John Pike
@johnpik60774011.bsky.social
punk cider fat bikes mates books socialism - in any order! 🙂
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On this day in 2017, @riskeeridicule.bsky.social released their second studio album, Blame Culture.
First discovered the band supporting King Blues on tour and loved them. This was fan funded on Kickstarter!
Check out Drown & Molotov Cocktails and you'll love them!
First discovered the band supporting King Blues on tour and loved them. This was fan funded on Kickstarter!
Check out Drown & Molotov Cocktails and you'll love them!
January 6, 2026 at 7:25 AM
On this day in 2017, @riskeeridicule.bsky.social released their second studio album, Blame Culture.
First discovered the band supporting King Blues on tour and loved them. This was fan funded on Kickstarter!
Check out Drown & Molotov Cocktails and you'll love them!
First discovered the band supporting King Blues on tour and loved them. This was fan funded on Kickstarter!
Check out Drown & Molotov Cocktails and you'll love them!
Finally finished it. Starts off well but peters out toward the end. Like punk really! I'd recommend it but borrow it if you can 🙂
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Finally finished it. Starts off well but peters out toward the end. Like punk really! I'd recommend it but borrow it if you can 🙂
E bikes are great until the e bit stops working. A fat bike ride of two halves; with e and without e.
January 5, 2026 at 1:16 PM
E bikes are great until the e bit stops working. A fat bike ride of two halves; with e and without e.
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Passed away on this day in 1986: Phil Lynott #ThinLizzy
Pics;
Michael Putland
Fin Costello
youtu.be/6WDSY8Kaf6o?si…
Pics;
Michael Putland
Fin Costello
youtu.be/6WDSY8Kaf6o?si…
January 4, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Passed away on this day in 1986: Phil Lynott #ThinLizzy
Pics;
Michael Putland
Fin Costello
youtu.be/6WDSY8Kaf6o?si…
Pics;
Michael Putland
Fin Costello
youtu.be/6WDSY8Kaf6o?si…
A nippy fat bike ride to Lyndhurst.
January 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
A nippy fat bike ride to Lyndhurst.
No 'Friday cider' today as having to wait in for AO to deliver and fit a washing machine.
The old one will be going to a museum, I imagine.
The old one will be going to a museum, I imagine.
January 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
No 'Friday cider' today as having to wait in for AO to deliver and fit a washing machine.
The old one will be going to a museum, I imagine.
The old one will be going to a museum, I imagine.
No beaches in Southampton? Pah, welcome to the Cote De Weston Shore (with views across the Water to Fawley refinery!)
January 1, 2026 at 7:57 PM
No beaches in Southampton? Pah, welcome to the Cote De Weston Shore (with views across the Water to Fawley refinery!)
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Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!
December 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!
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Morning all.
Photographer John Bulmer, Lone House, Black Country, The North 1961.
Photographer John Bulmer, Lone House, Black Country, The North 1961.
December 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Morning all.
Photographer John Bulmer, Lone House, Black Country, The North 1961.
Photographer John Bulmer, Lone House, Black Country, The North 1961.
My top rides of '25.
1. Up an alp in Feb'.
2. In a Berks' field in May.
3. Ringwood forest in Oct'.
4. The Purbecks in Dec'.
1. Up an alp in Feb'.
2. In a Berks' field in May.
3. Ringwood forest in Oct'.
4. The Purbecks in Dec'.
December 31, 2025 at 11:48 AM
My top rides of '25.
1. Up an alp in Feb'.
2. In a Berks' field in May.
3. Ringwood forest in Oct'.
4. The Purbecks in Dec'.
1. Up an alp in Feb'.
2. In a Berks' field in May.
3. Ringwood forest in Oct'.
4. The Purbecks in Dec'.
2nd acoustic fat bike ride in 2 days. This one in the New Forest which looked glorious today.
December 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
2nd acoustic fat bike ride in 2 days. This one in the New Forest which looked glorious today.
Looking forward to this. 4 bands for the price of er, 4 bands...
December 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Looking forward to this. 4 bands for the price of er, 4 bands...
Radcliffe & Maconie on 6music.
👌
👌
December 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Radcliffe & Maconie on 6music.
👌
👌
The splendour of my local walk; a science park and the M27 like traffic tinnitus!
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The splendour of my local walk; a science park and the M27 like traffic tinnitus!
What the e fat bike was made for; swoopy local trails and 4 modes to get back up the hills and start again. Mud? What mud?
December 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
What the e fat bike was made for; swoopy local trails and 4 modes to get back up the hills and start again. Mud? What mud?
Don't be a Boxing Day hunt.
🎄 Merry Christmas to all of our wonderful supporters 🎄
Your support is vital to keeping us in the field. Not only do we have boots on the ground but we are working hard behind the scenes to secure the safety of our wildlife, and this will continue, stronger than ever into 2026.
Your support is vital to keeping us in the field. Not only do we have boots on the ground but we are working hard behind the scenes to secure the safety of our wildlife, and this will continue, stronger than ever into 2026.
December 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Don't be a Boxing Day hunt.
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Morning all.
Boxing Day, South Bank, Middlesbrough 1982.
'Who She Wanted and What She Got'
Photographer Graham Smith.
Boxing Day, South Bank, Middlesbrough 1982.
'Who She Wanted and What She Got'
Photographer Graham Smith.
December 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Morning all.
Boxing Day, South Bank, Middlesbrough 1982.
'Who She Wanted and What She Got'
Photographer Graham Smith.
Boxing Day, South Bank, Middlesbrough 1982.
'Who She Wanted and What She Got'
Photographer Graham Smith.
Gonna skip the cider stage today...
December 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Gonna skip the cider stage today...
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Morning all.
Hoping your Christmas day is as happy as this little lad's.
Christmas day in Wales, 1962. Photograph by Dennis Stock.
Hoping your Christmas day is as happy as this little lad's.
Christmas day in Wales, 1962. Photograph by Dennis Stock.
December 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Morning all.
Hoping your Christmas day is as happy as this little lad's.
Christmas day in Wales, 1962. Photograph by Dennis Stock.
Hoping your Christmas day is as happy as this little lad's.
Christmas day in Wales, 1962. Photograph by Dennis Stock.
Sunny e fat bike ride in a cold breeze up to Farley Church.
December 24, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Sunny e fat bike ride in a cold breeze up to Farley Church.
Xmas reading sorted.
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Xmas reading sorted.
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People are homeless on our streets this Christmas, whilst the monarchy pockets half a billion pounds. Disgraceful. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy
December 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
People are homeless on our streets this Christmas, whilst the monarchy pockets half a billion pounds. Disgraceful. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy
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Joe should have a statue. Somewhere in the UK.
Bit of a national disgrace really.
Bit of a national disgrace really.
December 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Joe should have a statue. Somewhere in the UK.
Bit of a national disgrace really.
Bit of a national disgrace really.