Archive for June, 2008

Garfield – Week 26 – June 30, 2008

Andrew | June 30, 2008 9:27 pm

It is Garfield time again. Spent most of the week off the bike for various reasons, so really happy with the outcome. Could have been worse!

My Garfield statistics for Week 26 of 2008 are:

Weights and Measurements

Today’s Weight (kg): 95.5 kg – Overweight
Movement from last week (+ or – kg): – 1.3 kg (Aggregate – 8.1 kg)
Weight July 2007: 113 kg (- 17.5 kg)*
Target Weight (kg): 81 kg

Waist Measurement: 114.0 cm + 1.0 cm (Aggregate – 12 cm)
WHR: 1.08 (+ 0.01)
BMI Prime: 1.18 (Target range 0.74 – 1.00)

Mileage

Km ridden this week: 19.18 km
2008 Weekly Average: 182 km
2008 Predicated mileage: km (Goal – 10,400)

Hours riding – 2008 = 219 (Corrected) (1 hour for the week)

Cost per Km: $1.57 cash basis (- 0.04)

BikeJournal Rankings

#614 in the World (- 57 places in the rankings)
#32 in Australia ( No movement in the rankings)
#12 in the Club ( + 1 place in the rankings)

* I started riding in July 2007

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Geocaching Trackables World Release Register

Aushiker | June 28, 2008 8:54 pm

This register is maintained as a service to those members of the geocaching community who are interested in releasing gecoins and travel bugs (trackables) in other parts of the world and those members who are happy to do this for them.

To use the register, please just click on the country name to to be taken to the list of cachers in that country who are able to release geocoins and travel bugs for you. To contact the individual cacher, please just click on the link to be taken to their profile.

January 15, 2009 – The register is no longer being updated.

COUNTRIES

Australia | Austria | Canada Czech Republic | Denmark | Finland | Germany | Greece | Italy | Luxembourg | New Zealand | Norway | Portugal | Singapore | South Africa | South Korea | Sweden | Switzerland | The Netherlands | United Kingdom | United States |

AUSTRALIA

Cachers in Australia where last verified as still being active in the program in July 2008.

Australian Capital Territory -
New South WalesThe Spindoctors - Added December 21, 2008 |

Northern Territory –
Queensland – Just a Trifle
| geofillans
South Australiagr8cherokee | howie_sf - Added December 21, 2008
Tasmania -
Victoria -
Western Australia

AUSTRIA

Cachers in Austria where last verified as still being active in the program in August 2008.

Burgenland -
Carinthia -
Lower Austria -
Upper Austria -
Salzburg -
Styria
-
Tyrol -
Vorarlberg -
Vienna – Chiroptera | BloodyBeer |

CANADA

Alberta – Lemon Fresh Dog |
British Columbia -general_tupperware | QuigleyJones | sdkonkle |
Manitoba – slippery_1
New Brunswick –
Newfoundland and Labrador – VO2WW |
Nova Scotia – Cashe Crusaders | E&CPlus3 | adamathomeca |
Ontario – JLAM-D | Jake’s Goldilocks |
Prince Edward Island -
Saskatchewan -
Quebec -

CZECH REPUBLIC

Saman Team |

DENMARK

Hr og Fru Danmark | pli |

FINLAND

Fundamental and Venlis | Huuhkaja |

GREECE

SerZ | yiannisp Athens

GERMANY

Baden-Wuerttemberg – Team ‘zZZz’|
Bayern (Bavaria) – starstrider |
Berlin – jego_de |
Brandenburg -
Bremen -
Hamburg -
Hessen – wutzebear | helixrider |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania) -
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) -
Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia) – 7TCU+Spotter | Thoto |
Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Palatinate) – jdawg1327 | tobsas
Saarland -
Sachsen (Saxony) -
Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt) -
Schleswig-Holstein -

Thueringen (Thuringia) – SwedenHawk

ITALY

KingfisherTeam South Tyrol | Kazuma Milan ||

LUXEMBOURG

baelrati

NEW ZEALAND

Auckland – WackyB - Added December 8, 2008 |
Bay of Plenty -
Canterbury – Team chelmo | keewee |
Chatham Islands -
Gisborne -
Hawke’s Bay -
Manawatu -
Wanganui -
Marlborough-
Nelson-
Northland -
Otago -
Southland -
Taranaki -
Tasman -
Waikato – Butterfly_lady |
Wellington – mtbskier |
West Coast -

NORWAY

blazius Smort78 Skien |

PORTUGAL

BrunoNF | manchanegr | NFreitas | SUp3rFM & Cruella | PLnauta Lisbon|

SINGAPORE

IndianaJanes

SOUTH AFRICA

squirrel Durban Carbon Hunter Johannesburg Gauteng
GlobalRat
Johannesburg | warthog Johannesburg | Guineafowl Mpumalanga The Huskies Western Cape
Tricky Vicky & Mickey
Western Cape |

SOUTH KOREA

sparkomatic1972 |

SWEDEN

grodan & fiabus Gothernburg | NickZse Halmstad | lelle1987 Stockholm

SWITZERLAND


Kanton Zürichcrazi4 | die_anita |

THE NETHERLANDS

Myth | Team Firefox Wij Drie Betuwe | Li-Z |

UNITED KINGDOM

Andys101 & Redfrock Canterbury | The Klever Boys Central/Eastern | Tom & Jerry Edinburgh | bobuk Manchester | scaw Northern England | freespirit1402 Southern England | Dorsetgal & GeoDog Southern England | Highland | Geofairy Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland | Blorenges Cardiff Wales | Geo-Gophers Scotland | irdman-of-liskatraz England | paganfrog Scotland | Tarot Northern England

UNITED STATES

Alabama – earthrooster |
Alaska – deafhunt
Arizona – Southpawaz |
Arkansas -
California – Moozer | Geocachew Nuts | Logan_Clan | VFISH1992 | DaFunkyFrogs
Colorado – Colorado Cacher |
Connecticut -
Delaware -
Florida – Bevans469 | MommyFinder | Cachin’ Mimi |
Georgia – Shilo |
Hawaii – escondido100 | Geocaching-Geckos |
Idaho – Mr.Explorer3 | River CacherAdded December 10, 2008 |
Illinois – 5c | Montyfox |
Indiana – Buddaman -  Added December 22, 2008 |
Iowa -
Kansas – RattlingCrew | Silfron Mandotheneset
Kentucky -
Louisiana -
Maine -
Maryland – hsbeach
Massachusetts – Theseus |
Michigan – fishign0023 | usyoopers | Michigan Cacheman Added December 8, 2008 |
Minnesota – CLAMM |
Mississippi – OshnDoc |
Missouri – L Frank | Whimspiration
Montana – tsunrisebey
Nebraska -
Nevada -
New Hampshire – Want2bemore |
New Jersey – jho135 |
New Mexico – The Justice League of NM |
New York – avroair |
North Carolina – wwflover13 |
North Dakota -
Ohio – Mr. O | GCHiker46 | stepshep |
Oklahoma -
Oregon – ThePetersTrio |
Pennsylvania -
Rhode Island -
South Carolina – jamrasc |
South Dakota -
Tennessee -
Texas – txoilgas | skyfire97 | sunnyaggie2005
Utah -
Vermont -
Virginia -
Washington – fairyhoney | Sir2u |
West Virginia – cainrcc |
Wisconsin -
Wyoming – wyohunter | Rubiconlwb|

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How to Securely Fasten Zip Tires with a Fouth Hand

Andrew | 6:47 pm

The latest video at BicycleTutor.com is a hint on how to securely fasten zip tires using a fourth hand cable stretcher. I thought it was a great suggestion so included it here. Personally I use a Park Tool Fourth Hand BT-2 which I find works well. I brought mine from Chain Reaction Cycles for around $44.00.

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Endura FS260-Pro Skull Cap Owner Review

Andrew | June 26, 2008 9:22 pm

Endura FS260-Pro Skull Cap
I purchased my Endura FS260-Pro Skull cap directly from Chain Reaction Cycles in June 2008 for $24.31 landed, as with my weight loss and riding Froggie, my Look 555, I find that I am feeling the cold more. Four degree Celsius starts probably doesn’t help either!

The FS20-Pro is described by Endura as having the following features:

  • Waterproof wind-stop ear panels for comfort in the coldest conditions
  • Lighter Thermolite® front and back panels provide warmth without overheating
  • Flat-lock stitching for comfort
  • Snug fitting for wearing under helmet

Initial Impressions | Field Experience

Initial Impressions

The FS260-Pro comes in two sizes according to Chain Reaction Cycles, S/M and L/XL (Endura list S & L) and my cap is marked L/XL.  As with my Ground Effects Baked Beanie I have found the size a touch on the small size. This is probably okay as I suspect a tight fit is desired for this type of cap. For comparison purposes, my helmet is a Bell Sweep R size medium (55 – 59 cm). With a little pulling I can get the cap to cover about 90% of my ears. Will this be enough? Riding will tell.

One advantage the FS260-Pro has over my Baked Beanie is that when I put my helmet on,  I find that I do not need to adjust the chin straps which is a positive for sure.

Field Experience

September 1, 2008: I have now had two months of using the Endura FS260-Pro Skull cap and in summary I am pretty happy with it. Basically it works, it stays in position okay once it is pulled down over my ears, it is effective in keeping my ears warm in the mornings here in Perth, Western Australia, it is not too thick to be uncomfortable and it is wearing well.

My only niggle is that it really sets up a wind noise factor. I find the wind noise a much bigger issue when I am wearing the FS260-Pro than not.

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Ground Effect Baked Beanie Owner Review

Andrew | 1:07 pm

Ground Effect Baked Beanie

I purchased my Ground Effect Baked Beanie beanie/skull cap/hat directly from Ground Effect in June 2008 for $20.71 landed as with my weight loss and riding Froggie, my Look 555 I found I was feeling the cold more. Four degree Celsius starts probably didn’t help!

The Baked Beanie is described by Ground Effect thus

Made from micro-Fleece 100, the Baked Beanie occupies minimal room under your helmet while its Microfibre lining saves your ears from biting winds.

Initial Impressions | Field Experience

Initial Impressions

The Baked Beanie comes in three colours and I went for the “burnt orange” which is more orange than suggested in the photo.  The Beanie only comes in one size, which seems stupid to me as people’s head are not one size.  Anyway, I found the fit okay, probably a bit on the tight size, but that shouldn’t be an issue.  For comparison purposes, my helmet is a Bell Sweep R size medium (55 – 59 cm). With a little pulling I can get the Beanie to cover about 90% of my ears.  Will this be enough? Riding will tell.

When I put my helmet on, I do find that I need to lengthen the chin straps so there is a bit of bulk in the beanie which should be taken into consideration.

Field Experience

September 1, 2008: I have now had two months of using the Ground Effect Bake Beanie and in summary I am pretty happy with it. Basically it works, it stays in position okay once it is pulled down over my ears, it is effective in keeping my ears warm in the mornings here in Perth, Western Australia and it is wearing well.

My only niggles are that it really sets up a wind noise factor. I find it much noiser when wearing the Bake Beanie than not and it is a touch on the thick size. Under my roadie helmet my preference is for the thiner but just as effective Endura FS260-Pro skull cap.

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