piglei’s blog

A detailed explanation of the interplay between many of the forces that act on a bicycle and its parts when riding. With lots of interactive illustrations.

“These are the same people who want to make your car play an advertisement while you’re at a stoplight or have your TV harvest your viewing habits to sell to the highest bidder or make it impossible to own any digital goods so you have to rent them for a monthly fee forever. Just think about what that sort of person would do with the kind of power they’re attempting to take now.”

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