Ken Steinhoff spent more than 40 years in the ink-slinging newspaper business where he had a license to be nosy. Palm Beach Bike Tours renewed that license in his retirement years. The blog is ostensibly about cycling, photography and using GPS technology to figure out where you’re going and where you’ve been. It’s really an [...]
Entries from May 2002
Slow Moving Vehicle Triangle for Biker Visibility
May 28th, 2002 · No Comments
Tags: Bicycle Safety and Advocacy · Bike Lights
Bike Lights: Blinking Night and Day
May 22nd, 2002 · No Comments
I run with my NiteRider Pro 12E taillight blinking night and day. It’s the only LED taillight I’ve found that is visible in bright daylight.
The Pro-12E headlight has a strobing feature that’s designed (they say) to attract attention. You can set up so that the headlight is off and the taillight is blinking until you [...]
Tags: Bike Lights
Not So Sexy Tan Lines
May 17th, 2002 · No Comments
If you’re concerned about white lines on your face from your helmet straps, grow a beard.
Strange tan lines are part of the game. I ride in Shimano Sandals. They make for a really weird pattern.
Shortly after I started riding, I looked down at my hand on the keyboard and thought, “Wow, that’s an odd bruise. [...]
Tags: Bike Clothes
How Many Gears Do I Need?
May 15th, 2002 · No Comments
All of them, only one at a time and I usually need one more lower than my lowest.
Never had I the occasion to wish for a bigger, faster gear but, woe is me, I have wished for a smaller, slower, easy to climb with gear.
When I was a kid in Missouri, my bike only had [...]
Tags: Bikes
Well Fitted Bike Eliminates Carpal Tunnel Symptoms
May 8th, 2002 · No Comments
I know all too well what carpal tunnel (CTS) is all about. Too many years at a keyboard and a mouse have taught me more than I want to know. And, yes, I’ve been wired up and had my muscles jerk like a frog in a skillet while a guy in a white lab coat [...]
Tags: Cycling Health
Digital Camera Bicycle Handlebar Mount
May 1st, 2002 · No Comments
I mount my Nikon Coolpix on my bars with a home-brew piece of aluminum angle. Since the lens and body swivel, I can have the lens pointing forward and the LCD display facing up where I can see it. If I want to take a picture off the bars, it’s just a matter of loosening [...]
Tags: Bike Accessories