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younata

@younata@hachyderm.io

Tech witch. I'm building an electric airplane. I maintain the Quick, Nimble, and Swift Fakes testing libraries for Swift & Objective-C.

Avid bike rider. Bicycles are the best form of personal transport.

πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ. Married to the most wonderful woman in the world.

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ascentale, to random
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Welcome to the April 26th BikeNite! Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Feel free to answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

We'll start out with our introduction:

Q1. Where are you posting from today? Have you experienced or thought about any cycle-related milestones lately? Past, present, or future. Number of trips, distance, location, type of ride, etc?

#BikeNite #BikeNiteQ

younata,
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@ascentale A1. Oregon, USA. I just got back from the second lumber haul with my custom cargo bike trailer. I'd estimate this at around 200 lbs, maybe up to 220 (90-100 kg). That's getting close to the limit of what I'm comfortable with.

I also want to do some bike camping this summer, which I've never done before.

younata, to random
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At a farmer's market on Saturday, I impulse-bought some pepper plants. Now, I've been thinking about building a whole automated system for monitoring, watering, and overall taking care of them.

Trying to get myself to just start small, with a planter box on wheels. Specifically that I don't have to automate everything all at once. Maybe I'll start with some capacitive soil moisture sensors, and later add pumps and a water reservoir.

This should be fun.

younata,
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Whee, I ordered a bunch of lumber to build planter boxes (and shelving so I can do vertical gardening!) from a local place today. I'll pick that up in a day or so using my bike trailer, for another entry into the Carry Shit Olympics.

ascentale, to random
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@xtaran wonders about campaigns designed to boost cycling:

Q4. Given campaigns like #Frostpendeln, #30DaysOfBiking (this is happening right now!) or #Bike2Work: Which type of campaign motivates you most? Are you more looking for "as often as possible" (e.g. at least once per day, outbrave any weather) or more at the distance ("see how "much you cycle get within some period")? Maybe regular group rides similar to a #CriticalMass? Or something completely different?

#BikeNite #BikeNiteQ

younata,
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@ascentale @xtaran A4. My personal goal has been minimize the amount of driving I do. Which I do by trying to never drive in town. For any trip less than a few miles, and I try as much as I can to either not do the trip, bike, take public transit, etc.

I’ve driven 2, maybe 3 times this year, it’s been great.

#BikeNite

ascentale, to random
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We got two separate questions about cycle trailers this week and I will try to combine questions from @Iragersh and @scottsthoughts into one:

Q2. What do you recommend for utility trailers? What's best for light-duty?
What's best for heavy-duty (>150lb, for carrying @scottsthoughts's bartending gear (coolers, ice, folding tables, etc)?
How do they attach to your cycle?

edit:
Also, some details that were missing due to character limits:

  • There are some compatibility issues with seatpost/hub/axle hitches and cycle types, such as e-bikes
  • The Bikes at Work trailers are nice but very expensive

younata,
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@ascentale @Iragersh @scottsthoughts A2. for cargo, I built what is effectively a clone of the BikesAtWork trailer. I’ve used it for 1 trip so far, picking up some 200 lbs of lumber.

If I didn’t already have most of the material, the trailer I built would’ve been significantly more expensive than just buying a BikesAtWork. It’s expensive, yes, but also an incredibly good value for what it is.

I also have a burley nomad, which is used for groceries. I like it for that.

#BikeNite

ascentale, to random
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It's April 19th and welcome to BikeNite! Thanks for joining, and I hope we all enjoy chatting about cycle stuff! Feel free to answer whenever at your convenience. Anyone can join, now or later. Reply to what you like, and boost for visibility.

We'll start out with our introduction:

Q1. Where are you posting from today? What's going on in your cycle-world?
#BikeNite #BikeNiteQ

younata,
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@ascentale A1. Oregon, USA. I’m still getting occasional hits of dopamine from how well my Ebike build video is doing (by far my best performing video. Which isn’t saying much, but I’m still proud of it). https://youtu.be/q4v96sHWJDM

I’m also finding myself in the market for a couple panniers for my β€œfront” racks, so been doing research on those. Open to recs, and I also vaguely recall a BikeNite question on that from a while back.

younata, to cycling
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My recumbent ebike build video is up! Describing the entire process of the build in detail. I'm very proud of it, and I hope you enjoy the build!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4v96sHWJDM

This is a 20 minute video. For the short/written version, see the build thread I posted. Starting at https://hachyderm.io/@younata/111826599913680583

younata, to cycling
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Woo! Finally finished editing my video on my recumbent ebike build!

It'll go live tomorrow morning.

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rachelbrindle

This is a long one at 20 minutes. For the "short" version, see the thread I posted about the build, starting at https://hachyderm.io/@younata/111826599913680583

#BikeTooter #recumbent #ebikes

ascentale, to random
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@jfparis has a technical question, and I have a follow up:

Q5. I run a SRAM rival 22 (2x 1 with 11-32 at the back and 50-34 at the front). I want to get easier gearing without spending too much ££
What's the best option? A new crankset or a bigger cassette? (I would need a wolftooth roadlink or something)

(And in general, it seems that many older bikes have harder gearing. What are easy / low-cost ways to make the gearing easier on your cycle?)

younata,
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@moira I assume you've thought about this, but my first thought upon reading this is that the free-wheel/freehub on your old bike might have a bunch of grit/friction in it, and that cleaning it out & re-lubricating it (or even replacing it) would help out a lot? #BikeNite

younata,
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@moira Lol! πŸ˜‚ That's perfectly valid to just... sell it and not deal with the problem anymore.

ascentale, to random
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This next question is related to a poll from @lioracle via PedalHoppy@mstdn.ca:

Q2. Imagine you're riding your cycle on a multi-use path, and someone is ahead of you walking on the far right of the path. You have plenty of space to pass on the left.

Do you alert them by ringing a bell or using your voice? Or do you only alert them if they are in your way? What do you think of these interactions in general?

(here's a link to the original poll: https://sfba.social/@lioracle@urbanists.social/112165060056695621 )

#BikeNite #BikeNiteQ

younata,
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@ascentale @lioracle A2. I don’t have or like bells. On narrower paths (less than… probably 6 ft/2m), I always alert with β€œon your left”, or β€œexcuse me”. And I try to remember to do so for really wide path when there’s more than 4-5 feet (1.5m) space between me and the person/people I’m passing (but I often forget to announce myself in those cases). If there are kids, or animals that aren’t on a short leash, then I’ll also slow down to about a jogging pace while announcing myself. #BikeNite

younata, to swift
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Announcing swift-fakes, the beginning of standardized test doubles for Swift!

Swift Fakes aims to provide standardized implementations of common test doubles, massively improving the readability and reliability of your tests. Currently, Swift Fakes provides the Spy class, for recording calls and returning stubbed responses. But I'm aiming to expand its offerings quickly.

Please check it out! https://github.com/Quick/swift-fakes #SwiftLang #UnitTesting #swift

ascentale, to random
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Last week, we talked about transporting take-out food home. What about transporting (potentially hot) liquids? @wesley asks:

Q7. What cup holders do people use for coffee and to go cups?

younata,
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@ascentale @wesley I have some of these vertical cup-holders from PDW that I really like. Works well so long as the beverage has a lid. The lid doesn't even have to be sealed, so long as the ride isn't bumpy enough. https://ridepdw.com/collections/bottle-cages/products/bar-ista?variant=24749120449

#BikeNite

glightly, to random
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Dateline: UC Davis, super-ableist campus that has dropped mask mandates, where many profs require ironclad sick notes for any flexibility for illness in class, and resists offering accessible online options for courses and events.

You should buy pills, buy spray, buy a neti pot, buy a humidifier.

But by all means don't wear an N95 mask - that's for "the weak".

https://www.reddit.com/r/UCDavis/comments/1bg1b4w/i_cant_fucking_breathe/

younata,
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@glightly the only time I don’t wear an n95 mask when out of the house is summer. Fall? Keeps my face warm. Winter? Keeps my face warm and humid. Spring? Prevents allergies. Summer? Too hot. Even then, I still don one before I step inside any indoor space… or any crowded outdoor space.

There are plenty of reasons to wear a mask even if you don’t believe in preventing the spread of disease.

younata, to cycling
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Just started a spreadsheet to keep track of energy usage over time for my 2 ebikes. There's only the most recent "trips" (which I reset every time I charge the battery) so far - so, one entry for each bike.

The human efficiency numbers are very close, which is so Interesting! Average speed for these bikes are pretty close (but not recorded), so that's telling me that I'm putting roughly in the same effort, but supplementing with the motor to hit my desired speed.

#BikeTooter #eBikes

younata, to random
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I wish, in a Swift Package, I could specify a dependency as "package only" or something - that way my package-only dependencies (testing frameworks, SwiftLint, etc.) won't be pulled in by something that only uses the library code.

This was called out in SE-0019 back when testing support was added to SPM, and hasn't been added in the checks notes 8 years since SE-0019 was accepted.

#SwiftLang

younata,
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@schwa apparently this happened back in swift 5.2 and I completely missed it. https://mastodon.social/@mamouneyya/112062653532097903

younata, to random
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I wish I could just set properties on an actor. Like... it would be really nice syntax sugar to allow me to do await anActor.property = value. As it is, I have to write and use setter functions to accomplish the same thing. What is this, Java?

ascentale, to random
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Next from @sam:

Q7. For recreational cycling what is your favorite road, gravel, and/or MTB cycling route? What is your favorite route that you can get to by bike and/or public transit only without driving a car (if different from your answer to the first part of this question)?

younata,
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@ascentale @sam A7. When I was in college in Tucson, AZ, they had The Loop, which was a very long trail that looped around Tucson. When I was there, it was still incomplete, just the section near me was good for about 30-40 mile (including to/from the trail) rides on paved mixed use paths. That’s my favorite trail to this day, because once I got on the loop, I didn’t have to worry about cars at all.

I’m also partial to the SF Bay Trail, which is trending in this same direction.

#BikeNite

younata, to cycling
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Achievement unlocked: first time biking in snow.

Also achievement unlocked: first walk of pride because it was too slippery.

@nicaless had an early in-person meeting, and she missed the bus. So I took her on our cargo bike, with her in the back (pictured after wiping off snow from return trip). Just before we leave, the rain turned to snow.

And there weren’t any issues until after I dropped her off, when I was about halfway home and the rear started sliding out during turns.

1/2

#BikeTooter

younata, to cycling
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Day 28 of my recumbent ebike build: first test ride! Quick ride down the street and back. Still found a couple things to tune up.

There’s a clicking sound from the front wheel area when it’s moving under load. Didn’t show up running the motor on a stand. I wonder if the motor cable isn’t secured as well as it should be?

The pedal assist needs to be dialed in some. It wasn’t detecting much power from me.

Even so, it went great! Everything else in that 0.1 mile ride worked!

younata,
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I was able to diagnose that clicking sound. Here's a recording of it from my phone. Now it is showing up on the stand... what gives?

I'll need to open up the motor for that. Unfortunately, I don't have the right tool (it's a really small torx screw that I don't have a driver for), so I'll order some and fix this later.

#BikeTooter #eBikes

younata,
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"Oh no, not another excuse to buy tools!" said no one, ever.

younata,
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Day 30 of my recumbent ebike build: Ordered tools to open up the motor and fix that clicking sound.

Fixed the pedal assist. I needed to set the cycle analyst to use 2-wire PAS encoding. Prior to that, PAS would only kick in when I was going below 5 mph. Weird!

Went on a couple rides today. Average efficiency is under 4 wh/mi (2.5 wh/km). That’s way better than I expected!

With that, I consider this build finished (for now)! Thanks for all the encouragement and feedback!

#BikeTooter #eBikes.

younata, to cycling
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Cargo Bike Trailer Build!

This will essentially be a bunch of 2040 aluminum extrusion bolted together, strapped to some bicycle wheels, with a tongue from another trailer. I have pretty much all the components for it, I only need to fabricate a few parts to interface everything.

Today, I made 2 of the 4 brackets necessary to attach the wheels to the frame. These’ll be installed with the slot facing downwards, and the wheel axle will slot into them.

younata,
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Day 3 of my cargo bike trailer build: Back to this! I assembled the wheel carriage, which will sit under the bed. Currently working on said bed!

younata,
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@moira yeah. Should be strong enough for a couple hundred pounds.

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