Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Ride Tracking Website Whatcom Smart Trips
I use a couple of tools to track my daily commute. I have a spreadsheet that I keep track of ride statistics on (graph embedded here) and I also use my county’s commute tracking website, Whatcom Smart Trips. I think that creating this type of tool for commuters is essential to pushing people to thinking…
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DZR H2O Waterproof Biking Shoes Review
I have been looking for a set of waterproof biking shoes for a while. After much deliberation I decided on the DZR H2O shoes. Some of you may know about DZR. For those that don’t, DZR makes bicycling shoes targeted at the urban audience and mountain bikers. DZR shoes were born in Switzerland and are…
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Moment of Zen 04.14.2013
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The Cascadia Dirt Cup Enduro Series Announced
The Cascadia Dirt Cup was officially announced today and registration opened at noon. This 5 part race series around western Washington is sponsored by Shimano, DiamondBack and Transition Bikes. Registration proceeds will go towards building trails in the areas of the races and will also benefit the local trail advocacy groups. These groups include Cold…
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Horse Cycles Urban Tour Project
Horse Cycles of Brooklyn is trying something new. They’re taking to Kickstarter to help bring their manufacturing costs down to offer more bikes to more people. If you want the feeling of getting a custom built bike for a not so custom price, this might be for you. Keep in mind, these bikes aren’t custom.…
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Moment of Zen 04.07.2013
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Banjo Brothers Waterproof Pannier Review
I picked up a Banjo Brothers Waterproof Pannier to replace the North Face Hot Shot backpack that I’ve been using. I wanted a simple pannier that I could easily remove from my bike. I needed the ability to bring the pannier inside with me after I had parked my bike, so this part was key.…
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Brooklyn Brewery Mash
A friend turned me on to this video. He knows me well enough to recommend something with bikes and beer in it! It’s an interesting ‘video’ that takes 3000 images and pieces them together to create a stop motion-like film travelling through Brooklyn New York. The riders final destination is the Brooklyn Brewery (who sponsors…
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Picture of the Week 03.31.2013
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Raspberry Pi Dynamic Bike Headlight
I really love to see stuff like this. I think that bicycles can be changed significantly with technology to make the riding experience more enjoyable for the rider. This is first solution, prototype stuff, so pardon the rough edges of the person’s work (breadboard in the bike frame!). However, imagine multi-use tools on your bike…
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