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 Tagged as 'Bikes'
Trek Navigator 300
May 10th, 2001 · No Comments
Tags: Bikes
I’m Not a Turtle and I’d Rather Be a Peterbilt
February 5th, 2001 · No Comments
I just can’t handle riding in the flat-back, neck-like-a-turtle mode. Couldn’t years ago, and definitely can’t now. I have New bar ends on my bike that project above and below the bar. The bottom ones imitate dropbars and I’ll go there if it’s really windy or I want a change. The top bars curve to [...]
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Trek Navigator 300 cockpit at 4,999 miles
February 4th, 2001 · 2 Comments
When my Trek Navigator was getting ready to turn over 5,000 miles and before I bought a used Trek 1220 to replace it, I took a picture of all the accessories mounted on the handlebars.
From left to right:
Bell
Heart Rate monitor
Cateye Enduro Cyclometer.
Police scanner (I work at a newspaper and like to keep up with what’s [...]
Tags: Bike Accessories · Bike Lights · Bikes
Yes, That Comfort Bike Will Do a Century (100 Miles)
May 25th, 2000 · No Comments
I bought a Trek Navigator 300 about this time last year and have 3,100 or so miles on it, including an unsupported century, scores of rides over 35 miles and tens of rides over 50 miles.
The bad news is that my computer-calculated average even on long rides with few stop signs and slowdowns is generally [...]
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