Spring Morning Ride Gloat!

Methuselah

"Old Fool Buys Bike " Followup.

Still riding more and more, and I am getting more unbearable to my
non-biking friends- So there is no one else to gloat to but this
newsgroup!
Well, that hill that was giving me trouble I barely notice now, but I
did find a worse one...haha. I have the good fortune to live across
the street from a State Park that has about 26 miles of well-packed
gravel roads and dirt trails. From what I have seen riding on the
paved roads, I don't care if I ever leave the woods.
This morning I intended to take it easy with a short ride. (Ha!) I
have been bringing my Canon Powershot G5 again, so those of you who
are not on diallups are welcome to join me now, virtually.
Twenty miles later, I threw a web page together:
http://www.gearloose.com/ride418.html

This morning was paganly mystical after a long, cruel Winter.
Everything is coming to Life.
Including me.

In beauty I walk
With beauty before me I walk
With beauty behind me I walk
With beauty above me I walk
With beauty below & about me I walk
It is finished in beauty
It is finished in beauty

Astro-Geek

Hi,

I have ridden thru Borderland Park. It is BEAUTIFUL!! But it is not
road-bike friendly. Thank you for sharing your photos. You have motivated
me to get out and ride today!!!

Steve in Bridgewater, MA

"Methuselah" <Dave_Null@anyd0main.zoo> wrote in message
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> "Old Fool Buys Bike " Followup.
>
> Still riding more and more, and I am getting more unbearable to my
> non-biking friends- So there is no one else to gloat to but this
> newsgroup!
> Well, that hill that was giving me trouble I barely notice now, but I
> did find a worse one...haha. I have the good fortune to live across
> the street from a State Park that has about 26 miles of well-packed
> gravel roads and dirt trails. From what I have seen riding on the
> paved roads, I don't care if I ever leave the woods.
> This morning I intended to take it easy with a short ride. (Ha!) I
> have been bringing my Canon Powershot G5 again, so those of you who
> are not on diallups are welcome to join me now, virtually.
> Twenty miles later, I threw a web page together:
> http://www.gearloose.com/ride418.html
>
> This morning was paganly mystical after a long, cruel Winter.
> Everything is coming to Life.
> Including me.
>
> In beauty I walk
> With beauty before me I walk
> With beauty behind me I walk
> With beauty above me I walk
> With beauty below & about me I walk
> It is finished in beauty
> It is finished in beauty
>

Methuselah

> I have ridden thru Borderland Park. It is BEAUTIFUL!! But it is not
>road-bike friendly. Thank you for sharing your photos. You have motivated
>me to get out and ride today!!!
>
>Steve in Bridgewater, MA

Hey! I know you from the AASNE !
Small World!
Clear Skies.

Astro-Geek

Hahaha,

I am the Astro-Cyclist, I guess!! You must live in Easton?? Let me
know if you would like to visit my backyard observatory some night this
summer - or go for a bike ride...

Astro-Geek


"Methuselah" <Dave_Null@anyd0main.zoo> wrote in message
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>
> > I have ridden thru Borderland Park. It is BEAUTIFUL!! But it is
not
> >road-bike friendly. Thank you for sharing your photos. You have
motivated
> >me to get out and ride today!!!
> >
> >Steve in Bridgewater, MA
>
> Hey! I know you from the AASNE !
> Small World!
> Clear Skies.

David Reuteler

Astro-Geek <astro-geek@comcast.net> wrote:
> I am the Astro-Cyclist, I guess!! You must live in Easton?? Let me
> know if you would like to visit my backyard observatory some night this
> summer - or go for a bike ride...

actually there are several of us. not to mention jon isaacs who is on
sabbatical (from here that is, he's on sci.astro.amateur).

wish i had a backyard. think a bob yak can haul a 8" SCT up the side of a
mountain? that's the only use i have left for my car, currently.
--
david reuteler
reuteler@visi.com

Neil Cherry

On 18 Apr 2004 16:59:08 GMT, David Reuteler wrote:

> wish i had a backyard. think a bob yak can haul a 8" SCT up the side of a
> mountain? that's the only use i have left for my car, currently.

Not knowing what an 8" SCT is; how much does it weigh. You can get
away with up to ~70 lbs with a BOB. But you must understand it handles
like a big truck and you won't be able to stand and pedal easily. Also
take it easy on the down hills or you may find that the BOB will try
to get in front of you. :-)

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Pat

I have a Canon PowerShot G2 but haven't figured out a good way to carry it
when I ride. What do you do? I am on the verge of getting an S410, I think,
just because it is smaller.

Pat in TX

David Kerber

In article <7s45805iiq1vg8ma0vs00461gmfkkfrjbu@4ax.com>,
Dave_Null@anyd0main.zoo says...
> "Old Fool Buys Bike " Followup.
>
> Still riding more and more, and I am getting more unbearable to my
> non-biking friends- So there is no one else to gloat to but this
> newsgroup!
> Well, that hill that was giving me trouble I barely notice now, but I
> did find a worse one...haha. I have the good fortune to live across
> the street from a State Park that has about 26 miles of well-packed
> gravel roads and dirt trails.

You cruel, cruel man!!! You really didn't have to tell us that.

.....

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Methuselah

On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 16:31:44 -0500, "Pat" <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>I have a Canon PowerShot G2 but haven't figured out a good way to carry it
>when I ride. What do you do? I am on the verge of getting an S410, I think,
>just because it is smaller.
>
I just use the strap with the G5, and tuck it under a jacket..but in
Summer this will not work. It is going to be a problem. We have a
few other Digital cameras that are smaller..I have a Nikon that will
fit in a pocket, and a Kodak that does also. I suppose going down to
3 MPx makes no difference since I have to shrink them so much for the
Web, anyway.
But I am so used to the G5, as you can see, I can shoot while riding,
with cropping and levelling "Insurance" with Paintshop.
The purpose of the web page(s) is to goad my wife to join me on her
Elite, and to prove to an inspirational individual at work that I
really am riding.

Methuselah

> I am the Astro-Cyclist, I guess!! You must live in Easton?? Let me
>know if you would like to visit my backyard observatory some night this
>summer - or go for a bike ride...
>
If I can bring my nerd niece, and leave my 10" f5 Newt at home! :-)
(I must have been drunk when I built that. Yeah, it's <1/8 wave, but
so what..It's like trucking around a water heater.)

Steven M. Scharf

"Pat" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> I have a Canon PowerShot G2 but haven't figured out a good way to carry it
> when I ride. What do you do? I am on the verge of getting an S410, I
think,
> just because it is smaller.

I also have a G2. I'm getting an S500 for times when I need a more compact
camera, i.e. bike rides. The S410 is also a good choice. Try to stick with
Canon camers for bicycling.

Steve

Digital Camera Short List
http://www.nordicgroup.us/digicam/

Bicycle Recommendation Short List
http://www.nordicgroup.us/bikerec/

Pat

>
> I also have a G2. I'm getting an S500 for times when I need a more compact
camera, i.e. bike rides. The S410 is also a good choice. Try to stick with
Canon camers for bicycling.
>
> Steve


Hmm, an S500. I think that would be great for the movie possibilities alone.
Plus, I'm cheap, so I can use the same Compact Flash cards for both cameras.
But, we need to consider that the cameras mentioned are smooth and flat. I
have a dread of reaching around to the back pocket, grabbing the camera, and
having it slip out of my gloved hand....splat!

I have been thinking of putting one of those blue rubber bands on it (the
kind that comes on a bunch of broccoli). Do you have any ideas how to make
it easier to grasp?

Pat in TX

Claire Petersky

"Methuselah" <Dave_Null@anyd0main.zoo> wrote in message
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> Twenty miles later, I threw a web page together:
> http://www.gearloose.com/ride418.html

May I use one of the over-the-handlebar pics for my bicycling meditation
website's next revision?


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Methuselah

>> Twenty miles later, I threw a web page together:
>> http://www.gearloose.com/ride418.html
>
>May I use one of the over-the-handlebar pics for my bicycling meditation
>website's next revision?

Gladly..I am flattered.
I will e-mail you, as I have many of them. (I got interested in
shooting while riding.)
The originals are high resolution, about 3 megs before cropping, if
you want to photoshop them. Some show (ugh) the speedometer at a
blazing 3 to 5 something MPH!