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1. Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK (vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Monday, 21-Oct-2024 04:55:49 JST Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

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   • Pete
   • AI6YR Ben
   • moggie
   • Phil (ascentale)

   @EverydayMoggie @ai6yr @ascentale @pete I've often wondered if these trainers could be also connected to a small generator - you could then get exercise *and* charge up batteries for portable devices (mobile phone, amateur radio equipment etc) at the same time..

   • AI6YR Ben (ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Monday, 21-Oct-2024 04:55:50 JST AI6YR Ben

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     • Pete
     • Phil (ascentale)

     @ascentale @pete #BikeNite A2. I don't have a backup plan, but I did pick up a bicycle trainer (found on the side of the road, LOL) which works--I have considered using that instead of riding before, although sitting in my garage riding briskly to nowhere to do nothing seems... strange. (not a "cyclists for exercise" person, I cycle for utilitarian reasons, ha ha). Maybe if I get a disco ball and disco lights and have very loud music playing, and pretend I am trendy. (Edit: normally just sitting in the garage pedaling nowhere would seem to me to be senseless and stupid LOL)

   • moggie (everydaymoggie@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 21-Oct-2024 04:55:50 JST moggie

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     • Pete
     • AI6YR Ben
     • Phil (ascentale)

     So you quite literally picked it up, hehe.

     #BikeNite
     @ai6yr @ascentale @pete

   • Phil (ascentale) (ascentale@sfba.social)'s status on Monday, 21-Oct-2024 04:55:54 JST Phil (ascentale)

     • Pete

     Thank you. In addition to traffic violence, extreme weather is also at hand; we have a nearby fire warning.

     @pete asks how you can still ride when it is difficult to do so outside:

     Q2. We cancelled a group ride due to flooding and detritus, so I used the trainer for a virtual ride w/Rouvy. If you cycle for recreation/fitness, do you have a backup plan if you can't ride outdoors?

     Do you take indoor cycling seriously & train/race with Rouvy/Zwift/TrainerRoad or the like?

     #BikeNite #BikeNiteQ