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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 20h

#yegbike commute: cool at +7°C with a stiff and gusty northwest wind that’s quite cooling.
Traffic blessedly light, medium annoying. Street life mostly quiet.
Paths slightly busy, only a few other bikes.
Plenty of leaves and branches on the paths - but today the winter beater was woken up for […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 1d

#yegbike commute: warm again at +9°C with southwest breeze! 2 days ago it was a warm mid-layer, yesterday a light one, and today not necessary. Winter gloves issues are put off for another week!
Traffic medium weekday levels, just speeding vehicle annoyances.
Street life quiet, but paths […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 2d

#yegbike commute: a much warmer +7°C this morning, with a light northwest breeze. Traffic blessedly light for a weekday. Street life quiet, everybody in their tents or blankets, no urban campfires this morning.
As far as the urban pavement environment is concerned, surfaces were dry, although […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 3d

#yegbike commute: crispy cool and almost frosty at -2°C with light southwest wind. Traffic blessedly light on Sunday morning emptiness. Street life out and about, but mostly quiet with little campfires.
Paths mostly empty, a quiet night.
Plenty of leaves fell overnight, but seem mostly dry.
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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 5d

#yegbike commute: cool at +6°C with light southwest wind.
Traffic weekday medium, medium annoying. Speeding pickup trucks close passing are annoying - where are they going at such an impatient hurry at 6am? Disturbs the serenity, but makes necessary the mindfulness.
Street life present but quiet […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 7d

@chad Oh I like this! Can we make this the new Santorum?

Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 7d

#yegbike commute: seasonally cool at +9°C with light northwest breeze. Surfaces damp with wet leaves, particularly in Mill Creek.
Traffic back to weekday busy and especially annoying. The Yellowhead/97th street construction still present and annoying.
Street life present but quiet. Surprising […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 8d

#yegbike commute: seasonally cool at +7°C with light northwest breeze.
Traffic blessedly light, street life present but also quiet.
A few other bikes, a few dog walkers.
Quite pleasant fall bike ride.
Strikes me this morning is that this quiet is from lack of birdsong - hopefully just because […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 9d

#yegbike commute: cool at +11°C due to stiff southeast gusty wind.
Traffic not bad for a weekday, street life blessedly quiet.
A few other bikes, paths mostly empty.
Good fall ride, in the windy quiet and dark morning.
#earworm ‘All We Do’ by Oh Wonder.
https://youtu.be/zyyJF_rbaqg

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 10d

In more sporting news, the Worlds Tram Driver Championships have taken place in Vienna this year.
But Canada did not send any competitors! Surely at least Edmonton or Toronto could have! Alas, ETS has no social media presence on any platform not owned by toxic tech-bros […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11d

This raw footage clip of the Ladies Road Competition shows a- the street atmosphere of the race in Rwanda, and b-the power of Alison Jackson as a cheering squad.
https://youtu.be/tsnPGIb60YQ

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11d

I don't know how much more bicycle based emotions I can take this weekend.
At the UCI Worlds in Rwanda, Magdeline Vallieres of
@efprocycling.com takes the Road Gold. With a cheer section of Alison Jackson, what more could you want?

https://youtu.be/iS4CBKBbspg?si=8TGkmaCv2N-0nEOo

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 11d

Don Braid has a lovely article on our dear departed Dr. Darren Markland?
Who's next, Lorne Gunter?
The wonders of the #yegbike crew

https://calgaryherald.com/news/braid-an-alberta-doctors-death-saddens-thousands-just-as-new-health-crisis-looms

Braid: An Alberta doctor's death saddens thousands just as new health crisis looms

Dr Darren Markland was an ICU physician, adventurer and poet. His death in a bicycling accident has saddened thousands across Alberta.

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12d

Another #yegbike photo from the archive. The kilted mile? Something similar. My computer has the date of Dec 27 2014, not sure about the accuracy of that.
Dr. Darren Markland featured.

A bearded man, Dr. Darren Markland, is standing with a bike in front of Edmonton City Hall. The man is wearing a suit jacket and a kilt, with with winter biking gloves on his hands.

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12d

The #coffeeoutside game was strong this morning - or a memorial/vigil for our fallen comrade, Dr. Darren Markland.
To all the people there who I doubtless know online, I meant to talk to as many of you as possible, but there were so many people there! No slight was intended.
#yegbike

A large grouping of bicycles and people milling about in a city park, with downtown high-rises in the background.

Various camping stoves and coffeemakers are placed on park benches for making coffee outside. A large group of people are milling about in the background.

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 12d

Global has the nicest article yet on the good doctor.
But I still find it jarring and upsetting to see it in the news feed.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11451027/darren-markland-death/

Renowned ICU doctor Darren Markland dies in Alberta mountain biking accident

Outspoken Edmonton critical care physician Dr. Darren Markland passed away on Sunday, Sept. 21 at the age of 54, in a mountain biking accident near Nordegg, Alta.

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13d

I remember now, there was a team of keeners and a team of slackers for the 2016 24hrs Of Adrenaline in Canmore, AB. Where it had been raining for at least 3 days. And Darren Markland had to lend me a proper mountain bike.
#yegbike

A group of people are facing the camera for a group photo in Canmore Alberta.

2 mountain bikers are splattered with mud. One is the late, great Darren Markland.

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13d

It's unfortunately officially official.
https://edmontonjournal.remembering.ca/obituary/darren-markland-1093111486?fbclid=IwY2xjawNCnb9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHiGBD3TTBPcPZSfmQWJh69pScst_Rhkp467fcDIzZoHs1CVO-6VHtwHK1L4o_aem_HGWSi-zEJvvC7g_608uXGg

RIP
@drdagly.bsky.social

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Darren Markland Obituary | Edmonton Journal Remembering

View Darren Markland's complete obituary, share memories, and explore 56 tribute posts from the community.

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 13d

#yegbike commute: cool at a just above frost +3°C with light southwest wind.
Traffic quite light, street life quite quiet - most huddled up in blankets.
Paths quite empty, didn’t even see the other regular bike commuters.
It was like the city was in mourning - I know I am.
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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14d

Do I like an obit column for one of my friends in the news scroll at Canadian Cycling Magazine?
No, I do not.

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 14d

#yegbike commute: cool & crisp at +8°C with light but gusty northwest wind. Traffic medium weekday level, but puzzling drivist behaviours on display.
Street life fairly quiet in the inner city.
Paths surprisingly busy with walkers, joggers, and dog walkers.
Pretty good fall ride, the extra fall […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15d

i wonder why so many of my Dr. Darren Markland stories are about him convincing us timid slow-bikers to do silly mountain-bike type things?
And then patching us up after?
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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15d

I always thought that if I got hit on the #yegbike commute, I would hopefully end up in the Royal Alex Emergency Room so that Darren could fix me up:
And every time I go up Grierson Hill I expect to see him once again towing his canoe up the MUP from his bike/canoe commute route.
Or catch him on […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 15d

#yegbike commute: cool at +10°C with slight southwest breeze.
Traffic weekday light but annoying.
Street life quite busy in the inner city with ambulances, police cars, and tents all over with people milling about all over.
Personally my mind is a mess with the news from the #yegbike community […]

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Jeneric @jeneric.mstdn.ca.ap.brid.gy · 16d

#yegbike commute: crisp and cool at +7°C with light southwest breeze.
Traffic weekday light, mostly well behaved.
Street life mostly quiet, paths largely empty. A few regular other bikes.
Quite a fantastic ride on this last day of summer.
Don’t know how long this wonderful weather can last, but […]

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