Mastodon, you are a influence...

[irgndsondepp@gts.da-miez.de]

@MsHearthWitch sorry I saw the responses too late. I don't have any good tips on biking in hot weather either. 😩
I'll be honest, I often just take the tram or walk... or stay at home when the weather doesn't suit me. A light drizzle or snow are okay, but I don't need to be on a bike in 40°C, torrential rain, hail or a lightning storm. 😅
It's perfectly fine to do the things you like given the conditions you like / can handle.

[mshearthwitch@wandering.shop]

@irgndsondepp Thank you! This is very encouraging, and yeah I live kind of between two cities so any major trips would require the car. BUT there are shops including a decent grocery store and many restaurants and cafes and parks in very very easy biking distance. Including a library that I cannot walk to given my current body but could bike to!

I've decided any and all future art sale profits are going towards my bike purchase fund.

[spinni81@mastodon.social]

@MsHearthWitch
Then do what I do. Only cycle if the weather is to your liking. I don't mind a bit(!) of rain but if it's too much the bike stays home. Cold is not a real problem, biking warms you up. Snow and ice are no go for me. Heat depends a lot on humidity. It's not all or nothing.

And I don't own any special cycling gear, I hate the look of "outdoor clothing" and refuse to be seen in anything neon.

[mensrea@freeradical.zone]

@MsHearthWitch @hermannus i grew up around those temps and walking is much more manageable than cycling

[cwicseolfor@zeroes.ca]

@MsHearthWitch @airikr @hermannus I've got plans to make some chill packs (sodium sulfate + sodium chloride - imagine an ice pack stuck at 65F) specifically to try and get around the wild heat and humidity of the last few years. I've lived in several subtropical cities before, but didn't expect we'd have this weather where I live now, at least not so soon. If they're successful, I'll be using them indoors as well to reduce AC draw.

[xeno@hexokina.se]

@MsHearthWitch@wandering.shop Bikes are great (if you’re able to ofc)

biking places is a cool thing and it’s a cool thing that requires:
1) bike
screw anyone who gatekeeps this stuff

[iju@mastodon.social]

@MsHearthWitch

They say a person is known for their friends, and also that company [eg. tiome spent together] makes ones alike.

Surely this is why some are still at Twitter. Better a fascist than a bicyclist?

[sinituulia@eldritch.cafe]

@spinni81 @MsHearthWitch This! I love to bike but I only do it if it won't deeply annoy me. My only allowance for biking clothes are a couple of pairs of trousers. I wish I had one of those tricycle bikes so I could wear long skirts and wouldn't have to worry about snow or ice? Or stopping in lights if my balance is wobbly or knees are angry that day. 😄 But being able to bike anywhere should I so choose? Wonderful and normal

[spinni81@mastodon.social]

@sinituulia I don't have balance problems (yet, my mom has them and I suppose at some point I will get there as well) but I do wear (long) skirts and dresses on my very normal bike. I don't even have a skirt guard on my bike, so far I haven't missed it.