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Phil (ascentale)

And the last Q is about hashtags from @ClintonAnderson:

Q8. Which hashtags should we cyclists be using here on Mastodon to best expand our reach & foster connections between us?

If you follow hashtags instead of people, which are best to add?

For example, I try to use

#BikeTooter
#OntarioBikeTooter
#WindsorON

Because that's what I'm interested in, and where.... But I suspect there are others I'm not aware of.

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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Phil (ascentale)

@ai6yr has another impressive project idea:

Q7. I am considering building up a bicycle from a frame (just for the heck of it). MTB.

Re: Wheels: What should consider when buying/scavenging/building a wheel for a mountain bike? (ideally I will use salvage level stuff which I can fix... more for the experience. i.e. if I see a 26 inch wheel with no spokes and hub, should I try to build a wheel, etc.?)

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling #MastoBikes cc @bikenite

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Phil (ascentale)

@moira asks:

Sodium-Ion batteries are cheaper, more environmentally friendly, safer, and have longer lifespans than Li-ion. Materials to make them are more plentiful - not just sodium, but other components as well.

Downside is that they have ~60% the energy density. (Still well over 4x that of Lead-Acid)

Q4. Could eBikes be a good use case for these?

(full Q: mastodon.murkworks.net/@moira/)

#BikeNiteQ #BikeNite #BikeTooter #Cycling cc @bikenite

MastodonSolarbird :flag_cascadia: (@moira@mastodon.murkworks.net)Oh I thought of a #BikeNitePQ @ascentale@sfba.social - Sodium-Ion batteries are cheaper, more environmentally friendly, safer, and have longer lifespans than Lithium-Ion. The materials to make them are also far more plentiful - not just the sodium, but the other components as well. The downside is that they have like 60% the energy density of Lithium-Ion. (Which is still well over 4x that of Lead-Acid, by contrast.) I'm thiking eBikes in general, and cargo eBikes in particular, a good use case for these batteries. The battery weight would be two-thirds again higher, but that's only for the battery and none of the bike or assist power train, and particularly in cargo bikes, the larger battery size would be a complete nonissue. Thoughts?
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Phil (ascentale)

Hello, welcome to #BikeNite on April 4th. Thanks for joining our cycle-stuff-chat. Answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

Our intro & Q from @PamelaSchure:

Q1. Where are you posting from? How long does it take to get to work, school etc w/different modes of transport? (What is the comparison of time/safety for walk, cycle, transit, drive, ???)

#BikeNiteQ #BikeTooter #Cycling cc @bikenite

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David Hembrow

I've painted the shed and the fence this morning, planted a few veg, and now it's time to build a new wheel for my two-wheeled recumbent.

The freehub in the existing wheel has decided to be "free" more often than it should be. Sometimes it works just fine, and other times when I pedal the pedals just spin without doing anything. I'll probably take the hub apart and see if it's salvagable, but first I'll get the new wheel in use.

It's an old bike, about 27 years old now, but it suits me. It's comfortable, nice to ride, and I'm used to it. This is the fourth time I've rebuilt the rear wheel. The other occasions were twice due to wearing down the rim too much when braking, once when the original hub failed, and once when someone in the UK drove into me on my commute to work and destroyed the wheel (luckily I wasn't hurt on that particular occasion).
hembrow.eu/personal/pashleypdq

I have a fair number of these perfectly good and reasonably inexpensive rims in stock should any of you want one:
dutchbikebits.com/20-inch-rim
#dutchbikebits #biketooter #cycling #wheelbuilding #regel17 #diy #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle

The new wheel, partly built, on a garden table
A photo from a few weeks back, when the old freewheel was behaving itself. My bike is leaning against a graffiti wall.
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