Summer dawned and I began to suffer from Skiing withdrawal symptoms (symptoms include frequent countdowns to the next ski season - around 180 days for the curious, lurking in the epicski community among other things). So, I took up biking with some friends.
I bought this classy new bike - Trek 7.2 Fx, and was happy riding it all over the place. And then Shit happened! As we drove across the golden gate bridge on our way to some bike trails, with our bikes tied on the back of our vehicle, believe it or not, my bike comes off the rack, flies close to the car behind us, misses it and bounces off the road before crashing. We then treaded along the dangerous narrow freeway shoulder to retrieve my bike. And man was it screwed up, fork twisted out of shape, wheels bent, headset scratched and bent, saddle torn, seat post bent and unusable, front brakes broken. Only the frame held up along with the gear system, so technically not salvage material yet. Later I learnt that this is a common problem with bike racks (WTF?#@!&). I just blame it on my star alignment.
I also got a chance to try out some of Google's Android applications. One application called "MyTracks" deserves special mention. This app uses the gps device available on the G1 to record geo coordinates and store them. Later, when I get net connectivity, I can upload it to docs/spreadsheets, maps etc. That was very cool. Heres my trip around shoreline.
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I bought this classy new bike - Trek 7.2 Fx, and was happy riding it all over the place. And then Shit happened! As we drove across the golden gate bridge on our way to some bike trails, with our bikes tied on the back of our vehicle, believe it or not, my bike comes off the rack, flies close to the car behind us, misses it and bounces off the road before crashing. We then treaded along the dangerous narrow freeway shoulder to retrieve my bike. And man was it screwed up, fork twisted out of shape, wheels bent, headset scratched and bent, saddle torn, seat post bent and unusable, front brakes broken. Only the frame held up along with the gear system, so technically not salvage material yet. Later I learnt that this is a common problem with bike racks (WTF?#@!&). I just blame it on my star alignment.
I also got a chance to try out some of Google's Android applications. One application called "MyTracks" deserves special mention. This app uses the gps device available on the G1 to record geo coordinates and store them. Later, when I get net connectivity, I can upload it to docs/spreadsheets, maps etc. That was very cool. Heres my trip around shoreline.
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