The last question is from @NNN

Q8. How far do you choose to walk, rather than cycle?

I think our oldest is secretly from Manhattan: she walked 2.5km to a meeting this morning because it was too near to bother biking.

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@bobjonkman asks, prompted by a post from @nothingfuture:

Q7. What kind of maintenance needs to be done on suspension forks? Can I do it myself? And what do those twirly knobs at the top of the forks do? I've never touched mine in 18 years...)

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@grammasaurus asks:

Q6. Has anyone else been watching the Bicycle Film Festival? You can watch online from now till May 1.
Highly recommended!

https://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/

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@MartyCormack asks:

Q5. If you are an N+1 cyclist (i.e. the proper number of bikes to own = N+1, where N is the number you currently own), what bike or cycle do you currently covet (whether or not you can afford it or have space to store it)?

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A related question from @johne :

Q4. I have a Tern GSD, (in addition to many other bikes). I can true and build wheels so the only thing I can’t do on my Tern is check the diagnostics and update firmware of the motor unit. Does anyone know of an open source solution? Colorado passed a right to repair law that includes ebikes but it won’t go into effect for another 8 months.

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Speaking of batteries, @InkySchwartz asks:

Q3. Is anyone concerned that E-bike batteries may become non replaceable?

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@annecavicchi asks:

Q2. What are your thoughts on extra or extended range batteries for e-bikes?

I was looking at an extra / extended range battery for longer rides (e-assist for the hills and mountains).

Once I saw the cost, I sold my 5 year old ebike and used the money from that, plus what I would've spent on a new battery, to buy a new bike. I figure this way I have new tires, brakes, etc.

Looking forward to my new toy.

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Hello, welcome to #BikeNite on April 18th. 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 question:

Q1. Where are you posting from today? What happened in the past week in your cycling world?

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And the last question is from @MartyCormack:

Q8. There are all different types of cycling, sport, utilitarian, commuter, recreation, mountain biking, gravel, road, bikecamping, etc.
Are there one or two types of cycling that you either dislike, have quit or have no intention of tying? If so, why?

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@bobjonkman writes:

Just saw a post about someone achieving a milestone on their bike odometer (no AltText so no boost).

Q7. Do you reset your bike odometer every year, or do you let it accumulate forever?

(And if you don't have an odometer, do you track your overall distance? Is it something you think about?)

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@pete asks:

This week, I'm struggling with being back at my desk after a long weekend spent cycling in the Cairngorms, Scotland: My mind is still out there.

Q6. Where would you like to be cycling right now? Perhaps somewhere you have ridden? Or somewhere you've never been?

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Q5. What are some things an automobile driver might not realize unless they've also ridden a cycle?

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@gcvsa asks:

Q4. Does anyone know of any bicycle-transportable food carts of any kind? I'd appreciate any links you might have.

The idea here is providing free food/soup kitchen on a small cart that I can pull with an ebike, or maybe a BBQ picnic cart I can take to the park for special events. It doesn't need to be big, not looking for a profit-making business idea.

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@meganL and @InkySchwartz have questions about economic turmoil and tariffs:

Q3. Lots of economic turmoil in the US and elsewhere. Have you changed plans or are you changing plans/preparing for how this will affect the price of cycles, cycling parts, accessories, etc? If so, what are you doing (if you're willing to share)?
How are you preparing for tariff based disruption of bicycles and their parts?

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Next, from @PamelaSchure

Q2. Have you ever ridden a bike that fell apart while you were riding it? What happened?

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Hello, welcome to #BikeNite on April 11th. 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 question:

Q1. Where are you posting from today?
Q1b. Are you familiar with the #30DaysOfBiking project? What do you think of participating, and do you have any photos from rides to share?

https://30daysofbiking.com/

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(Apologies for the slightly late start!)

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.

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