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Catherine Wykes

@cathybabes.bsky.social

Beer and active travel stuff

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Robertson's Cycles and Repairs, 17 Strathmartine Road. Next door was MacVey's Radio, TV & Records, according to the directory.

Date: c.1965

Ref: BW151-18

#TransportTuesday

17.02.2026 07:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
[โ€œTake my advice, when you meet anything thatโ€™s going to be human and isnโ€™t yet, or used to be human once and isnโ€™t now, or ought to be human and isnโ€™t, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.โ€ โ€” Mr Beaver, The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe]

[โ€œTake my advice, when you meet anything thatโ€™s going to be human and isnโ€™t yet, or used to be human once and isnโ€™t now, or ought to be human and isnโ€™t, you keep your eyes on it and feel for your hatchet.โ€ โ€” Mr Beaver, The Lion, The Witch & the Wardrobe]

C. S. Lewis tried to warn us about AI

11.02.2026 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 524    ๐Ÿ” 176    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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In the Netherlands, cycling and public transport arenโ€™t competitorsโ€”theyโ€™re teammates. Invest in one, and the other gets stronger.

Nowhere is this clearer than at railway stations, where every design decision sharpens the bike infrastructure network and makes the door-to-door journey even smoother.

11.02.2026 09:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 162    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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This is cycling in Copenhagen.

No hi-vis. No helmet mandates.
People cycle because itโ€™s safe โ€” by design.

This is what cycling should look like.

Ireland is moving in the opposite direction. Instead of designing safe places to cycle, we're blaming the people cycling...

04.02.2026 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 158    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
"There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert "There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW

Iโ€™m having a hard time thinking of an interview between two human beings I enjoyed more than tonightโ€™s interview of the great Ian McKellen by the great Stephen Colbert. Every moment of it was a pleasure that I highly recommendโ€ฆ but then came the most REMARKABLE ending that you really HAVE to watch.

05.02.2026 07:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 534    ๐Ÿ” 173    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 34
Photo of Bill Murray riding a fatbike. He's wearing a long, black woolen overcoat and a black bicycle helmet. His bicycle basket contains a groundhog wearing a red bicycle helmet.

Photo of Bill Murray riding a fatbike. He's wearing a long, black woolen overcoat and a black bicycle helmet. His bicycle basket contains a groundhog wearing a red bicycle helmet.

Happy Groundhog Day, bicycle friends!

02.02.2026 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Many people with various types of bikes (including cargo bikes) stand outside

Many people with various types of bikes (including cargo bikes) stand outside

Larger group of people standing in the the cold with lots of different bikes

Larger group of people standing in the the cold with lots of different bikes

Spoke card with โ€œwe saw what happenedโ€ on a bike wheel in the snow

Spoke card with โ€œwe saw what happenedโ€ on a bike wheel in the snow

Two bunch bikes are parked - one with ice out poster and the other w/ cargo bike library logo and an adult passenger

Two bunch bikes are parked - one with ice out poster and the other w/ cargo bike library logo and an adult passenger

More photos from Minneapolisโ€™ unity ride for Alex Pretti today:

Of course cargo bikes were there.

๐Ÿšฒ โค๏ธ

31.01.2026 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 119    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Impossible challenge. Even people in wealthy areas with busy high streets complain endlessly about there being too many nail bars, restaurants and vape shop. They demand the reopening of all the retail businesses that they drove into ruin by no longer shopping there.

28.01.2026 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’ฌ Big moment for #MyRideOurRight

Yesterday, MPs from across parties debated womenโ€™s safety while walking, wheeling, cycling and running, hearing how road design must reflect real experiences and why safety fears still deter many from cycling.

๐Ÿงก cyclinguk.org/westminster-mror

28.01.2026 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Bike people are good people ๐Ÿšฒ

27.01.2026 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

$125,000!!! Bow down before the knitters!

26.01.2026 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Saw this somewhere and stole it.

24.01.2026 04:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Recognition for @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social's work! Now an OBE! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ…
She was one of @cyclinguk.bsky.social's 2024 women in cycling.
She makes the well-researched & evidence-based case for everyday #walking #wheeling #cycling & the benefits of physical activity to @eastsussexcc.bsky.social

31.12.2025 10:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We will not be stripped of our joy. Our community is strong and we will win.

17.01.2026 22:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 139    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scotlandโ€™s budget brings a welcome boost for walking, wheeling and cycling, with active travel funding up nearly 20%. It shows campaigning works, but weโ€™re not there yet.

Our Scotland Advocacy Lead digs into what the numbers really mean: cyclinguk.org/scotlands-budget

16.01.2026 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're down visiting family and couldn't believe how busy Longsands was, with lots of folk using the mobile saunas ๐Ÿ˜ฑ and so, so many dogs!

01.01.2026 16:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mmm beerโ€ฆ.

28.12.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Antique postcard featuring an illustration of Santa riding a penny farthing bicycle with reindeer following. Santa is holding a holly branch in one hand. There a rabbit in the lower right. Snow is on the ground. It says, Merry Christmas โ€œ at the bottom. Happy holidays to all using text readers!

Antique postcard featuring an illustration of Santa riding a penny farthing bicycle with reindeer following. Santa is holding a holly branch in one hand. There a rabbit in the lower right. Snow is on the ground. It says, Merry Christmas โ€œ at the bottom. Happy holidays to all using text readers!

Merry Christmas, bicycle friends!

25.12.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 199    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Merry Christmas from York, where the beer tastes like ginger cake ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿป

25.12.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Dundee #Criticalmass #Christmas
Merry Christmas!

23.12.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Free Christmas parking is an outdated concept. Most modern cities donโ€™t subsidize parking but support transit instead.

As Donald Shoup said: โ€˜free parking has to be paid by somebody, and that somebody is everybody including people that are too poor to own a car.โ€™

youtu.be/cy1CKltrA2Y?...

22.12.2025 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Recently learned it's "God rest ye merry, gentlemen. Or to put it another way 'lads - don't worry, be happy' ๐Ÿ˜Š

19.12.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Crowds of people walk, cycle, and dine while sitting along Manhattan streets that lined with protected bike lanes, planter boxes, and terraced areas.

Crowds of people walk, cycle, and dine while sitting along Manhattan streets that lined with protected bike lanes, planter boxes, and terraced areas.

A car-free โ€œschool streetโ€ in Paris includes bike parking, vegetated areas, and white asphalt painted with colorful games.

A car-free โ€œschool streetโ€ in Paris includes bike parking, vegetated areas, and white asphalt painted with colorful games.

A green bollard sits in the middle of a pedestrianized cobbled street in Brussels. Rows of flowers hang over the street.

A green bollard sits in the middle of a pedestrianized cobbled street in Brussels. Rows of flowers hang over the street.

People of all agesโ€”from young to oldโ€”walk, sit, and play in a pedestrianized โ€œschool streetโ€ lined with planter boxes and wooden seating.

People of all agesโ€”from young to oldโ€”walk, sit, and play in a pedestrianized โ€œschool streetโ€ lined with planter boxes and wooden seating.

A new World Bank report calls on governments to create dedicated Livable Streets Investment Programs, steadily scaling funding to 10% of road budgets by 2035.

Why? Because livable streets deliver some of the highest returns in transport investmentโ€”up to โ‚ฌ16 per โ‚ฌ1 spent: investinlivablestreets.info

19.12.2025 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 125    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
A Goldfinch perches delicately atop a pine tree, its vivid red face, black-and-white crown, and golden feathers glowing against the blurred green backdrop. It tilts its head to one side, looking slightly puzzled, as if wondering what all the fuss is about. The star, after all, is right where it should be...perched proudly on top of the tree.

A Goldfinch perches delicately atop a pine tree, its vivid red face, black-and-white crown, and golden feathers glowing against the blurred green backdrop. It tilts its head to one side, looking slightly puzzled, as if wondering what all the fuss is about. The star, after all, is right where it should be...perched proudly on top of the tree.

POV: Everybody's asking where the star is and you're confused because *you* are the star ๐ŸŒŸ

๐Ÿ“ท John Lindsey

17.12.2025 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 388    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

Bicycles travel at the speed of, โ€œoh thatโ€™s a cute coffee shop. I should drop inโ€

13.12.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Slide from Brent Toderian at @toderianUW.bsky.social that says โ€œIf you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers. If you design a multi-model city, it works better for everyone, including drivers.โ€

Slide from Brent Toderian at @toderianUW.bsky.social that says โ€œIf you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers. If you design a multi-model city, it works better for everyone, including drivers.โ€

Never forget, if you design a city for cars, it fails for everyone, including drivers.

If you design a multi-modal city that makes walking, biking & public transit attractive options, it works better for everyone, including drivers.

INCLUDING DRIVERS.

The โ€œwar on carsโ€ has always been a lie.

09.12.2025 06:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 314    ๐Ÿ” 100    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words โ€œstg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault
RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner 
RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school
RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond
Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that.

@yaboyni
Take a moment
And and realize the moment 
You took has already passed
Thank you
See you next time

A poster on 8.5 x 11 inch paper saga Fishtown fish facts: red lipped catfish or of ocephalus Darwini. Then a pic of that freaky fish with 4 limbs it rests on the ground and then the words โ€œstg this fish real red-lipped batfish walk ocean floor with they flippers RLBF have RBF, not they fault RLBF have a bioluminescent lure that glows to attract dinner RLBF lipgloss is popping, RLBF lipgloss is cool, all the fish keep jockin, they chase RLBF after school RLBF got scales like armor and shine bright like a diamond Red-lipped batfish will teach you how to dougie, I can promise u that. @yaboyni Take a moment And and realize the moment You took has already passed Thank you See you next time

One of my neighbors has been putting up these fish facts posters. All kinds of different fish, marine, freshwater, deep, shallow, all kinds. This is a good one. โ€œStg this real fishโ€ took me out. Good work, neighbor.

07.12.2025 15:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9294    ๐Ÿ” 2250    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 167    ๐Ÿ“Œ 160
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments Youโ€™ll Hear This Year Anti-bike arguments arenโ€™t just frustratingโ€”theyโ€™re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.

โ€œWe canโ€™t all be expected to bike.โ€

Fair. But thatโ€™s not the point.

โ€œNot everyone can or wants to bike. But some people can & doโ€”and they deserve a safe, efficient, affordable way to move through the city. Itโ€™s about freedom of choice.โ€

This & other useful comebacks, in @momentummag.bsky.social.

06.12.2025 00:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 354    ๐Ÿ” 106    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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The Aunties of Active Mobility: Alice and Reyna Profiling two auntie-advocates whose community-rooted biking leadership in Duluth and Minneapolis strengthens active transportation networks, challenges inequity, and expands mobility access acrossโ€ฆ

โ€œIf you want to build great cities, you build them for women. We are the ones out there taking more transit, hauling our kids and groceries around, making lots of the buying decisions, and deciding if our kids can walk or bike to school.โ€

-Alice Tibbetts

Latest Aunties article is out. It's great!

04.12.2025 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6