Check out this bike I found on FB marketplace in Ciudad Hidalgo, MX (photos from post linked below).

Once you get past the bootleg name of Raley, check out the braking system. Non-arthritis-friendly levers connect to chrome-plated steel rods that transfer force to brake pads, directly against each rim. The spring-loaded seat is also fascinating.

EDIT: Based on comments, looks like a Mexican-made Flying Pigeon copy.

#BikeTooter #mastobikes #bikehistory
Link to post:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1408201369230125/permalink/6878667608850113/?sale_post_id=6878667608850113&mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v

The Brooklyn Public Library has announced that any teenager in America is now eligible for a Brooklyn Public Library card.
Teens can sign out ebooks + audiobooks from wherever they
live.
The move is designed to combat censorship, with some titles listed as "always available."

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/media/press/brooklyn-public-library-94
#library #gop #censorship

Before Tesla, Elon Musk launched a company called X(dot)com that he hoped would upend the banking system. It didn’t, but he never gave up on the idea.

In November, he outlined a vision for Twitter that effectively tries to replicate his old vision by grafting it onto the ailing social media platform. I explain why it’s doomed to fail and what it tells us about Elon Musk.

https://www.disconnect.blog/p/elon-musk-wants-to-relive-his-start

#tech #elonmusk #twitter

Followgraph for Mastodon is so good I got rate limited by my mastodon instance while following people

https://followgraph.vercel.app/