Category: observation
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On Strava Being Irrational
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt is irrational and absurd for Strava to sue one of its’ most important providers of data, Garmin. Every run, hike, climb and other sport that I have done for years comes from either Suunto, Garmin, Apple Watch or another brand. Garmin is huge in the cycling community. I see people with…
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A Continental GP 5000 Without Friction
Reading Time: 2 minutesYears ago I rode with a scooter tyre for nine thousand kilometres before it was replaced. It was only replaced because I went to a different garage. Scooter tyres are rated for about 3000 kilometres before they are meant to be replaced. I rode for four thousand kilometres with my GP5000 and…
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On Hot Climbs and Cold Valley
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen I left home this morning the sun had not risen yet so my legs, and other parts were cold. I could feel that more layers might have been welcome. That’s because cycling in Autumn is about moving from a hot apartment to a cold dawn air temperature, before meeting with a…
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Of Immich and Kdrive
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor weeks I haven’t updated Google Photos because I ran out of storage on the 200 gigabyte tier and I avoid using more than 200 gigabytes of storage with Apple iCloud. If either of them had a 500 GB tier, then I’d consider them. As they do not offer this option I…
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AppleCare+ Justified for Once
Reading Time: 3 minutesPeople know that I love to hate the Apple Watch. I have loved to hate it since I had an Apple Watch Series 3 where the screen cracked while indoor climbing. For years I had climbed with Suunto without any issues. I replaced the Apple Watch Series 3 with a Series 4…
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On the Importance of Media Literacy in the Smartphone Era
Reading Time: 4 minutesWithin the last two weeks children have headed back to schools. As a consequence of this schools, towns, villages, and ‘states’ are banning mobile phones for children and teenagers. In theory this is a fantastic, and simple solution. In practice this is failing society. Plenty of adults, from my generation, and younger,…
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A Rain Soaked Walk in the Swiss countryside
Reading Time: 2 minutesYesterday I planned to walk so I put on my hiking boots and just as I was about to go out I heard large rain drops hit the velux. I thought "according to the weather app the rain should be light". It wasn’t light. It was heavy and sustained. You might think…
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Reading Time: 3 minutesOn Friday I cycled in to Geneva to drop off my bike for a quick check after I noticed that when I shifted gears in one direction it seemed to block. I could have hung around for three or four hours waiting for the bike to be ready but chose to leave…
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One Weekend – Two Pinnacle Rides
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis weekend I know of two challenging rides that I could do. The first is a 140km ride with 2000m of climbing, eventually getting to the top of the Salève. The second is a 153km walk with 2500m of climbing to the Col Du Grand St Bernard. Col Du Grand St Bernard…
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How to revive an Apple Watch That Won’t Pair After Resetting the Device
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor the TLDR Crowd. Yesterday after multiple tries to pair my phone with my watch I hard reset the phone and tried again. When it asked me to login to iCloud I did, and then I was able to pair the phone with the watch. For the patient crowd, for several days…