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Equipment

• 06.22.08
  Handlebar speaker system
  Equipment (1)

  Today I tried out my new, "Active Tunes i-RIDE Bicycle Stereo Speaker System." It's somewhat of a disappointment. When riding close to home I like to listen to audio books or (when I used to be able to get them through Netlibrary) Pimsleur language courses. I use an earphone in my right ear, only. I snip off the left earphone, leaving that ear for traffic. I've tried earbuds, too, also minus the left one, but I like the earphone that hangs from my ear better. It works pretty well for the spoken word. ...
  
  
• 03.05.08
  Ultra Light Bike Mirror
  Equipment (2)

  This photo from a June 2007 bike outing is here so I can show how I mount the "Ultra Light Bike Mirror" on my handlebars.
  
  
• 08.10.07
  Solo campsite
  Equipment, Hillsdale County MI (0)

  I don't know if I'll do any solo touring this year or not, but I haven't done a lot in past years, either. This photo is from a long-weekend ride to Grand Rapids, Ohio in July 2003. It's at a private campground west of Hillsdale, and shows the cooking gear I was using at the time. I liked being able to camp on the high, relatively open site at this campground, but this tenting area has since been made into more space for RV campers.