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Cardboard Bicycle Helmet!
OK, this looks like something I would have made, except that I would have used duct tape for the shell The Cardboard Bicycle Helmet Anyway, this is actually a reasonable use of cardboard, I think. All bike helmets should be … Continue reading
First Ride of 2013 and Feeling Great
We were able to ride on Saturday 1/12/13 and it was fantastic! Guy recently wrote about our effort to ride more in the colder weather in the gear section but this ride was off-topic. It was almost 60 degrees and … Continue reading
How to Remember that Old Bike
OK.. This one is a bit weird, in a way, but we all know that bikes are art, right? I mean, you leave your bike parked in the living room just because it looks cool, dontcha? Bicycle taxidermy. It could … Continue reading
Are You Ready for a Smart Bike?
Just when you thought that the bicycle had reached the pinnacle of man-made, self=propelled machinery, it’s time to computer control it. Just add your smart phone with this app and it will shift gears for you. Smart Bike App In … Continue reading
Cool New Bike Horn Sounds Like a Car Horn!
Commute a lot? You’ll dig this. It’s in the “why the heck didn’t I think of that” category. It’s a car horn for a bicycle. Check it out here Bicycle Horn It’s a tad bit pricey, about as much as … Continue reading
Delays and closures possible on the Little Miami Scenic Trail
Users of the the Little Miami Scenic Trail may experience some interference as construction on the Jeremiah Morrow Bridges continues. According to the Friends of the Little Miami State Park website there is an effort to avoid weekend closures but … Continue reading
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Cool Tech: Airless Tires
Check out this LINK to read about some new technology airless bicycle tires. When I first stumbled across them, I was thinking solid rubber tires, like what you had on your very first bike, but these are flexible. They are … Continue reading
Fall overnight camping tour 120 miles: Cleveland to Navarre using the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad with Map S24O ish, part 2
Click here for part 1. We find the spot where the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail meets Canal Street / Hudson Drive, there are Parks on both sides of the street and trailhead parking. It is about 4 o’clock. … Continue reading
Fall overnight camping tour 120 miles: Cleveland to Navarre using the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad with Map S24O ish, part 1
For those of you who read the previous entry about our fall tour you know that selecting the route for this trip had many parameters that influenced our decision including: the ever present constraint of available time to get away; … Continue reading
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Finding a route for a Fall tour with overnight camping
Last weekend Guy and I had a break in our schedules and a break in the weather and were itching to do another overnight bike tour. So I dug into the maps and tried to dream up a good route. … Continue reading