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themroc

So I thought it would be nice if we shared pictures of the bicycles in our lives, and I wanted to propose we use the hashtag #bikesofmastodon to do it.

I don't have a name for her (it's definitely a she in my mind) but you are welcome to suggest one, preferably in Spanish or French as those are my primary languages.
I've had her for a year, she was designed to be a daily commuter but she has become much more than that, we have shared many adventures through the mean streets of Buenos Aires and I now regularly do 80 to 100 km with her on my weekends just for fun.

More pictures and details in comments. 🧵

My lovely bycicle mostly made from old parts. "Vintage", some might say. It is red with white wheels and tires, black fenders and a black back rack, a fake leather seat and matching brown rubber handles.
#bicycles#bicycle#bikeporn
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NomisIV

I finally received the last parts for prepping this bike for a bike vacation! I'm amazed that after bolting on both fenders and racks, the bike is barely noticeably heavier, and still doesn't rattle at all. I really don't like it when my bikes rattle when going down the road.

I bought a pair of red panniers to go on the rear rack too, and they are *almost* the same shade of red as the bike frame itself.

I'm also amazed that I still end up finding news roads I've never rode before around here. I thought I had discovered everything already.

A red gravel bike, fully kitted with fenders and luggage racks, leaning against a large rock in the forest
A beautiful scene over a lake. There is tall grass in the front. The picture looks very lush and vibrant. The sun is shining brightly, almost blinding you through the picture
A close up side profile photo. A section of the rear wheel, fender, and seat post tube. There is a black cable loosely coiled around the seat post tube. The tyre is muddy, but you can read "Continental" and "Black Chili compound"
A closeup picture of the rear non-drive side of the bike. The bike frame is a very vibrant red, and the frame looks very industrial with large hex screws and CNCed sections. The rear brake caliper is visible, and is of brand TRP.
#BikesOfMastodon#BikeTooter#locabikes
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NomisIV

I finally got the fenders installed! It wasn't easy, and I modified the mounting points a lot to make them sit the way I want. The finishing detail was stuffing in a cut off piece of an old bike tube between the arch of the fork and the top of the front fender, to reduce noise and vibrations. Cut up tubes are useful for a lot of things!

A red gravel bike with fenders, leaning against a wooden structure made from tree stems, in a field with tall grass. There are trees in the distance.
#BikesOfMastodon#locabikes#BikeTooter
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Zorro

This weekend I rode from Canberra to the coast - 182km with 2472m of climbing. I've done it in one go only once before but I am stronger and fitter than I was in 2022 and I found that I enjoyed the ride more this time.

We took a slightly different route, though it had a similar ratio of dirt and tarmac (50/50). Coffee and pastries in Braidwood and a pub lunch in Araluen was very pleasant but I missed the feeling of being far from civilisation of the first trip.

Although it is coming into winter, it was unseasonably cold and, at one point in the trip, at Hoskinstown, it was -7 degrees with a thick fog.

Loads of wildlife on this trip - kangaroos and wallabies, crimson rosellas and whip birds to name a few.

A great ride with some lovely people that was largely without incident and traversed some lovely backroads and changing bushland as we approached the coast.

Five cyclists ride, on a gravel road, through the Australian bush. Eucalyptus trees tower overhead and blue sky can be seen through the canopy.
A cyclist carries his bike across a wide stream. The water is not deep but it is very cold. Two more cyclists prepare to do the same in the background. A dirt road leads down to the stream.
The topographical route map showing the journey from Canberra, through the nearby town of Queanbeyan and on to Hoskinstown, Braidwood, Araluen and Moruya before finishing in the coastal town of Tomakin. The statistics read Distance: 183.19km, Elevation Gain: 2572m, Elevation Loss: 3119m, Estimated Moving Time: 8:15:31 The surface type is show as about 50/50 road/dirt.
A few horses stand in a steaming, sunlit paddock. Dense, eucalyptus trees line the horizon.
#cycling#gravel#BikesOfMastodon
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