Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-08 Thread Peter Nijs
You can find water-proof cases here. http://www.otterbox.be/index1.html?lang=nlgclid=CJ3C0v_B_pQCFROI1Qod-hyCqg I haven't checked if it actually fits. Peter Nijs Op Monday 04 August 2008 05:27:14 schreef Tim Erwin: I took some photos and uploaded them to my blog:

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-07 Thread Michael Tansella
On Thursday 07 August 2008 05:45:11 Michael Shiloh wrote: Please someone create a wiki page for Freerunner biking enthusiasts. There seem to be quite a few of you and it would be great to consolidate all this information in one place. I don't bike much. My motive is to have a great example to

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-07 Thread Brad Midgley
Hey Looks like there still was no page so I created it: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Biking I didn't see how to add it to the technical category. Maybe someone can help out there. -- Brad ___ Openmoko community mailing list

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-07 Thread Michael Shiloh
Brad Midgley wrote: Hey Looks like there still was no page so I created it: http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Biking I didn't see how to add it to the technical category. Maybe someone can help out there. Thanks Brad, I just finished 3 days of talking non-stop about Openmoko at

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-06 Thread Michael Shiloh
Please someone create a wiki page for Freerunner biking enthusiasts. There seem to be quite a few of you and it would be great to consolidate all this information in one place. I don't bike much. My motive is to have a great example to show when I am asked what community members are doing with

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread André Gaul
Just want to drop a line that I today made my first bike ride with a Freerunner mounted on the handle bar of my bike. If someone is interested I could take some photos to show what the mount-kit looks like and how the Freerunner fits in. [x] Interested! :) I took some photos and uploaded

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread Tim Coggins
That's exactly what I've been looking for, does it hold it well? Would you be confident going over speed bumps or down a bumpy tracks at speed? Tim On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 1:37 PM, André Gaul [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just want to drop a line that I today made my first bike ride with a

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread André Gaul
That's exactly what I've been looking for, does it hold it well? Would you be confident going over speed bumps or down a bumpy tracks at speed? Hi Tim! It holds the Freerunner pretty well, but for a bumpy track I would use the hole at the bottom of the Freerunner to secure it additionally

Fwd: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread André Gaul
Yesterday Marko Mäkelä sent me some interesting information about a charging solution for bicycles. He's not on the list and wants me to forward his mail: Original-Nachricht Betreff: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride Datum: Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:56:15 +0300 An: André Gaul [EMAIL

Re: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread Brad Midgley
Hey My solution consists of a MOSFET rectifier bridge and a low-dropout linear voltage regulator that outputs 5 volts: http://www.iki.fi/~msmakela/electronics/dynamo5v/ a switching regulator would generate less waste heat and present less physical resistance in the dynamo. Maybe it's

Re: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread Robin Paulson
2008/8/4 Brad Midgley [EMAIL PROTECTED]: My solution consists of a MOSFET rectifier bridge and a low-dropout linear voltage regulator that outputs 5 volts: http://www.iki.fi/~msmakela/electronics/dynamo5v/ a switching regulator would generate less waste heat and present less physical

RE: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread steve
Put it on the wiki somewhere. Sounds cool. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brad Midgley Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 5:08 PM To: List for Openmoko community discussion Subject: Re: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride Hey My solution

Re: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread Brad Midgley
Robin i like the idea of a generator to charge the neo, but don't like the idea of using my pedal power directly. Maybe for you it makes more sense to power off the screen and gps so you can get to your destination quicker :) In practice, people haven't been successful in regenerating

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-03 Thread Tim Erwin
I took some photos and uploaded them to my blog: http://andre.web-yard.de/blog/2008/08/03/neo-freerunner-rocks-hard-rides-free/ That looks great! Add a weather proof case/cover and a dynamo charger and that will make for some awesome riding. Cheers, Tim

RE: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread Lin Mac
hi André, is it something like this? http://geektechnique.org/projectlab/511 my friend likes riding bicycle but he laugh at me when I offered he the possibility to mount and charge FR. I would like to show him the photo of mount-kit, and even the charger after you finish it. Best Regards,

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread Konstantin
Hi there! Hi community! Just want to drop a line that I today made my first bike ride with a Freerunner mounted on the handle bar of my bike. If someone is interested I could take some photos to show what the mount-kit looks like and how the Freerunner fits in. [x] Interested! :) It's a

RE: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread steve
This community rocks. Jetskis or hang gliders anyone? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Konstantin Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 12:55 PM To: List for Openmoko community discussion Subject: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride Hi

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread Federico Lorenzi
community discussion Subject: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride Hi there! Hi community! Just want to drop a line that I today made my first bike ride with a Freerunner mounted on the handle bar of my bike. If someone is interested I could take some photos to show what the mount-kit looks like

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread Brad Midgley
Hey I would like to show him the photo of mount-kit, and even the charger after you finish it. I have a bike mount that is single-use. It's not so impressive, but it was just 10c. I snapped a pic before trimming it :) http://www.xmission.com/~bmidgley/neobike.jpg -- Brad

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread ba1020
André Gaul wrote: Hi community! Just want to drop a line that I today made my first bike ride with a Freerunner mounted on the handle bar of my bike. If someone is interested I could take some photos to show what the mount-kit looks like and how the Freerunner fits in. It's a universal

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread arne anka
http://www.xmission.com/~bmidgley/neobike.jpg you don't like your neo, do you? ___ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread ritz
Hello On Sat, 2008-08-02 at 15:15 -0600, Brad Midgley wrote: Hey I would like to show him the photo of mount-kit, and even the charger after you finish it. I have a bike mount that is single-use. It's not so impressive, but it was just 10c. I snapped a pic before trimming it :)

Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread atweb
Hi, Yesterday, I bought a Solar-Charger from Ansmann. Later this week, I will test it (We have until Monday a Town-Party). cu Markus Brad Midgley schrieb: Hey The next step would be a dynamo-powered charger for the Freerunner. I read an article in the german computer magazine ct [2]

RE: Freerunner-powered bike ride

2008-08-02 Thread steve
I own three. Quarter Midgets actually. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Federico Lorenzi Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2008 2:13 PM To: List for Openmoko community discussion Subject: Re: Freerunner-powered bike ride Go karts, actually