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Sweet New Lights (for Bikes) -- Cheap!
May 16, 2012 - Personal lighting is booming like crazy right now. And, yeah, a lot of it on the dirt-cheap side is coming from Hong Kong.
http://Dealextreme.com is rockin' the big firepower for little money like it always has.
I recently picked up a jillion-lumen "Fandyfire" Cree stick light for, like, $17 with free shipping. 900 lumens, ma... > Read
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OYB Customer: Uses OYB Pannier Creatively on a Nice Bike
December 08, 2011 - Here are a few pics of nifty ways to mount the OYB Classy Retro Pannier, courtesy of customer Paul Carlberg of Grand Rapids, MI.
If you want to do this with a pannier, let me know when you order and I'll install the clips appropriately. Or, you can request strap-slots instead which come with 3 leather straps for a more common... > Read
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Bike/Action Lights Set-up & Tips
November 16, 2011 - Here's the bike light combo I've been using for a few years: *Headlamp; *Sticklight, floody-type, with bar-mount; *Red blinky tail-light; *Big ol' Spotlight.
My set-up seems pretty good to me. Of course, I really do need a Spot-type sticklight, but whatever, I've been making-do with the Big Ol' Yeller.
I use these lights ... > Read
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Idea: Classy Multi-pocket Vest? Pivoting Blazer?
November 02, 2010 - I'm thinking of offering a line of improved, versatile clothing items.
Martha already goes to the best thrift stores in the Midwest on her wool-sweather mission for her LazyGal.com fabric art biz. I'd just have her add a few items to the list of things she's looking for. She already shops for me and the kids, as it is.
W... > Read
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Songs of the Outdoor Life?
July 26, 2010 - Anyone know any good songs or singers of the Outdoor Life?
I'm thinking of...
*two-tracks ("Seasonal Road, Unplowed")
*bike riding ("King of the Big Ring... off the front!")
*xc skiing
*vintage travel trailers ("It's a Mighty Rig...")
*kayaking, canoeing, small boats of any kind...
Any variations or similar them... > Read
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Diverse Bike Tech Book: "The Cycle Zoo"
June 09, 2010 - Stephen Nurse is a bike buff and builder. He's invented a modular bike that uses a plug'n'play system to create a bunch of different bikes -- single upright, tandem, load-hauler, recumbent, and mixed 'bent/upright tandem -- it looks like you can even make triples and such with it.
He also recently self-published a bike tech book ... > Read
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Wingnut Gear: a Low-riding Load System
May 24, 2010 - I've been pondering low-riding loads lately.
I enjoy a fannypack for my allday ski outings. -- I appreciate the ability to rotate the bag around for snacks and wax. But I dislike tightening and unloosening the buckle every time to do so. And I dislike the sagging load. I pine for suspenders. Actually, I'm usually wearing them but ... > Read
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Bike Joring: Mtbikes and dogs on the trail!
January 28, 2010 - I've posted about Skijoring here a couple times before (our friend David Spieser ROCKETS on skis with his *two* GSP's up north). And I've also posted about a bike joring rig for sale at a website. But I'm not sure I've linked to this nifty video yet, so here ya go.
(It's from New Zealand. ...The narrator sounds like Murray of... > Read
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Great, thrifty ultra-headlamp: Magicshine 900
January 26, 2010 - The folks at Geo Man Gear offer the stick type flashlight that I really like, the one with the SSC-P7 emitter and chubby 18650 LiPo battery -- it gives a great flood for outdoor action PLUS supermaxhigh power -- maybe 500 lumens for about $50 for all you need. I got mine from DealExtreme.com but these guys have it, too.
But, w... > Read
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Far-out Bikewear
January 26, 2010 - Here's a bikewear company that makes TONS of things, often available in far-out fabric designs.
I kinda like the Camo shorts, but wish they had a Camo jersey, too.
It's a bit hard to follow everything they offer. Some things are shown as photos, others as sketches. Do they make club jersies and offer printing? I can't tell... > Read
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"MYOG": Make Your Own Gear -- hot backpacking scene!
January 25, 2010 - You'd think there'd be a MYOG.com or .org but not yet. (Or, at any rate, the geeks have bought 'em up before an MYOG'er could put them to good use.)
"Make your own gear" is a hot new scene in backpacking, but it can apply to anything, right?
Thanks to ultralight godfather Ray Jardine a decade or so ago, folks started makin... > Read
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Pedal-powered Electricity Generator
October 19, 2009 - Since at least the 1970's folks have been working on ways to turn pedal-power into electrical power. I was thinking that they've probably worked out a tidy plan or other tidy option by now and it looks like they have. "They" being tinkerers. Yes, it's still a tinkerer's field, it looks like. Although, I should check out Real Good... > Read
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A Pannier that Converts to a Backpack
October 10, 2009 - Brule Mountain is a little company that makes a pannier that converts into a backpack. They make them in various sizes and offer a bunch of accessories for them as well. (It's possibly the most rustic website still out there, in every sense. Whew! But a neat product!) > Read
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Etsy: "your place to buy & sell all things handmade"
October 06, 2009 - In case you don't already know, http://Etsy.com offers everything crafty and DIY-artsy on earth. It's a gathering place for small-shop artists and craft people. It lets them easily list their wares so that you can easily find them. Search by topic and craft-material. Everything indie under the sun here. > Read
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Bike Canoe Trailer: It's a Cinch!
May 31, 2009 - I've long wanted to create a simple trailer for towing a canoe behind a bike.
A lot of times when I'm biking and I come across some tasty water I suddenly want to get paddling---especially when the waterway is going my way or when it's a shorter way to go my way.
To me, the two joys fit together--the glide of a bike and the gl... > Read
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