E-bike: 1 Goons: 0

Finished Radical Welcome by Stephanie Spellers.

Ted (Jason Sudeikis) and Keeley (Juno Temple) encounter a Brompton for the first time when Dr. Sharon Fieldstone (Sarah Niles) rides up and collapses one in an episode of Ted Lasso Keeley: "That's not a bike, that's a transformer!" #BicycleBirthday Jason Sudeikis Born September 18, 1975

Ever felt like you're driving to work to make money to pay for your car to drive to work? 😩 The total annual cost of owning and operating a new vehicle this year is $11,577, or $964.78 per month. newsroom.aaa.com/2025/09/aaa-...

Five days out from our final Local History Bike Tour of the year. Get your tickets today! reconnectrochester.org/localhistory... #ROC #RochesterNY

Washington, D.C., September 6, 1980: Bicycle activists protested the rule banning bikes on the D.C. Metro by carrying a full-sized cardboard cutout of a bicycle onto a Metro car to show how easily bikes could be wheeled into the cars.

Finished The Pioneers (or The Sources of the Susquehanna) by James Fenimore Cooper.

Post your dream ride. (Finland used the Helkama Jaakari to fight Nazis)

What's wild about the 85th percentile is that lots of US states use it to set all speed limits, but the original idea (from the 1930s) was to let observed driver speeds shape speed limits on **rural roads**. It was never intended for urban areas w/pedestrians & cyclists!

Finished The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.

Finished History of the Conquest of Peru by William Hickling Prescott.

Finished The Glorious Cause by Jeff Shaara.

Post your grocery-by-bike pics!

Me: Look at Stephen Colbert! Look at Rick Steves! Look at Fred Rogers! Others: A shame there are no positive public portrayals of progressive Christian men.

A few words about America on the 4th of July. brianzahnd.substack.com/p/weird-amer...

Finished The Letters of JRR Tolkien.

@brianzahnd.bsky.social New Dave Matthews tune will interest you. 😉 “I know you want peace on earth. But we gotta kill the monster first…” youtu.be/9jgE99anKOo?...

Finished Strike The Hammer by Laura Warren Hill.

Our first Brighton ride of the year is coming up this Friday! This ride is free but pre-registration is necessary. Hope to see you there! secure.rec1.com/NY/Town-Brig...

With Bike Week starting Friday, here is a run-down of all the resources Reconnect Rochester has to offer. Pass this link on! reconnectrochester.org/2025/05/bike... #ROC #RochesterNY

1, 2 and 8 got my vote. 🤓

Finished The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien. www.chronology.org/tolkien/

@godwelcomesall.bsky.social Have you read Sidewalks in the Kingdom by Jacobsen? ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Finished The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien. 🤓 www.chronology.org/tolkien/

Share and plaster around town folks 😜 #ROC #RochesterNY

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What's the most common crash in Monroe County involving bicyclists? Click to find out. Warning: nuance required. While many assume sidewalk-riding is safer than it is, others demonize it & overstate its dangers. We take a nuanced position. 😉 reconnectrochester.org/2025/03/monr... #ROC #RochesterNY

This one's extremely important y'all. Please sign. 🙏🏼 Even if you don't bike much. Safety projects for crosswalks and bike lanes are in jeopardy. bikeleague.org/take-action/...

@brianzahnd.bsky.social Know any Icon experts who can identify these 2 in Doctor Zhivago?

Two weeks out! 🤓 #ROC #RochesterNY

Finished Bubbleball by Ben Golliver.

I’ve long wanted to make a “My vehicle is powered by beer & Cheez-Its 🚲” shirt. #BikeSky

I stand by every word 👇🏻 All that stands between us & Silver is 8 miles of focused investment. @kenmcld.bsky.social @amelianeptune.bsky.social

Finished The Roots of Flower City by Camden Burd.

Finished Killed by a Traffic Engineer by Wes Marshall.

it’s also currently in ROC’s high injury network (the streets with the highest rates of severe crashes for people walking & biking). This project will test City Hall’s resolve. Safety for all, especially the most vulnerable, must override motorist convenience (on-street parking).

***Alright bike riders, this is a big one. We need you to show up February 12th in person or virtually.*** Not only is N Clinton a crucial component of the envisioned Bike Spine Network (which should feature seamless protected bike lanes comfortable for all ages & abilities),

Finished The Liturgical Revolution: Prayer Book Revision and Associated Parishes: A Generation of Change in The Episcopal Church by Michael Moriarty.

Well, protected bike lanes are gonna be much harder now www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

“Saruman believes that it is only great power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I've found it is the small things, everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keeps the darkness at bay. Simple acts of kindness and love.”

Finished Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix.

All the Episcopalians say:

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One week out! 🤓 @eclasper.bsky.social @patriciau.bsky.social #ROC #RochesterNY

Finished Star Wars: The Last Command by Timothy Zahn.

Finished Rebuilding Notre Dame de Paris by Mathieu Lours.

2024 was a great year for cycling in Monroe County! Read our Top Ten accomplishments & developments. 🥳 mailchi.mp/reconnectroc... #ROC #RochesterNY

Our annual repost of one of the greatest tweets ever made. #ROC #RochesterNY

Nonfiction **Francis Parkman’s series on the French in North America** Owen’s Green Metropolis Sanderson’s Terra Nova Zahnd’s Farewell to Mars Setting Down Roots: Leaving Behind the Tumbleweed Life McKelvey’s history of Rochester Fiction Tolkien’s Middle-earth Lewis’s Narnia Leatherstocking Tales

Polls close Friday. Let's ensure the Bike Spine Network wins as #ROC's best idea for the future! You can vote once a day 😉 Let's send City Hall a message we want a basic grid of protected bike lanes criss crossing the city! 2024-best-of-rochester-final-ballot--city_magazine.contest.vote #RochesterNY