On 26 Oct 2019, at 14:57, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote:
>> Nice set. That small empty road looks nice! I don't understand the Caltrain >> thing - are those bikes in a train carriage? > > Yes: CalTrain usually includes at least one bicycle carriage per train, > sometimes more. The carriages are two level, the first level is for bicycle > parking and the second level for seating with an open space so you can see > your bike parked below. That looks superb - I wish we had those over here. > >> I may have asked this before, what do you carry the camera in? > > Most of the time, and with most cameras, I use a Wotancraft Mini Rider sling > bag: > https://www.wotancraft.tw/en/product/mini-rider-vintage-grey-canvas > > [...] > I recently found this bag, the Vitesse Musette by Waterfield Design: > https://www.sfbags.com/products/vitesse-cycling-musette > > It's an extremely simple design … and it just works superbly for a huge range > of uses. On the bike, I've carried it with a bunch of different gear and > other stuff in it. It lays flat on the small of my back and also positively > does not move around, at all. And it's very versatile due to it being just a > simple bag without a bazillion little pockets, zippers, and other stuff. When > I put a camera in it, I usually use a wrap or padded pouch to help protect it > that doesn't take up so much space. Beautifully made of very good materials > here in SF, utter simplicity itself. I find myself using it a lot of the time > now. That's interesting - I have exactly that same musette. Bought it a few years ago with some of their other pieces. Cost me a shit-ton of money to ship it over here. I like the design of the bag but I don't much like the waxed canvas, so I don't use it much. Although I will be carrying a couple of changes of clothes to Paris in it in two weeks. I use an even simpler musette: https://restrap.co.uk/products/musette-bag-1 I only put cameras in it if I'm going a short distance. Mostly I use it for my commute - change of clothes, stuff it in my saddlebag. On the way home pick up some shopping, put the shopping in the saddlebag, sling the musette over my back for the last mile. > > I tried putting bags and such on the bike and offloading the gear into that, > but I found I don't really like doing that much. It changes the bike's > handling and I fear for all the vibration and shock it delivers to the camera > and lenses. To carry cameras on the bike I use a bar bag. Most recently it's been a Gilles Berthoud GB905, into which a Tenba BYOB 9 insert fits perfectly, and into that I put my Olympus E-M1 + 14-40/2.8 and everything seems to be fine re vibration and shock, and the bike handling is fine. https://lightroom.adobe.com/shares/6fac18712086404f9ecf77dd7efe438d > >> The calories thing is great. I went cycling for a long weekend in Norfolk in >> August with a friend and when I told her how many calories we were burning >> she didn't believe me, but was thrilled when she eventually was persuaded. > > I track my route and heart rate, and the gizmo calculates calories which I > enter into the MyFitnessPal app with all my food and drink. It works well for > me, and I'm enjoying better health and fitness than I had for years. :) Ditto. I track output with my Garmin watch, input with MyFitnessPal, and weigh myself on my connected Garmin scales. Garmin Connect does the sums. I've sold my soul to Garmin. > > Onwards! > G Excelsior! B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
