Post #2151024

2024-11-07 07:09 UTC

Every few months, while I cycle to work, I notice I am putting more effort, getting a little bit more breathless, and tell myself I need to do more exercise to get in better shape. And then @Pepijn glances at my bike, picks up the pump and inflates my tires. Inevitably, the next time I ride, I feel like I’m flying. I wish you all to have someone in your life who inflates your tires, literally or figuratively.

Replies (14)

@juliette@mastodon.green 2026-03-30 05:14

this post seems to be getting a new life for some reason, so this is a good moment for another shout out to my resident bike mechanic who fixed my break pads last week and is about to try a full chain replacement even though that makes him uncomfortable. I said “we could just go to a pro bike mechanic” and he looked offended beyond reason. @Pepijn@mastodon.online

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@Pepijn@mastodon.online 2024-11-07 07:52

@juliette@mastodon.green Aww. ❤️ /me feeling a bit inflated now :-)

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@EvilCartyen@mstdn.dk 2024-11-07 08:08

@juliette@mastodon.green @Pepijn@mastodon.online So sweet I need to brush my teeth now.

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@acesabe@mastodon.social 2024-11-07 14:05

@juliette@mastodon.green As a former Dr Bike I can attest, the simplest and most effective thing you can do to improve your ride is inflate the tyres to the recommended pressure! (Hint, the same is true for all pneumatic wheeled vehicles!) @Pepijn@mastodon.online

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@t60n3@mastodon.social 2024-11-07 15:15

@juliette@mastodon.green @Pepijn@mastodon.online I've ridden up to ppl on the road and told them "It's OK, it's not you, you just need to pump up your back tire." And the look of relief on their faces is why I keep doing it.

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@louisa_@mastodon.social 2024-11-07 16:23

@juliette@mastodon.green we cycled on hire bikes as part of our holiday in Sweden last year. I used to be a touring cyclist, capable of 150km days, but I hadn't cycled regularly for a while before the holiday. I was *struggling*, esp on hills, and super embarrassed at how unfit I'd become. About 30km into a 40km ride, I finally did the full bike check I should have done at the start. Turned out my front brake pad needed adjustment: I'd been riding with it half on the whole time... I flew after that 🤣

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@emery@sunny.garden 2024-11-08 03:52

@juliette@mastodon.green @Pepijn@mastodon.online Awwww, I love this on so many levels! <3

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@KFvMalssen@mastodon.social 2024-11-08 08:01

@juliette@mastodon.green @Pepijn@mastodon.online be the air in the lives of those around you, like air in bike tires

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@CiaraNi@mastodon.green 2026-03-29 20:34

@juliette@mastodon.green @Pepijn@mastodon.online 💚

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@noodlemaz@mstdn.games 2026-03-29 20:49

@juliette@mastodon.green @Pepijn@mastodon.online haha it me

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@Hellybootwader@mastodon.scot 2026-03-29 20:58

@juliette@mastodon.green I am grateful for @adrinux@fosstodon.org for inflating my tyres, servicing the bike for all the reasons you mention & also generally being a superstar @Pepijn@mastodon.online

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@JimmyB@mas.to 2026-03-29 21:17

@juliette@mastodon.green @Pepijn@mastodon.online that’s so beautiful not least coz my life is so full of ‘getting old and it’s worse’ stuff… wish I had a bike pump to inflate my hernia or torn meniscus! 😃😃😃

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@ColesStreetPothole@weatherishappening.network 2026-03-29 21:33

@juliette@mastodon.green @Pepijn@mastodon.online Awwwwwww. 🥰

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@acm_redfox@jawns.club 2026-03-30 03:07

@juliette@mastodon.green wonderful!!

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