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Camera Mount for a Surly Long Haul Trucker

July 4th, 2009 · No Comments

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 [...]

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Slow Moving Vehicle Triangles on My Bike

June 14th, 2009 · 5 Comments

Three Feet Please Jersey
My virtual friend, Andrew, AKA Aushiker, was blogging about the 3 Feet Please jersey designed by Florida rider Joe Mizereck to encourage drivers to observe the three-foot minimum passing distance.
He was trying to start a groundswell campaign in his native Australia to get a similar One Meter Law passed.

Slow Moving Vehicle Sign [...]

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Bikes and Music: A Recipe for Pain?

May 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Are bikes and music “a recipe for pain?”
A reader on a cycling group tossed a brickbat at me. [It's an OSHA-approved brickbat. No bricks, bats nor elementary school principals were harmed in the taking of this photograph.]
I can’t see an experienced cyclist like you telling people to listen to music while they ride.  Diverting your [...]

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Bike Speakers: SanDisk Sansa Shaker & The Boostaroo

May 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

I’ve already named the Active Tunes i-RIDE Pro the winner in my unofficial MP3 speaker blast-out. Here are a couple of als0-rans that had some good features, but never made it on my bike more than once, if that.
The SanDisk Sansa Shaker is made for kids
One of Grandson Malcolm’s friends gave him a SanDisk Sansa [...]

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What Comes in Second and Third after the i-RIDE Pro MP3 Speaker?

May 29th, 2009 · 2 Comments

If the Active Tunes i-RIDE Pro is the best MP3 speaker I’ve found so far, who else makes it to the podium? Here is the review of the Byco WRX1 and the older Active Tunes i-RIDE Classic
Second Place Byco WRX1 may not be available

I don’t know if you can find my previous favorite anywhere. It [...]

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