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Choosing A Bike Camera

There are several things to keep in mind when setting up a bike camera (or cameras): The most desired use cases seem to be sharing highlights from rides, and capturing dangerous situations or undesirable bad behavior from people driving. Knowing what you want can affect what camera you get and where you set it up. And if you want or need a specific feature, that can help you choose how to get…

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G&O Family Cyclery is Closing😢

G&O Closing - today may be your last chance to visit and help support them in person!😭

I highly recommend visiting! Today may be your last chance to visit and help support them in person!😭 I have many thoughts…  Most importantly: how do we sustain what we find essential?  Many people find places like G&O essential! We got our first cargo bike there, along with many others, and they’ve helped change many of our lives.  “Hauly Golightly”, our shiny new Bike Friday Haul-a-Day on…

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How to Live Well

I've been thinking about how to live well. Here are some tips:

I’ve been thinking about how to live well. Some tips: Live Close to Everything: Plan your life to be close to everything important to you: School/Childcare Family/Friends Culture Transit Work…  Enjoy everything around you!  Get Around Intelligently: Walk – as much as possible  Bike or Ride Transit to get further  Live More, Drive Less  Do as much as you can yourself Try new things…

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Everyday Earth Day

My first-grader had an Earth Day lesson at school and is now talking about emissions and turning all the lights off. These are both things I do… and which drive my partner nuts, so I’m kinda tickled by the whole deal!  On the other hand, I have to concede her point that we both have some of the cleanest and cheapest energy anywhere… so it’s really okay to leave a light on. Besides, there are…

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GoPro Labs Programming for Auto Bike Cams

The new Auto-everything Bike Cams test is turning into a programming project, in which I’m learning the GoPro Labs language to program my camera to do what I want. GoPro Max camera showing “GoPro Labs Beta Firmware, Participation Terms Apply” Other than on the GoPro Labs Full List of Action Commands, I haven’t actually seen a good description of how to program more than just for single-shot…

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Auto-everything Bike Cameras! 

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Bike Nerd - Automatic Bicycle Cameras

Bike Nerding - Automatic Bike Cams!

I started recording bike rides, but it was a lot of work, so I wondered if there was a way to automatically record our rides… turns out there is! We start riding and the dynamo hub turns the lights on. Our light has a USB power plug-in. That turns on a Garmin Edge trip computer, which then turns on both front and back Cycliq bike cameras. The cameras record until we’ve been stopped for a bit,…

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Oh, it’s #NationalSockDay? WELL, WELL! https://www.instagram.com/p/Clwr0EMS2bg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Let’s Get Political

How do you engage with political issues? I have some ideas...

It’s good to have a way to engage with politics.  Politics often get caught up with little things, sidetracked, or engage only part of an issue. How can we keep bigger issues in perspective?  Here are a few simple approaches:  Identify the Big Issues  Engage the People Affected  Trust Consistency  Solve the Root Problem  Solve the Bigger Problem  Be Careful with Absolutes  I’ll go…

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Niiice. See ya sun! https://www.instagram.com/p/CjMiPrZraFd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Off to ride the Trail of the Coeur d’Alene! Bikes upgraded, test-loaded, and ready to roll!🚵‍♀️🏕🌞 #Bikepacking https://www.instagram.com/p/CfMxNZPPAED/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Anyone do this one yet? #Juneteenth #🤝 #FathersDay https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_mCFSJRyH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Access For All!♿️🏖 (at Fort Worden) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9kmi4P7F6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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I feed myself. https://www.instagram.com/p/CeUzl0oFD-y/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Check your Jif! Here’s how: #Jif #Salmonella #JifRecall https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd8nPZOgWlD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Wet ride this mornin’!🌦🥾😛 (at Seattle, Washington) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdtM3wzJsrF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Linka LEO 2 Smart Bike Lock Review

Linka LEO 2 Smart Bike Lock Review

The Linka Lock is a smart bike lock that can be added to many bikes. It certainly falls into the category of “Should it be smart?” and we’ll discuss that later. The unique feature it provides is a simple way of having some peace of mind regarding your bike.  The Linka is a frame lock (or a “cafe lock”) – because it attaches to your frame, so it’s always ready to go – say if you run into a cafe…