Reader Pam Henderson sent me a question the other day, “Know what the grade is on Lake Worth Bridge?” Lake Worth Bridge I told her I’d have to dig out some old GPS tracks to calculate it, then I realized that I have on application on my brand-new Verizon HTC Droid Incredible that emulates a [...]
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Droid Incredible, a Bridge and a Blader
July 30th, 2010 · 7 Comments
How to Mount a Cateye Strada Computer on a Surly Long Haul Trucker
July 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments
One of the members of the Surly Long Haul Trucker Google Group bought a new LHT. His LBS was having a hard time mounting the sensor for his Cateye V2C computer because it wanted to go where Surly puts the spare spokes. I sent him to a page showing how my Cateye Strada Cadence computer [...]
Tags: Ask Ken · Bike Accessories · Surly Long Haul Trucker
How to Fix Your Bike’s Flat Tire
February 15th, 2010 · 6 Comments
THAT’S a blowout I mentioned last week that I had a problem with flat tires. Well, over the years I HAVE had a couple of blowouts, but nothing like the one on Valentine’s Day in West Palm Beach. Just a few hours earlier, that 42-foot pile of debris behind Osa had been a 30-story condo [...]
Florida East Coast to Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail
February 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments
Thad S sent me the following question: I am planning on doing a loop of the Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail (LOST) the first week of March. I plan on riding from Jupiter and taking about 5 days, with possibly a day off in Clewiston for a day of fishing. Is there a good way to [...]
Tags: Ask Ken · Bike Rides and Routes · Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail
Okeechobee Scottish Inns: Clean and Cheap
March 30th, 2009 · 5 Comments
One of the reasons I don’t do many group rides is that they start too early. I really hate dragging myself out of bed at ye-god-o’clock just to get dropped by a whole herd of riders. The Rotary Club Lake Okeechobee Ride is about 75 miles away When I signed up for the Rotary Club [...]
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