Last week, in an effort to keep riding my bicycle for fun outside the city, I put myself in the hands of Komoot. The app allows you to plan your own rides and use (and modify) rides that Komoot itself or other members have created and saved. It also offers a kind of online diary in which you can share photos and add comments about them.
I went ahead and signed up for Komoot in an effort to do more and more interesting bicycle rides. After half an hour of somewhat serious play, I decided that it is really rather good. Right now all I have done is plan, but that was very easy.
A couple of days ago I took myself off for a multi-modal adventure. Bike to the station, train to the countryside, bike to another station, train back to the city, bike home.
Arrived at our holiday destination to find a package that I have been longing for, although I will just have to delay gratification a little longer. A pair of Silver shifters from Rivendell. Totally unnecessary, a complete indulgence. The plastic Shimano shifters on the Raleigh work perfectly well,...
Two geohashing locations within cycling distance, on Saturday and today. My cup runneth over.
The first was very, very close to home, about 1.5km as the crow flies. It was, alas, in the middle of the Tiber, so I was prevented from reaching the location by Mother Nature. But I'm counting it a wi...
