Reflecting

From time to time I dig though my photos to bring up memories and stir the thoughts. This one  made me chuckle once I noticed my daughters reflection and how she looks tormented. Little did she know how far we needed  to ride. It was a all back road  trip up to my uncles lake house that runs about six hours one-way. 

Cheese Trail Visit In The Fall

                                                                                                                                                
Saturday was just a simple visit back out to the Cheese Trail that starts in Monroe WI. The temps were low in the morning so I put the KLR in the back of my truck and hauled her there. It was still only 40F when I got to the trail-head and my winter gear was perfect. Also the parking lot only had two other trucks parked so I knew the trail would be quiet.

 Just a beautiful day to kick back and ride by myself and not worry about what anyone else needs or wants.

 Holy cow!! 

 

This girl must be the troublemaker of the gang with the bell around her neck. She was the only one who didn't get up and move away from me. She actually got closer to see what I was up to. Once she checked me out, all the other cows went into a mooing frenzy and slowly started to gather to the fence I was shooting at. It was neat at first and made for some nice photos but it made me a little nervous with thirty plus cows up against a old dilapidated barbwire fence. They either wanted out or food.   

                  Tri-colored cow!!

                          Fall colors were mostly down and lining the trail in a guided path of gold, red and browns for a day spent in a little Zen moment that might have to satisfy me till spring decides come back around. 

Blue Ant Interphone 4 upgrade

Yes the old Blue Ant headset has died again. That makes this three times in three years. The first headset was free since it was six months old when it failed. I called for the second one and blue ant swore they were sending out another for free but at the same time I noticed a lack of stock for months on the web page and it never came. I ended up getting one on Ebay. Not too long after this the interphone F5 came out and is a separate company from blue ant and they supply parts for the old F4.
The old news fail point is right at the connector where the wires are soldered in the elbow to the board. Twisting and bending eventually breaks the wire off and you loose one of the speakers. The new interphone company has beefed up the connector and it seems like the wire don't move as much under the black protective insulation.    >NEW INTERPHONE PAGE<

Obviously the left is the new company's design and almost double the surface area to grab and disconnect for removal to charge the unit.

Speakers are different looking but provide the same great volume as the original. The new covering (on the left) give a little cushioning over the old. On a big day ride the old speakers would press into the cartilage of my ears and cause a slight ache and the new pads have not yet done this to me.

I did the same old trick with a extra piece of soft Velcro to hold the wire back and make a nice soft loop into the helmet. This made the old design last longer and if the new design is still flawed it will help too. Lets just hope the got it right otherwise I'm done with it and going with the F5 unit.

Garmin promo code for maps.

Garmin map promo code for 10% off trick. Go to the garmin site and put the map purchase you need in your basket and enter your info and then just close the page. After two days of them reminding you that you did not complete the purchase they will send you the 10% promo code. Every promo code is encrypted so we can't pass it along. Let me know how it works for you!