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Akkana Peck
@akkana@fosstodon.org
Linux/open source/Python geekette, mapping/GIS enthusiast (with FOSS tools), photo fiddler (mostly with GIMP), astronut, hiker and mountain biker, writer, speaker, LWV. Northern New Mexico. She.
- Website
- https://shallowsky.com
- Github
- https://akkana.github.io
@ascentale @BongoTwisty @bikenite #BikeNite
A6. I have bar ends on all my pedal bikes (all with straight bars, not drop). On a steep climb, I hold on to the bar ends and pull backward: my arm (and maybe abdominal?) muscles are helping me push harder on the pedals than I could with just my weight alone. (Even aside from reducing hand/arm fatigue by giving me more varied hand positions.) I don't get why people don't use bar ends any more.
@ascentale @elliek @bikenite #BikeNIte
A4a: I've been without a bike stand most of my life. I just flip the bike over. It's especially easy if you have bar-ends; otherwise, put wood blocks under the handlebar grips.
A4b: I love Slime. We'd have a hard time getting by without it here in Goathead City. We've even taken to using it in tubeless tires instead of the special tubeless sealants: Slime seems to last longer and seal better. I'm not sure Slime would fix a screw hole that large, though.