Bike shop remodel complete

Really just cleaned up a bit. Still have a few layers of filth to go.

Bike shop open for business

Bike shop open for business after 2 years of no place to work

New bars and tape pics

Bike ride today

Bike ride today with my new handlebars. Weather was prefect, the bars felt great, the ride started off great.

And then, flat tire.
No problem. I had a spare tube.

And then, another flat tire...
I only had one spare and no patches.

Had to call Pam and Lily to come get me.

New handlebars came today

New handlebars and handlebar tape came today and I could not wait to put them on my bike... When Lilly went to bed I went out to the garage and put then on. I was so excited I forgot to take pics. Maybe tomorrow.

Davis Phinney's 7-Eleven bike

Davis Phinney's 7-Eleven bike on view in a bike shop I was in yesterday.

Could this be the end of my Blogger Blog?

It's apparent from the content of recent posts and lack of any personal posts in some time that I have fallen out of love with my blogger blog. It's not me. I'm still the same. I'm taking pictures everyday, I'm online everyday, I'm posting everyday, I still have nothing to say BUT, the blogger app just hasn't kept up with me. Neither have my mobile phones.

The problems started when blogger's email to post functionality became unpredictable. Emailing a post only to have it lost in the ether is frustrating and when it happens you don't want to post it again. The moment is lost.

At the same time my new mobile phones have not been up to the task of writing posts. The sidekick which I started with blog with was the perfect machine for blogging. It has a nice size keyboard with just the right feel. Since then I have gone thru 2 Android phones and my current phone using a touch screen keyboard which is fine for short messages but which is not so much fun for longer posts. Yes I swype but to continually need to select the word I just swyped really kills the flow.

I had hoped with the Android Market I would find a blogger app to help me with my loss of love for blogger and an app is now finally available. However, the way it treats images is awful. It shrinks them and they are not clickable and there are other issues. I'm also stuck with the touch screen keyboard.

To add to the lacking need for my blog there is now facebook, twitter, wordpress and any number of other outlets where I post my nonsense making the blogger blog less important. It has become more of a dinosaur. This blog was created in a pre-social media world... hmmmm

What to do with this site. what to do?
To be honest I don't know. I would like to migrate it to wordpress where I can host it and use the Wordpress app for Android to keep it current however, the videos will be lost and maybe some images.

There is a new sidekick on the market now so I might check that out but, for now this site is UNDER CONSIDERATION...

Max's Morning Commute

Information Everywhere. The future of screen technology!!

http://www.human20.com/information-everywhere-the-future-of-screen-technology/

How do you like my desk now?

How do you like my desk now?
Mac mini and windows xp with dual monitors. Only one keyboard and mouse needed to run. Windows keyboard needed for login only.... Still have a ton to set up.

Sad news in bicycling racing yesterday: Tribute day today

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/leopard-trek-lead-giro-tribute-to-wouter-weylandt-30172

Leopard Trek lead Giro tribute to Wouter Weylandt

Riders taking part in the Giro d'Italia are today to pay a moving tribute to fellow racer Wouter Weylandt, who died in a crash yesterday. Weylandt's Leopard Trek team-mates are to be allowed to cross the finish line ahead of the peloton in a stage dedicated to his memory.

“This is not a day for fighting for positions,” pink jersey wearer David Millar explained before the start in Genoa. The teams will take it in turns to pace the peloton for 10km at a time at speed of 37-40kph. With 1km to go, Millar will give the signal to the remaining eight Leopard Trek riders to move to the front.

After the stage, there will be no post-race protocol or jersey presentations. Instead, the Leopard Trek riders will come on to the podium as part of a further dedication to Weylandt’s memory. There were moving scenes before the start in Genoa. A special fenced-off space was reserved for the Leopard Trek team bus, and riders filed through one by one to offer condolences to the team’s riders and staff.

Complete article here

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/leopard-trek-lead-giro-tribute-to-wouter-weylandt-30172

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