Garmin and Varia sensor. It was expensive, but nice having that notification on cars coming up behind me quickly. For those not familiar, the Varia sensor is basically a sensor that detects cars approaching from behind. It displays them on the Garmin as dots approaching the top of the screen. It also beeps when they approach, and beeps more quickly when someone is approaching particularly quickly.
I'm also surprised by how much attention I pay to the calorie function on the Garmin. I've taken to counting my rides in calories, vs miles. I barely use the map function. Best regards, Matt Beecher Oswego, IL On Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 7:36:38 PM UTC-5 Jeffrey Arita wrote: > +1 on the Quad Lock! Amazingly reliable means to secure a smartphone. > > Here are a couple: > > - Rok Straps. IMHO should be considered standard equipment if > bikepacking/cyclo-touring/grocery-getting/commuting. More than once we > carried back to our campsite a stack of firewood on a Tubus rack. > > - Voile Straps. Combined with manythings/anything cages will secure large > objects to a bike. Relied on one to secure an MSR water purifier for an > off-road adventure (GDMBR). > > Cheers, > > Jeff > Claremont, cA > > On Friday, May 28, 2021 at 4:58:26 PM UTC-7 Joe Bernard wrote: > >> Things I like and must have on my custom: >> >> 1. Quad Lock phone mount. This is the motorcycle version for bars (cuz I >> have lots of room), they make a stem mount for bikes, too. It's expensive >> and worth every penny, I probably spent more on cheap ones that vibrated >> and drove me crazy and I tossed em. >> >> 2. Road Runner Burrito Supreme bar bag: holds my keys, wallet, reading >> glasses (for said phone), tools and whatnot. And holds its shape empty, I >> love it. >> >> 3. My trusty German mirror. Which probably has a real name but Grant >> calls it a German mirror and that's what it is to me. And I'm just noticing >> that this one is cracked, I need a new German mirror! >> >> 4. I'm afraid none of these things are darling cuz I'm a big tough manly >> man (🤣), but I'm thinking my cracked German mirror could use a darling >> Platypus sticker. Then my droptoptube custom can be an honorary Platy! 🙂 * >> >> * Joe goes looking on the Etsy places for stickers >> >> On Friday, May 28, 2021 at 12:55:37 PM UTC-7 Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! >> wrote: >> >>>  >>> 3rd time’s the charm on these photos…sorry! >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On May 28, 2021, at 12:29 PM, lucky...@gmail.com wrote: >>> >>>  >>> >>> I can’t ride happily without one of my handlebar water bottle bags. I >>> have fun ones from Cycle Cats, Oveja Negra, and Greg Newland. Here is my >>> Atlantis with my Oveja Negra bag, which holds a 32oz Hydroflask with room >>> to spare. >>> >>> <image0.jpeg> >>> >>> >>> On May 28, 2021, at 12:04, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! <jonasa...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>  >>> <61EFBF0A-CF73-46E8-A772-9945FE80A017.jpeg> >>> <0DDE862C-5234-4CFD-A788-FFA8CDD1DBDD.jpeg> >>> This will be a delightful and useful thread. What things do you have on >>> your bike that you find dead useful? Bonus points if it is also darling. >>> >>> I’ll go first. >>> >>> I have done away with bottle cages in favor of Randi Jo Bartender Plus >>> bags. I like to carry a Hydroflask and her bags take both 32 and 40 oz >>> bottles. I recently got a new Hydroflask with a straw lid and now I can sip >>> water right out of the bottle without pulling it out of the bag. Bonus >>> points: the vinyl Platypus sticker. >>> >>> Leah >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dd965d68-8760-4f41-9b96-cf9c15d09b9an%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/dd965d68-8760-4f41-9b96-cf9c15d09b9an%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> <61EFBF0A-CF73-46E8-A772-9945FE80A017.jpeg> >>> <0DDE862C-5234-4CFD-A788-FFA8CDD1DBDD.jpeg> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/Z9LOcSLDSr0/unsubscribe >>> . >>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/BFDF1075-09FF-4F0A-A844-CFBD3B5242AE%40gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/BFDF1075-09FF-4F0A-A844-CFBD3B5242AE%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/95c64729-9512-4a32-be82-89844a5c064bn%40googlegroups.com.
