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Author: John

  • Hindsight 35 on Christmas Wish List

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    I have no idea if this works or not, the pictures are from Interbike 11.  If it does work I wouldn’t mind it for Christmas. This rear blinky doubles a camera. The head unit also works as a cyclocomputer, not sure all the details because I was too caught up with the camera technology.

  • Neuron Shifting a Bike

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    Neuron Shifting is for when it takes too long to twitch your hand. Watch the video to hear him describe Neuron Shifting. Your brain waves trigger the shift. What my brain waves might do is unforeseen. Boffins! DISCLAIMER: I use bar end shifters on my Atlantis and love them.  Twitch indeed. Toyota reached out to…

  • Advice a Father Passes To His Son About Tires

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    I was working on installing new tires, Schwalbe Marathon Plus w/ SmartGuard wire, that Rivendell Bikes got me to ride across the country: 4200 miles and 0 flats.  Eventually they do wear out. If I had advice to give my son it would be this: Spend a lot of money on the tires.  The $/mile…

  • Christmas Wish List: Handpresso

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    Does anyone know if this works? If it does, I want this for my next Adventure around the country. Handpresso Wild is at the core of the NOMADIC ESPRESSO. Simple, light, elegant and compact, it works without electricity. It has all the basic qualities to make a premium quality coffee anywhere. Travels with you Small…

  • Metro’s Bike There! Map Online, Zoomable, Free

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    Metro’s Bike There! map — the most comprehensive map of Metro area bike routes — is now available online, with zoom, for free! Access the map here. Flash required. Zoom and pan in the interactive version of the Bike There! map to plan your next bike ride. For those times when you’re not near a screen,…

  • Curbside Haiku Spins New Look at Cars, Bikes, and People

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    I enjoy the NYC DOT – Safety Education – Curbside Haiku and its attempt to make us stop and think all over again about things we may pass by too quickly.  Yes, I may mean the signs, the people, or the ideas.  See how it works.  Download more of the signs: curbside-haiku-sample.

  • Weekend Fun: PDX Bikecraft

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    I am off to BikeCraft to pick up something on my Christmas Gift List.  And I am sure that although I only have one item to get, I will bring home more, just like last year.  This is a fun time of year to get out and feel the energy even if one is going…