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Liam M

@liamm82.bsky.social

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Cycling enthusiast and occasional (poor) racer. Engineer professionally

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Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 1d

I'm the current organiser of a long-running series (Pool Triangle) that earliest records I've been made aware of suggest started in 1892! There have been variants, but in some form, the same course is still raced.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 3d

@cyclocrosss.bsky.social Just catching up with the Meulebeke episode. Respect for the fury directed at those behind the women's Pauwels Sauzen team - the riders deserve better.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 4d

Gent Six 😁

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Phenomenology of Spirit Halloween @latimeriidae.bsky.social · 11d

The smallest ones have to stop at the barriers, put their bike over, climb over, then repeat the process

It’s amazing

It takes like 30 seconds

They do not care

Only ripping the course with their friends matters

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 11d

I'm imagining some tiny heads disappearing into ruts and reemerging at the other end! 😁

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 12d

Could you imagine if he took it, and Lachlan tops it off - a perfect weekend for EF!

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 15d

Fat dog on stage, with Lovely Eggs 'Fuck It' scarf held up in foreground

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 17d

: D Thank you.

And I hope your XO bikes event goes well - the @podstreetsahead.bsky.social episode with them was such a positive one.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 17d

There was a discussion about this on one of the @escapecollective.bsky.social articles. This is the relevant rule, and it appears there is 1km for the gap to properly form. I guess it's a question for the commissaires in the vicinity.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 17d

Cheeky request about our own hill climb, supported by one of your own NSF podders, could you share this? bsky.app/profile/liam...

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 17d

Poster for Otley CC 2 Stage Hill Climb, 4th October 2025, around Nidderdale, Yorkshire. Entries close 23 September

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 17d

Poster for Otley CC 2 Stage Hill Climb, 4th October 2025, around Nidderdale, Yorkshire. Entries close 23 September

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 18d

I'll agree with this. Both my parents and some of my cycling club have referred to it, and in the former case, seem to do a lot within it.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 18d

I'd hoped for a benign start to the cx season to ease me in. The course and my bike had other ideas.

A bike drive train covered in thick mud

A punctured front tyre on a bike

Some legs caked in mud

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 21d

We've a spot that's basically a charging station. There are some bikes with Di2, plus a few big lights for unlit roads in winter, so it helps to keep all cables/chargers in one area.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 21d

The cargo bike is in a garage without electric, and I charge the battery inside the house (plus taking the battery off acts as an extra bit of security).

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · 21d

Is this correct?

There is the concept of 'presumed liability', whereby without evidence clearly demonstrating otherwise, one party is deemed civilly liable (the idea applies to rear shunts, where following vehicle defaults to liable).

That's not about apportionment of blame though.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · Sep 6

They're two riders (Ciccone and Pidcock) who I've always thought would be more entertaining fully committing to polkadot, and being allowed to race freely rather than conservatively.
Though whether that's what they and the team want.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · Sep 5

In a slightly bizarre way, it's probably NL where it has caused me most confusion.

In the UK, I've got used to the foibles. However, over there, some roundabouts have two way cycle paths and some one way ones. I've gone the wrong way around one way ones, because of ambiguity in the Garmin trace!

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · Sep 5

It may be progress if the nav software can comprehend the idea of a roundabout - I'm not sure my 530 can.

I agree with most of your frustrations, and add to it the inability to upload a new route whilst mid ride (at least not without saving and splitting the ride file).

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · Sep 3

Timeline cleanse

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · Sep 3

A throttle up to about 10kph or so, could be really useful.

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · Sep 3

I would appreciate a low speed throttle on my cargo bike. I'm short enough so that I can't put my foot on the ground in the saddle, even with zero seat post out.
If I don't catch the pedal cleanly on starts, especially on inclines, pedal assist may stop before I can get over them.

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · Aug 30

For over 25 years, science and discovery centres have been at the heart of inspiring millions of people to explore, question, and be part of UK science and technology.

But they're seriously under threat… 1/3

Liam M @liamm82.bsky.social · Aug 31

One of the UK police forces (West Midlands maybe?) had Operation Top Deck, where they had officers on a public bus, and the elevated position gave them prime viewing of drivers with phones in their lap.

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Patrick Vallely @pjvphotography.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

A pika sits on a mossy rock.

Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head.

An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye.

An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.