Another year has flown by and it is 2016. Time to look back at 2015 from a bloggy (but not just CAD blog) perspective: Best Blog Event: I didn’t get to any physical blog specific events this year but had some great on-line calls and sessions with several vendors.
Not all news is bad; The Top 6 Good-News Stories of 2015 | Bill Gates
Tibet and Florida Tibet
Short local loop, some quiet back roads and a bit of bush single track (shared, so not racy) and a section of the Scenic Drive. Just 23km but 600m climbing and a fun tarmac descent down West Coast Rd (max 62 km/h without pedalling!).
The nightmare of replacing the heater fan, not!
Just the usual City waterfront ride today but my first look at the new Te Atatu Rd cycle under-pass. Looks great and means a few metres less climbing and one busy road crossing avoided. Work continues on the Waterview tunnel access motorway. It was hot riding but low tide and
Tiny car—Polski Fiat 126 —makes a big impression
New Zealand
A couple of months ago, while browsing a NZ Cycle Touring group on Facebook, I saw a post by Frank about his planned NZ tour. It included a stretch from Queenstown to Te Anau and I, along with several others, recommended crossing the lake and cycling the Von Valley. I’
SH16 & The Lightpath Pink Path
The Flying Spaghetti Machine is back! Over the past few weeks it occasionally felt odd, with an intermittent throttle lag I can only compare to a poorly engineered turbo installation. Bit of a concern when it is not a turbo! A few days ago the engine system warning light came
Politics
Can relate to this sign, seen on a letterbox today. Sent from my Lumia 1520 Windows Phone
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