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When I got my 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro back in July I switched over to some Shimano M324 hybrid pedals (clipless one side, platform the other) a few days later, and also got some Specialized Comp shoes with the cleats. I really tried to like this combo, but having never ran clipless...

I have had my FJ Cruiser since July the 24th of 2006. I ordered it back in March of the same year. Though this review is a little late, I would like to share my thoughts on the rig. It just turned 24,373 miles at 3 am yesterday when I gassed it up before work. I called the dealer the other day...

When I got back into mountain biking again a few months back, I bought just abut every mountain bike magazine from the supermarket and my local bike shop. I saw ads for a light called the Pro 1200 LED by Niterider. I Googled to find out the price and I was shocked. Between $600 and $700, as...

I am slowly building up my bike tools from many years ago. I ran across this Park torque wrench video on MTBR's YouTube page. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv2vz_ncSM4 This is the TW-6 in the pics below, but I ordered the TW-5, a smaller one. I may get the TW-6 at a later date. Another...

Long ago when I was laid off the second time from Boeing I worked part time at REI. For Christmas they gave us a hydration pack called the Run Off or something like that. It is actually to big for cycling, it is around 900 cubic inches, and has a two liter water capacity. I see a lot go with...

I have seen a few advertised in my mountain bike magazines. The one I see the most is the HeroWide from GoPro. http://www.goprocamera.com/index.php?area=2&productid=1 A few reviews I read somewhere said the sound was not the best, and that most interject music into their YouTube videos. But I...

Last year I hit up Mount Rainier National Park and did not get much peace. People constantly stopped to ask me about my roof top tent, cars, hikers, ect would slow down to gawk. Nothing wrong with that, but I was there to relax, not play salesman. This year I decided to hit up the forest...

What are you using at home? I use to have a nice folding Park stand I bought years ago at REI. When I did not bike for many years, I ended up giving away the stand. Since I just got back into mountain biking again, I am buying new tools and of course a stand to do some of my own work. Here is...

I am in need of a good helmet. My old Giro I can not find. My local shop has three pages worth of helmets. http://centercycle.com/itemlist.cfm?category=41 On page two is a one by Specialized called the Tactic. http://centercycle.com/itemdetails.cfm?libid=50304 What helmet have you found...

Been out of the biking scene for several years now. I use to have a nice Raleigh 18 speed I bought back in '88, and it served me well for mountain biking Pacific Northwest trails up where I have 4wheeled and camped for years. Even carried my youngest on the back of it when he was just a baby...

After seeing this thread, I have been looking into the Garmin 550T some more. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=26876&ra=true I like the fact that is has the built in camera and can impose the GPS cords onto the picture. Is anyone thinking of buying one? I have an old Garmin yellow...

When my kids were growing up and we camped just about every other weekend during the summer, we often would camp by a creek or small river. We enjoyed body surfing by walking up the sides of the waterway and then floating downstream. We wore those slip on water shoes, the name escapes me now...

Location Auburn, WA. I have a brand new charge controller I bought from Affordable Solar. https://www.affordable-solar.com/ra.9.charge.controller.45.amp.htm It says on the box that it is a PowerFilm RA-9 charge controller at 4.5 amps It also says on the box that it is made by Morningstar and...

Shish kabobs I make every summer whether for barbecuing at home, or for taking along on a camping trip. These were always a hit with my two sons when they were young when we went camping all the time. So easy to make, but there is a lot of preparation time involved, then the assembling of them...

I have been doing a lot of research as of late, and Martyn from Adventure Trailers has been very helpful in answering my many questions on the subject. I put together this solar setup mainly for keeping both of my dual batteries charged to full capacity in the FJ Cruiser when out camping. The...

Has anyone tried filling the tank before a camping trip and transported the unit in their rig? http://www.zodi.com/web-content/Consumer/zodiextremeshower.html I would imagine laying it on its side in the case it is going to leak out. But if it was stored upright, it might work? Just...

I dabble with Windows Movie Maker that comes with XP and Vista. Have not used the Vista one on my laptop, I think it has some enhancements over the version that comes with XP that is on my tower I mainly use. I enjoy making vids with it for camping stuff, documenting stuff, and recently, a...

We have had a run of good sunny weather here in Western Washington for going on now the second week. Temps around 80 for the past few days. I do not always carry my nice digital camera with me, so every once in awhile I snag some with my LG Dare. I snagged these pics of Mt. Rainier as I was...

Saw a commercial on TV the other day, Off has come out with a new item called the Clip On. http://www.offprotects.com/clip-on-mosquito-repellent/ You do not spray this on. The Cutter Advanced Sport (15% picaridin) I bought yesteryear worked great for me up at Mt. Rainier, but this might be...

Bought this yesteryear It is unused, in fact it is still in the zippered carrying bag, I never took it out. After reading that it is more of a two person job to setup (can be done by one though) I ended up getting the Outback Privy a few weeks back. This also came with a solar shower bag. I...