Looks like a minecraft character, eh? 😅 Pixelated for privacy reasons.

Nice to see that an #eScooter 🛴got into the mall, and the owner not irresponsibly riding it indoors.

Wish I could that with my #bike. 🚲 I bet ya they won't let me. I already asked. Long time ago. Though with the way we roll here in #MetroManila #Philippines it's more like a luck of the draw. Depends on the staff stationed at the entrance, if they even know the rules. In some cases there's no rule, they just say no. 🤷‍♀️

@martijn
Does traffic ever get crazy there?

I think #Amsterdam is very good compared to our cities here.

Well... Pretty much anything is good compared to #MetroManila traffic. 😅!

Oh, that photo of EDSA was from Sunday* morning. Most people were in church or at the malls. It's not that pleasant on most other days and times.

This is how we roll. 🚴‍♀️
🚲 🛵🏍️🚙🛻🚚🚛 🚌 🚋

Photo taken from the #EDSA People Power Monument #MetroManila #Philippines. Facing south-ish. 🧭

Green arrow is the #BikeLane. Red arrows are #car lanes, also for #motorcycles. Behind the yellow & black concrete barrier is the #bus lane. Blue arrow is where the light rail train is.

The bus lane used to be where the bike lane is. Good thing they moved it away... on most* parts of EDSA.

That #cyclist is not one of us #TSP. Just saying. 🤪

Looks pretty impressive, eh? 😃

Photo from #PedalForPeopleAndPlanet's Facebook page of their June event showing hundreds of participants in bright green jerseys on the right side of the road as far as the eye can see.

#bikes #bicycles #cycling #ClimateChange #ClimateJusticeNow #MetroManila #Philippines

Getting ready... 🚲

Things look calm outside.
So far so good. 😃👍
#MetroManila 🌃

Latest #weather forecast:
Betty/Mawar got downgraded from a #SuperTyphoon to #typhoon. 🙏
#Philippines #NorthernLuzon

Mission aborted. 🚲😐

Today would've been a good day to use my #bike as transport for real, for the first time -- all I've done so far were exercise, group leisure rides, or visits to the bike shop. Today my destination actually has safe "parking" for #bikes.

But I didn't get any #sleep. 😵‍💫 Can't do long distance riding. That would be foolish. That's like riding drunk. And we don't have the safest streets here. 🤷‍♀️

#ActiveMobility #bicycles #cycling #MetroManila #Philippines

I thank God for clouds. ☁️😊🙏
And trees. 🌳
And all manners of greenery. 🌱

Certainly helps make the hot weather just a bit more bearable.

#WeatherReport
currently 33°C partly cloudy 🌤️
feels like 39°C 🥵
30% chance precipitation

#weather #MetroManila #Philippines #ElNiño

#FireflyBrigade
#EarthDayRide
🚴🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♀️🚴
a costume ride to celebrate #MotherEarth

Everyone is welcome.
#Philippines #MetroManila #bikes #bicycles #cycling

Non-costume riders are requested to wear Green or Blue. 🟢🔵

April 23, Sunday
assembly 6:30AM
at Arcovia, Pasig City
ride out 7:00AM

Destination: #PedalUp #PhilippineBicycleDemo 2023 at the Sunken Garden in #UPDiliman.

@edgren
It's quite hot and we were* bracing for #ElNiño but then the weird #weather brought us 🌀🌧️ storm #Amang. It didn't affect #MetroManila too badly, save for for some flooding in some areas. Temperatures got more bearable because of it.

My evening ride 🚴🏻‍♀️ was maybe 31°C at the start -- I was out an hour before sunset till an hour after sunset. Still pretty warm, but not so bad.
#TropicalWeather #typhoon #TropicalStorm #LowPressureArea #ClimateChange #cycling

No precipitation expected tonight?
Well that's disappointing. 😐
#weather
#Philippines #MetroManila

April 9's #RideForValor will have a service bus for participants from #MetroManila, for 1000 pesos. The registration fee is 850. That's fair. Versus unassisted Audax! 🤪

"The whole event is coordinated with the LGU of #Bataan, #Pampanga and #Tarlac. We have support from PNP and NDRRMC. We also have our own support motorcycle marshalls and pacers. We have hydration and medic trucks* for the convoy and we also have #bike mechanics."
#Philippines #cycling #bikes

The 🚴 ride to #LaMesaEcopark was not very pleasant.

Rather dangerous for #bikes to be riding the part of #CommonwealthAve past Batasan. Vehicular flow plus all sorts of obstacles on that part of Commonwealth was really awful. It was nice having a ride leader. 🙏 I wouldn't ride that route if I was going there alone. 😖

#Philippines #MetroManila

Oh dear. 😳

Today's #weather forecast showing mostly sunny the whole morning, with a high of 35°C, and humidity at 94%.

Oh well... What can ya do? 🤷‍♀️

#ThatsLife #StayHydrated #Philippines #MetroManila 🚴

@panda @kinetix @timbrueckner
Makes sense to me. 🤔

Cities just need more places with EV charging stations. Then maybe people won't be thinking they'd still need gas as a backup option. #hybridCars #ElectricVehicles

Our* cities here have a long way to go. #Philippines #MetroManila

#iLoveMyBike 😉🚲⚡

"Together for Women"
a #CriticalMassRide 🚴🚴🚴
by the #FireflyBrigade
on March 19, Sunday

Assembly time 06:30AM at the G-strip open parking at #Greenhills. Ride out time 7AM. Destination will be UP Diliman where there'll be a #BikeClinic.

Allies from all genders are welcome to join this ride in celebration of #WomensMonth.

#Philippines #SanJuanCity #QuezonCity #MetroManila #bikes #bicycles @bikes @mastobikes @fedibikes

End of the #PedalForPeopleAndPlanet #WomensMonth #bike event. Back at #QuezonMemorialPark for a #breakfast of ham sandwich + boiled egg + boiled plantain (saba), some #music, #ClimateJustice speeches, and a raffle.

#Philippines #MetroManila #bikes #bicycles #eBikes #WomenPower @bikes @mastobikes

The early bird...
Need not queue for registration.
😉
#PedalForPeopleAndPlanet #WomensMonth #Philippines #MetroManila #bikes #bicycles

📣 Join us on March 7 for a webinar on MaaS in the global South and sustainable mobility!

Dr. Marc Hasselwander will discuss his PhD research into MaaS in the Philippines. Dr. Eric Bruun will share insights on informal transport in South Africa, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Register now for free: https://tinyurl.com/2dtpcy8a

#MaaS #globalSouth #sustainabletransport #urbanmobility #webinar #inclusivecities #publictransport #MetroManila #informaltransport #Kenya #SouthAfrica #Tanzania #Philippines #mobility

More #photos from last Sunday's 🚲 ride with the Firefly Brigade. All about road conditions and #BicycleLanes in #MetroManila #Philippines.

These are stills from videos shot with #DailyRoads app on an old smartphone.

I still haven't acquired a proper camera a.k.a. witness* for my #bike. My old phone will have to do for now. It shows enough details to be a fairly decent witness. #bikes #bicycles #cyclists @bikes @fedibikes

Yesterday I met up with #BikeBuddyOfTheDay in campus. We rode together to the #Makati #bike advocacy event. 🚴🚴 We'd never pedaled to Makati before, so we agreed to go together. Being lost together beats being lost alone. 😅

Actually the route is simple if going by #EDSA.

#NoteToSelf EDSA to Makati by #bike is bad! Southbound road is ugly. So bumpy! 😖

If I ever need to get to Makati again, I'm taking the slow way. 😐

The northbound side isn't too ugly. 👍
#bikes #cycling #MetroManila