my friends with salsas get more compliments on their bikes than anyone else. the geometries are better for more casual (comfortable) riding. plus no weird part fitment/comparability issues if you ever want to swap stuff out
(pic: my partner’s salsa)
Mar 2, 2025
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I used to ride solo a lot, just squeezing in a ride here and there when I could, but when I moved to Nashville I got plugged into some regular social rides that happen around town and it’s helped me meet a lot of folks! on top of the casual social rides, i’m a part of a political action cycle group (shout out corking), a guerrilla urbanism cycling group, a bikepacking group, and I just hear about random cycling events all the time that I wouldn’t have heard of otherwise! cycling is more fun with tha homies
May 15, 2025
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truly madly deeply the best part about casual biking is the joyous freedom of it all!! Don’t let the pretentious assholes convince you to drop $$$ on pedal clips or gels or a pointy helmet or RPM counter etc
real recs:
*a good helmet (non negotiable)
*water bottle cage + water bottle OR a water vest with straw thing if you’re like me and don’t like to unhook your water bottle while riding
*you can get a lil fanny pack thing that velcros onto the handlebar and turns into a real bag with longer straps when off the bike (ideal for biking to social events)
*a detachable basket for farmers market goodies like flowers and sourdough bread
Sep 25, 2024
seriously the only form of exercise I look forward to. feels more like exploring and enjoying the weather/scenery, gets you more in tune with the city, and suddenly it’s been an hour and you've gone 20 miles. you dont need to break the bank and get a top of the line micro-carbon-fiber italian roadbike that weighs half an ounce or anything either, plenty of used bikes are at shops or on facebook marketplace for a good price. all cardio and NONE of the joint pain, my hips are gonna love me in my 50s and runners stay mad about it
Mar 15, 2024
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the only thing I make where I'm like, yeah I can just straight up eat this whole block of tofu. take silken tofu (i usually do straight out of the fridge or shelf stable packaging), put some green onions, garlic, chili (flakes, crisp, whatever), soy sauce, sugar, and pour hot oil over top. kind of feels like a science experiment and takes 10 mins to make.
ingredients don't have to be particular, sometimes I just do cold chili crisp or ginger scallion oil on the tofu.
good over rice with stir fry veggies or by itself
I linked a recipe from Sarah's Vegan Kitchen, she has a lot of cheap, easy, filling, vegan recipes
Mar 3, 2025
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A collection of classic phone games, 2048, solitaire, water sort, plus so many more.
The best part is the app works fully offline in airplane mode so you can play without any ads
personally I like solitaire or chess
Mar 6, 2025
