Archive for July 2009
Luv my iPhone, but what to do in the rain???
Water protection was recently discuss in this BROL thread. I’ve extracted some of the comments and place them below. Please see the thread for other comments. Thanks!
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Today, as it rains in North Carolina, and I look for a bag or other low-cost rain protection it dawns upon me that a drink/pop/soda bottle will likely give as much protection as a bag, although it is not sealed. I cut the bottle to work on my Trek Project One, my RANS Citi Crank Forward, and my Catrike 700. Water from the open end could be problematic. If so, this is when I put the phone in a waterproof bag and into my pocket. I have a taller bottle that I’ll use for added protection. This is essentially a no-cost solution. Please, tell me what you think. Thanks!
I shot a few pictures and uploaded 6 of them to my flickr iPhone Set. Below is a sampling for the uploaded photographs.
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As Rafael & Bruce ride, Mr. G may see something like this.
Everyone loves the mirror shot [self included]. Here, Bruce just happened to be behind me as we returned to our start point after the rest stop by the lake. Note the famous trailer.
If you have not done a Catrike Rally, you should. A nice winter break for the folk who live in the north. It’s normally scheduled for the last of February/first of March. Watch the Catrike Message Board and BROL for details.
Wishing Rafael & Bruce [and Sierra] lots of fun during their time together.
Here is info on the Rafael ~ Bruce meet-up
You have seen various shots I took of Bruce and Sierra during the ’09 Catrike Rally in Winter Garden, Florida. Here’s one that shows Sierra’s face—cute dog.
On to the task at hand–Bruce confirmed for me that he and Mr. Giraldo have exchanged communications and that they are to meet in Chanute, Kansas, Saturday evening, o8/01. They plan to be together the next 2 – 3 days.
This will give Bruce [Trikebldr] ample time to resolve mechanical problems [Bruce goes to work on Destiny Saturday night, while Mr G. publishes] and for the two of them to enjoy the camaraderie of each other’s company. I’m sure Sierra will add yet another dimension to the experience.
I’m hoping to get sufficient information from both of them to report it here.
Stay tuned…
I am pleased to finally announce…
Silk’s wait for the Goblin Cricket Tail Fairing, storage version, is now measured in days. I received a message from Mr. Jeff Bales this evening that he is shipping my fairing today. It has really been a long time since my May 25, 2009, order. I’m modifying my iHome speakers. More on that later. I’m hoping by this time next week, I’ll be able to show you my pictures of the fairing.
Kansas Ride Request accepted by Mr. G
Mr. Giraldo has accepted Trikebldr [Bruce's] offer to ride with him and check his trike. The two are in the process of coordinating the details. They are likely to meet-up on Saturday. Bruce will be hauling his faithful companion Sierra.
Bruce is from Kansas City and has been following Mr. G’s Tour of Discovery though my postings. He became concerned when Mr. G reported his right tire problem and wanted to help at the point. Subsequently, he contacted me in an effort to ride and assist him with triking mechanical matters. Well, it’s going to happen!
I’m fortunate to have seen Trikebldr at two Catrike Rallies in Winter Garden Florida. My most recent in February/ March of this year.
Mr. Giraldo’s 07/23 ~ 07/29 Travel
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Tour of Discovery
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Hello, this is my first weekly summary of Mr. Giraldo’s Tour of Discovery since he departed Pueblo, Colorado. No, I have not stopped my coverage—I’ve just gone to a WkSum format. Thanks for your readership and continued interest in Mr. G’s adventures. I plan to use this format through the completion of his journey in Weston, Florida. I appreciate your comments on this reporting format. THANKS! –jim |
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| Date | Tour Day | Departure Town | Time of Departure | Distance Ridden | Arrival Town | Time of Arrival |
| 07/23/09 | Day48 | Pueblo, CO | 6:36 a.m MDT | 89 miles | Haswell, CO | 7:30 p.m. MDT |
| 07/24/09 | Day49 | Haswell, CO | 7:38 a.m. MDT | 80 miles | Tribune, KS | 7:29 p.m. MDT |
| 07/25/09 | Day50 | Tribune, KS | 11:28 a.m. MDT | 22 miles | Leoit, KS | 6:37 p.m. CDT |
| 07/26/09 | Day51 | Leoit, KS | ~ Rest Day ~ | 0 miles | Leoit, KS | ~ Rest Day ~ |
| 07/27/09 | Day52 | Leoit, KS | 7:15 a.m. CDT | 80 miles | Ness City, KS | 4:13 p.m. CDT |
| 07/28/09 | Day53 | Ness City, KS | 7:35 a.m. CDT | 64 miles | Larned, KS | 5:05 p.m. CDT |
| 07/29/09 | Day54 | Larned, KS | 7:45 a.m. CDT | 58 miles | Nickerson, KS | 3:24 p.m. CDT |
My iPhone & Catrike 700
My iPhone RAM Mount arrived late this afternoon. I installed it and took a few pictures. I still have some finishing [cut and blacken bolts] to do. I also received my black charging cable. I wanted a tether for the iPhone. This is perfect. This cable locks in [must depress side buttons to release], where the Apple one does not. I am very please with the setup. I hope you like the pictures. –jim
See also:
Kansas Ride Request for Mr. Giraldo
First, later today or tomorrow morning, I’ll post my first weekly summary [WkSum] of Mr. Giraldo’s travel since Thursday, 07/23, of last week.
Today, I have a request from my friend, and also Catrike Owner and trike builder [trikebldr on the Catrike Board] , Bruce to ride with Mr. Giraldo in southeastern Kansas/western Missouri.
Nothing exciting for the blog today.
I resolved virus issues on a customer’s PC and installed SP2 on her 36-bit Vista Home Premium. Decided to upgrade my 64-bit Vista Ultimate and got errors. Had a 2-hr chat session with Microsoft—good support. Some corrupted files were found. A Service Pack2 download froze at 84% complete. Now, I have to do an “in-place-repair” called “an upgrade” for Windows Vista to see if that resolves the issue and then maybe download the SP2 file again. Isn’t computing fun???
The killer app I’ve wanted [almost]
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hree years ago when on Day6 of my bike tour from Fayetteville, North Carolina to Key West, Florida [1,062 miles in 9 days] and experiencing some torrential thunderstorms associate with Tropical Storm Alberto, I wished for weather-alert that might allow for better decision making when on the road. This is critical when storms may develop hours after one last reviewed weather forecast in the area from which they departed.
Had my biking partner and I known the storm track earlier on Day5, we might have ridden longer to get further south and may have missed what we experienced on Days5-7. The horrors of a storm have been made even more vivid by Mr. Giraldo recounting his recent 07/09 experience as he triked to Haswell, Colorado from Pueblo [read his 07/25 blog letter].
50K Milestone ~ THANKS!!!
50,000 hits [actually 50,016] or page views since November 30, 2008. Again, with deep appreciation and humility, that I say: thank you, my readers, so very much. The majority of my reader come from the ‘BentRider Online [BROL] Message Board. I also get lots of readers from the Catrike and the RANS Boards. There are others from various sites who are also faithful followers. Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
