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bikeshopgirl.bsky.social
🔧 Bike Mechanic + Product Designer 🙌 bikeshopgirl.substack.com 📍Chapel Hill, NC
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2 big bags of compost and a bag of mulch by bike. Yes, we have a car, but why drive when it’s more fun and convenient to bike?

Life doesn’t live itself ✌🏼

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years as a result of a deliberate strategy. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

Keep showing up for yourself. 530 treadmill date before the kids wake. It’s hard to make this choice as a mom. I could have slept in, but this is about laying the bricks of the human and life I want to live instead of what life makes happen.

Charlotte friends, what are your breakfast recommendations? Coming to town tomorrow for kids’ sports.

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Just getting back from a working vacation in the Dominican Republic.

Coffee of the week from @littlewavescoffee.bsky.social littlewaves.coffee/products/ter... What’s yours?

Biking resources. I can’t do much about tariffs, but I can help you rely more on your bike and help your bike parts last longer. What resources do you need to “bike more & worry” less this spring?

someone shared with me a crowdsourced safer bike routes map of LA with me once. I lost the link. If you know what that is, can you dm me the link? Google Maps is useless. Puts me on dangerous roads. I need insider knowledge for K-town to Expo line to get to Ciclavia

Curious about the new Gen3 Tern GSD? Head on over to cargobikelife.com and read the lastest review by @bikeshopgirl.bsky.social on this updated model.

Your neighbor wants to get into bike/walk advocacy and ask for your favorite book. What do you loan them? Working on a bike / walk advocacy book club 🙌

What towns are still getting bike/walk infrastructure done in the face of federal funding freezes?

I’ve never been much of a drinker but about a year ago I had a drink out over dinner. I didn’t finish half and biked home thinking, “that’s probably my last drink.” I felt the same tonight about a piece of steak. My body is just done with it 🤷‍♀️

Wearing a helmet into the doctors to show everyone that I biked there (and to prove they need bike racks)

I rode my bike to get a massive grocery haul this morning and then drove our car to the gym this afternoon. Bikes-for-transportation doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing game, especially in North America where it's hard to do so. Do what you can, when you can. 🫡

Who has setup bike valet with their nonprofit? Would love to hear about different setups beyond my own experiences.

Such a cool product!

Want to to your kids' bike behind your own? Check out the "Tow Monster" review by @bikeshopgirl.bsky.social on cargobikelife.com. 👇

Did you know that walkable streets can revitalize small towns, boost local businesses, and enhance community life? Join us and Main Street America for a dynamic conversation on how rural towns are using walkability to spark economic growth and create stronger, more connected communities.

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Love this piece on the magic of riding an e-bike by @elizabethendicott.bsky.social, especially this part about how riding a bicycle can be a gateway to civic engagement. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

This is why I love cargo e-bikes! Great collab with a local grocer to deliver food to those who need it and reduce waste! youtu.be/95bklAM4wgg

New episode ! We talked with the delightful British journalist and author Laura Laker about her odyssey on the UK's National Cycle Network, what makes good cycling infrastructure, and her work in setting standards for how reporters & cops talk about traffic crashes. thewaroncars.org/2025/03/11/e...

Enjoying our #cargobike joy vibe?? Follow our custom feed, created for us by the fantastic folks at @bikesky.social!! bsky.app/profile/bunc... (Bonus @waroncars.bsky.social sighting anyone??) #bikedc

The Ozmo Sidekick Kids eBike helmet launches on Kickstarter today (March 11th). Let's discuss what makes it special and why this will be my kids' helmet from now on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm2Y...

Hey! We're the Minneapolis Cargo Bike Library. This FREE lending library is a community-run partnership between @bikemn.bsky.social, @cyclehoop.bsky.social & the Lyndale Neighborhood Association. Our goal is to expand access to cargo bikes across Minneapolis. Learn more: 1/3