-sharing it here, as it is the type of daily interaction that all unicyclists can related to. www.instagram.com/reel/DaWF2PkSrit #UnicycleLife
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
@ketanjoshi.co You may enjoy this.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
And yes, I am aware that her trying to fill a Tesla with gas is a little bit suspicious but I am convinced it is real no matter what this guy thinks.
Screenshot from the Instagram comments where one person writes, "No way this is real"
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026
Thanks to @other for sending me this and reminding me of how my life was before I met my wife.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
Some people reading this still seem to believe I am against helmets. I am not. I am against compulsory for all cyclists in all situations. I attach proof that I am not anti-helmet. that is me in the middle of the picture dressed all in black on the yellow penny farthing. Note the helmet.
A bunch of people shown from behind mounting penny farthing bikes on a starting line.

The legs of someone lying on the floor are see in the bottom left of the image.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
RE: velocipederider.com/@ruari/11724663… @jfmezei @notjustbikes One of the several times I commented on this in the thread and replies.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
@jfmezei @notjustbikes I guess you didn't read my whole thread or replies. I often wear a helmet but I am against mandatory helmet laws.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
@MikeFromLFE I'm not against people wearing a helmet either. I sometimes wear one myself.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
@FrankHghTwr free helmets sounds great. Mandatory wearing, not so much. FWIW I am not against people choosing to wear a helmet for any activity where they feel they need it.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
@sverx Sykkel could mean either. I am not chancing it. 😉
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
I am certainly not "hitting the deck". In fact I do not think I have ever hit my head unicycling or come close and I am also counting when I do it in more risky ways (at speed or off road). I do not believe I am really taking any more risk than most runners. indeed in the winter (when I do […]
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
In case anyone wondered why I don't bother with a helmet most days when unicycle commuting. Why would I? My average speed is probably about the 15-16km/h mark, when commuting. This is the kind of speed you could probably run at. Perhaps not for long unless you are very fit and/or a regular […]
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
@sandberg If they want to make shared helmets easily available for people using city bikes I am not against that. Go for it. Indeed it might even help some more nervous people to consider cycling when they would not otherwise. But mandating use of a helmet is where I draw the line.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
@sandberg Exactly this!
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Simen @simensandberg.no · 10/09/2026
@ruari Helmets make a lot of sense on an individual level, but is stupid on a policy level. I use a helmet when it's easy to do so, but I don't think twice before biking without when I don't have one available.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
I am certainly not against people using helmets if they want to. I aslo think it is a good idea if you cycle in a risky way: high speed, off road or on a fucking penny farthing, etc. But mandatory cycle helmet laws will cause less cycling and have a net negative effect on the populations health.
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
The problem here is the risk profile of cycling in a city for every day travel is nowhere near the risk profile of the activities cycling is typically being compared with. And hence once you apply the same logic consistently, you end up with stupid conclusions like mandatory helmets for walking […]
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Velocipede Rider @ruari.velocipederider.com.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
Also, if a helmet law was passed I would not wear one on principle and they can fine me or fuck off.
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