Rochester Rainbow Riders
@rocrainbowriders.bsky.social
We're a queer cycling club based in Rochester, NY! Come join us for everything from casual canal rides and neighborhood coffee stops to bikepacking to gravel races!
https://linktr.ee/rochesterrainbowriders
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Found something neat today on a ride!
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This but it's when someone leans out their car window and calls me a bitch for riding my bike like "Awwwwww thanks! 🥰"
February 3, 2026 at 6:04 PM
This but it's when someone leans out their car window and calls me a bitch for riding my bike like "Awwwwww thanks! 🥰"
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So much for ever racing at Unbound...
Want to re-emphasize what this bill does. It implements a $1,000 bounty for anyone to sue someone they suspect is trans and using the bathroom.
January 29, 2026 at 6:23 PM
So much for ever racing at Unbound...
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Remember: Alex Pretti was a cyclist.
This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.
This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.
January 29, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Remember: Alex Pretti was a cyclist.
This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.
This is simply the appropriate reaction to a gigantic SUV bring driven recklessly.
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Make the infrastructure available and people will use it, just like we already do with cars
January 13, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Make the infrastructure available and people will use it, just like we already do with cars
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@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 13 Guardian: Profiles of 5 female and male trans athletes fighting to preserve their right to participate in CA's schools sports, incl. a swimmer, track athlete, and basketball, tennis and soccer players.
The trans youth athletes in the US fighting for their rights: ‘Playing is an act of resistance’
As the US supreme court weighs bans on trans athletes, five students speak about the joy of sports and toll of exclusion
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:45 PM
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jan 13 Guardian: Profiles of 5 female and male trans athletes fighting to preserve their right to participate in CA's schools sports, incl. a swimmer, track athlete, and basketball, tennis and soccer players.
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New Jersey's statehouse bill to require insurance for all e-bikes is quite clearly written to benefit personal injury attorneys like NJ state Senate President Nicolas Scutari. www.nj.com/news/2026/01...
N.J. e-bike bill could shift injury costs to auto insurance customers
Customers could be financially responsible for injuries to uninsured electric bike riders.
www.nj.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
New Jersey's statehouse bill to require insurance for all e-bikes is quite clearly written to benefit personal injury attorneys like NJ state Senate President Nicolas Scutari. www.nj.com/news/2026/01...
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I understand the sacrifice and longing that goes into training for and qualifying at sports.
I also understand the money involved.
If foreign nations want to help, maybe they should boycott the Olympics and World Cup, stating issues with the current, deadly police state we live in
That would help
I also understand the money involved.
If foreign nations want to help, maybe they should boycott the Olympics and World Cup, stating issues with the current, deadly police state we live in
That would help
January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM
I understand the sacrifice and longing that goes into training for and qualifying at sports.
I also understand the money involved.
If foreign nations want to help, maybe they should boycott the Olympics and World Cup, stating issues with the current, deadly police state we live in
That would help
I also understand the money involved.
If foreign nations want to help, maybe they should boycott the Olympics and World Cup, stating issues with the current, deadly police state we live in
That would help
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Just want to personally say thanks to Calvin Jones who is retiring from @parktool.com. Your guidance has been invaluable.
Your videos will continue to inspire and coach thousands of bike mechanics world wide.
I appreciate you and wish you a find farewell.
Happy trails Calvin.
Your videos will continue to inspire and coach thousands of bike mechanics world wide.
I appreciate you and wish you a find farewell.
Happy trails Calvin.
January 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Just want to personally say thanks to Calvin Jones who is retiring from @parktool.com. Your guidance has been invaluable.
Your videos will continue to inspire and coach thousands of bike mechanics world wide.
I appreciate you and wish you a find farewell.
Happy trails Calvin.
Your videos will continue to inspire and coach thousands of bike mechanics world wide.
I appreciate you and wish you a find farewell.
Happy trails Calvin.
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So odd that kids these days don’t play outside anymore
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
So odd that kids these days don’t play outside anymore
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January 5, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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January 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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AVs claim they are safer than human drivers (not yet true) but street design, speed limiters, regulating large vehicles, and automated enforcement are far simpler technologies that have been proven to work and should not be left out of the conversation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 PM
AVs claim they are safer than human drivers (not yet true) but street design, speed limiters, regulating large vehicles, and automated enforcement are far simpler technologies that have been proven to work and should not be left out of the conversation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Cyclist Now Comes to Complete Stop at Every Stop Sign, Unsure Why Drivers Still Hate Him - Just Wants To Be Liked.
Creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Cyclist Now Comes to Complete Stop at Every Stop Sign, Unsure Why Drivers Still Hate Him - Just Wants To Be Liked.
Creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
Creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorecord
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so much of the bike infrastructure debate is shaped by the presupposition that people who drive cars need their cars, whereas people who ride bikes don’t really need them
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
so much of the bike infrastructure debate is shaped by the presupposition that people who drive cars need their cars, whereas people who ride bikes don’t really need them
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Drivers are never asked to justify their infrastructure, but bicyclists (and pedestrians) are constantly forced to defend why their infrastructure is "necessary"
December 29, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Drivers are never asked to justify their infrastructure, but bicyclists (and pedestrians) are constantly forced to defend why their infrastructure is "necessary"
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SUVs and big Utes "are 44 per cent more likely to kill an adult pedestrian or cyclist in a crash compared with a sedan, and 82 per cent more likely to kill a child" www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
Pedestrian fatalities reach 17-year-high. This trend could be why
Fifty-one pedestrians had been killed on the state’s roads this year as of Saturday – the most in any calendar year since 2008.
www.theage.com.au
December 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
SUVs and big Utes "are 44 per cent more likely to kill an adult pedestrian or cyclist in a crash compared with a sedan, and 82 per cent more likely to kill a child" www.theage.com.au/national/vic...
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results not accidents
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
results not accidents
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December 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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motorists regard other motorists’ aggressive behavior as obnoxious. as a cyclist i regard it as a direct threat to my life, because all too often it is
December 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
motorists regard other motorists’ aggressive behavior as obnoxious. as a cyclist i regard it as a direct threat to my life, because all too often it is
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Hurry mode is also super problematic because it just reinforces the idea that driving faster and more aggressively is acceptable if you want to save time, the safety of everyone else around you be damned
Love to share the road with cars programmed to blast past speed limits
Tesla brings back 'Mad Max' 'Full Self-Driving' mode that ignores speed limits
Tesla has brought back its 'Mad Max' mode for 'Full Self-Driving (Supervised) that ignores speed limits amid several investigations.
electrek.co
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Hurry mode is also super problematic because it just reinforces the idea that driving faster and more aggressively is acceptable if you want to save time, the safety of everyone else around you be damned
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"We need regulation of e-bikes!!!" people scream as SUVs and trucks get larger and deadlier and people speed and drive distracted with impunity.
I'm happy to talk about e-bike regulation as long as folks agree that the *most urgent* problem is cars.
I'm happy to talk about e-bike regulation as long as folks agree that the *most urgent* problem is cars.
Love how much energy we all spend circle jerking over classes of ebikes while car culture runs around with metrics of multiple tons, hundreds of horsepower, and top speeds only limited in triple digits.
December 3, 2025 at 1:48 PM
"We need regulation of e-bikes!!!" people scream as SUVs and trucks get larger and deadlier and people speed and drive distracted with impunity.
I'm happy to talk about e-bike regulation as long as folks agree that the *most urgent* problem is cars.
I'm happy to talk about e-bike regulation as long as folks agree that the *most urgent* problem is cars.
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Bikes can change lives www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Montreal bike shop helps unhoused people switch gears, find work
Tri-Cycle’s project manager hopes the bike shop can be a springboard into the workforce for people experiencing homelessness or housing instability despite gaps in their resumés.
www.cbc.ca
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Bikes can change lives www.cbc.ca/player/play/...