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Cycling Gear
2007 gear reviewed
One more year of bicycle related purchases. I try to buy stuff only when I need it and keep impulse purchases to a minimum but from time to time stuff goes under the radar of common sense. Anyhow the purchases I made proved inexpensive and sometimes cheap stuff can also provide many smiles. Read a few mini-reviews >>
by Carlos on 02-Jan-08 19:48
UPDATED Mini review & hack of the DiNotte 3W
I need a light that will run at least four hours on a single set of batteries, that way I can carry two sets for a night 's worth of riding, one installed and one in the backpack. According to DiNottes's website if I use Lithium disposable batteries I should get 30% more running time out of them. so that is 130 minutes for four AA; two sets of 4 AAs connected in parallel (positive to positive, negative to negative) will provide me with 260 minutes or a little over 4 h 20 minutes of high beam. That should do.by Carlos on 18-Dec-06 20:50
la la la pow!, psfssfssfss
La la la inside my head, happy songs that come to me when riding and not by means of a silly iPod crap thank you. Anyways, the weather was very nice,
I was having a good ride like most times then all of the sudden I head this POW! followed by a pssfssfssfssfss, after years of riding I know what that means, the tire - rear one in this case - blew off. So now I am trying to do a controled stop on a Sunday afternoon busy Golden Gate Bridge west sidewalk. The bike does not respond well but at least is the rear tire and I am on smooth concrete.
I was having a good ride like most times then all of the sudden I head this POW! followed by a pssfssfssfssfss, after years of riding I know what that means, the tire - rear one in this case - blew off. So now I am trying to do a controled stop on a Sunday afternoon busy Golden Gate Bridge west sidewalk. The bike does not respond well but at least is the rear tire and I am on smooth concrete.by Carlos on 06-Oct-06 00:11
An illustrated and annotated basic First-Aid kit
This is my First Aid Kit. It comes with me on every ride, around the block, a tour, a brevet, whatever. It is the result of years leaving skin on the trails/pavement and touring in the US and overseas on a bicycle.
by Carlos on 06-Sep-06 16:22
Cheap video rolling
Recently I've been playing with the video capability of the Aiptek Pencam SC camera, no sound here. I blame Cyclofiend for getting me interested in the cheap video thing after a conversation we had while on an epic ride.
by Carlos on 30-Aug-06 14:47
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