Knog Blinder Road 2 Mini-Review

These are the most powerful headlights that I own. My first impression when I opened up the package was: wow, these are tinier than I expected... Really tiny. Smaller in two dimensions than the venerable Cateye dual AA battery powered Cateye HL-EL135 that has been my mainstay for years. It comes with two elastic bands that snap onto the light to fit different diameter handle bars. A helmet mount is included. Fit and finish get top marks in...

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Making and flying a delta kite

Had to keep the kids occupied during the school holidays and was wondering what to do when we stumbled across a delta kite design from MyBestKite.com. Naturally, we chose a simple design to see if the designs were any good. The simple delta kite looked like a great candidate - easy enough to build and a different from the paper and bamboo diamond kites I used to fly as a kid. Sail material was cut out of some lightweight garbage bin liner...

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Carradice Bagman2 QR Support - Expedition: A User's Experience

I ordered the Bagman2 QR Support - Expedition together with the Camper long flap after some deliberation. Here's a summary of the thought process: Bagman or saddle loop? Now that I was sure about getting a saddlebag, how was I going to attach it to the bike. Direct attachment to the saddle loops would be most budget friendly, but it would mean taking a risk with the bag nudging against the back of my thighs with every pedal stroke. Plus,...

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