2020 Rides
Active outdoors through the first waves of Covid-19 epidemic.
Cycling
Cyclometers 2020
Original or classic cyclometers measure and display distance, time and speed. The monochrome displays were visible even in bright sunlight and under low light condition. The devices could be powered by button cell batteries. These units have a magnet that clips onto a spoke which rotates the magnet past a sensor. They count rotations and …
My Gravel Bike
Cannondale Topstone 105 My Cannondale Topstone 105 Alloy is a gravel bike by Cannondale, a subsidiary or brand of the Canadian conglomerate Dorel Industries, manufactured in Taiwan. The frame is an aluminium alloy. This is what it looks like This Cannondale model is named for the Shimano 105 groupset which is marketed by Shimano as …
A New Bike
Variety I shopped for a new bike last summer (2019). The literature of cycling and bicycle manufacturing is vast. The Guardian published a survey and list of printed works in 2016. Some books and resources address innovation and engineering: David Herlihy’s Bicycle: The History; Article – The History of the bicycle (2012) at https://engineeringsport.co.uk; The …
2018 Rides
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2017 Rides
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2016 Rides
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2015 Rides
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2014 Log
I managed a number of rides in 2014.