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@ericksoen.bsky.social

E-bike hive member since 2020. Biked to all 81 Chicago Public Library branches as a shitpost. Pro-Chicago til the day I die.

382 Followers  |  158 Following  |  713 Posts  |  Joined: 02.09.2023  |  1.9005

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Total cop robot name.

04.12.2025 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A giant skeleton towers menacingly over some holiday elves

A giant skeleton towers menacingly over some holiday elves

How do you feel about this approach?

04.12.2025 01:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A truck fails to clear a bridge underneath the CTA Green line and misses by a wide margin.

A truck fails to clear a bridge underneath the CTA Green line and misses by a wide margin.

Incredible things happening on the Green Line today (this one was NOT close).

04.12.2025 00:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m the second of the two bathtubs in the laundry/mud room.

01.12.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Science of cycling still largely mysterious | CBC News "It's as simple as riding a bicycle" is a common expression. But the science of staying upright on two wheels is anything except simple β€” and we know surprisingly little about the intricacies of how c...

This one is fascinating…still think about a recent post about bikes and science…

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

> In reality, we know precious little about how the bicycle actually works, beyond the basic mechanics of "pedal turns gear that turns wheel."

01.12.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The β€œMichael Bicycle Brigade” stands at the ready.

01.12.2025 04:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

10/10 alt text. No notes.

30.11.2025 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My bird feeder brings all the pigeons to the yard / and they’re like, it’s better than yours / damn right, it’s better than yours

30.11.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

TIL…13 kids have died from peanut allergies in the last 10 years.

…this is exactly why my local district has strict policies in place about food allergies and MUTE about traffic violence.

30.11.2025 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

😒

30.11.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A picture or Lord Voldemort

A picture or Lord Voldemort

Is there a chance thatβ€”despite meeting himβ€”this is who Trump thinks the leader of Ukraine is?

30.11.2025 00:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BRB…printing this out on flyers to post at the crosswalk next to my daughter’s school.

29.11.2025 22:18 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
A child in a pink har stands in front of the CTA holiday train

A child in a pink har stands in front of the CTA holiday train

Is the cure to the male loneliness epidemic riding the @chicagocta.bsky.social holiday train with your friends? Time will tell.

29.11.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Okay. @profanity.accountant let’s see how uncouth I’ve been.

29.11.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
George from Greys Anatomy performs a surgery in an elevator.

George from Greys Anatomy performs a surgery in an elevator.

My 11-year old pulled β€œGrey’s Anatomy” for our family game of Charades.

…so of course we re-enacted the elevator surgery scene 😭😭😭

28.11.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tag yourself. I’m the bicycle that just says β€œAustism”

27.11.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The chariot wheel from the film Ben Hur with a sharpened axel designed to shatter the wheel of other chariots

The chariot wheel from the film Ben Hur with a sharpened axel designed to shatter the wheel of other chariots

Yeah I still ride on the sidewalk sometimes. What of it?

27.11.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There’s an alt universe where the Pope also coined this banger on a Reddit thread.

26.11.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Goalposts moved for Ja’Mal Green…

25.11.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Call me Charlie Brown.

24.11.2025 04:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lmaooo…Infinite scrolling on a site that’s just a guy being mad about something…

24.11.2025 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Christmas tree on the back of a bicycle

A Christmas tree on the back of a bicycle

Am I too late?!?

24.11.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that one of the ceramic mugs at Loba? (I too have been know to ride my bike to a cafe).

23.11.2025 19:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The pope croons into a mic.

The pope croons into a mic.

You, I would die for you, yeah
Darlin', if you want me to
You, I would die for you, wow!

You're just a sinner, I am told
Be your fire when you're cold

23.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FAAAACTS! I sent the school district two videos of drivers turning through a school crosswalk with CHILDREN in it and the response I got was big β€œwhy are you bothering me?” vibes…

22.11.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An image of the article of the Baltimore man who chases ICE agents on his electric scooter.

The highlighted text shows his response as to why he can now keep up with them after upgrading his scooter.

An image of the article of the Baltimore man who chases ICE agents on his electric scooter. The highlighted text shows his response as to why he can now keep up with them after upgrading his scooter.

β€œHaha bitches, I got a new scooter” is such a micro-mobility bar.

21.11.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rosemont! A place that’s somehow uniquely bad for drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists all at the same time!

20.11.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Would be a lovely gender neutral name for a boy, girl, or piping plover.

20.11.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good news! Your local PD has now produced a video about bikes riding on sidewalks.

19.11.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Barks cabbed (a feel good story about some dogs who accidentally got a taxi ride around town).

(No the grammar does not make sense)

19.11.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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