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A3: Check this out:

Browse All : Bicycle and Guide Book of California - David Rumsey Historical Map Collection https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/view/all/what/Bicycle/Guide+Book/where/California?sort=SortID%2CPub_Date%2CPub_List_No%2CSeries_No

I've georeferenced some of these maps, the bike routes line up with many modern highways.

For instance, this blog post: https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/2018/10/unfrequented-bicycle-roads-in-vicinity.html

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Morgan Fletcher 15h ago

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A3: Yes, lots.

Here's one. But, it is a 'photo' in that it's a scanned image. Lots more like this.

https://www.wooljersey.com/wiki/AN_APPEAL_FOR_BITUMEN._-_San_Francisco_Chronicle,_06_Sep_1895

Click the 'advocacy' category tag to see more.

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Phil (ascentale)20h ago

And our last question of the week:

Q8. It's weekly photo time. It's the first #BikeNite of April! What did you see this week? Share a photo if you'd like. Cycling related or not is fine. Tell us about it!

(Also great for #30DaysOfBiking!)

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Phil (ascentale)20h ago

@DeltaWye asks:

Q7. Is there a rule of thumb for #bicycles that don’t get used often where the tires should be changed out after so many years?

(What else should be changed periodically, based on time, regardless of usage?)

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Phil (ascentale)21h ago

@Amgine wonders about CAPTCHAs:

Q6. Many are bicycle or transport related. How do you feel about them? What about the act of completing them, and what they are used for?

(inspired by https://sfba.social/@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt/116336577422346753)

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Phil (ascentale)21h ago

@Brownian_motion asks:

Q5. Have you heard of the bike builder, Bike Friday?

(A lot of folding bike talk has been re: Brompton, but are there any other notable folding bike builders? What do you think of them?)

based on this post: https://mastodon.scot/@[email protected]ial/116326156655308992

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Phil (ascentale)21h ago

Q3. Do you have, or have you photos of any old bike-related or bike advocacy ephemera?

Our office has a paper archive, and I saw this from the Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition in 1972.

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Phil (ascentale)21h ago

@bobjonkman asks, in regards to group communication:

Q2. Does anyone use whistle codes? The sweep can whistle twice to get the leader to slow down (spreading out too far is the most common problem I see on group rides), maybe three times for a full stop.

Are there standardized whistle codes for this kind of thing?

(Or are there other nonverbal auditory codes for this?)

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