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 June 2002
230 Rule: Calculating Mileage Using Heat, Humidity
June 18th, 2002 · No Comments
Tags: Cycling Health
Schmidt Generator Hub with Lumotec Headlights
June 18th, 2002 · No Comments
About half of my riding is after dark this time of year. (It’s hot in Florida.)
I just got a Schmidt generator hub on Friday, so when I put it on the bike I’ll have it, with two Lumotec headlights, along with a NiteRider Pro 12E in the front. In the back, I’ll have a NiteRider [...]
Tags: Bike Lights
Riding a Century Slowly with Doppler Radar
June 15th, 2002 · No Comments
My first century took about 10 hours. I can’t put my hands on my log book for 1999 right now to know the exact rate.
Looking back at the log for the 11 mph century in 2000, I see that I was slightly off. My rolling average was actually 11.6 mph and total rolling time was [...]
Tags: Bike Rides and Routes
Death and Your Rolls Royce’s Paint Job
June 13th, 2002 · No Comments
I had a sneaking suspicion that an old geezer in a Rolls Royce was going to blow a stop sign in front of me one day, so I was ready to stop.
When I caught up with him at the next light, he had the window down actually breathing the same air as me.
I leaned in [...]
Tags: Bicycle Safety and Advocacy · You Ran Over What?
And The Gold Medal Goes To…
June 13th, 2002 · No Comments
Pedal clearance is another good reason not to hug the curb. I have one stretch of road where the curb height would be just right to pole-vault you if your pedal caught it.
You have been warned.
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