After a recent boba run with my husband, we found ourselves trying to remember which drinks we liked and what customizations made them perfect at each shop we visited. With endless combinations of sugar levels, ice ratios, and toppings, we wanted a simple way to track our preferences and remember what worked (or didn’t) for next time. An app seemed like the perfect solution. I had previously tried building something similar using Replit but always ran into issues when integrating the Google Places API. Late one night (or rather, very early morning), I decided to give Cursor a try. I had been using it at work and on other personal projects, so I was curious how it would handle an app from scratch. Within just one hour, I had the first version of Boba Buddy: a mobile app that helps us keep track of our perfect boba orders at every shop we visit. ...

Cameras I like using a dedicated action cam for easy one button recording while riding. GoPro Hero 11 Black Mini I chose the GoPro mini over the regular one because it’s smaller and less expensive than the bigger GoPro. I’m ok not having a screen since my previous camera, the insta360 Go 2, didn’t. Some cons: No screens, no swappable battery. I put the camera in my top tube bag for easy access while riding. GoPro Bite Mount: I got this mount recently to hold the camera in my mouth while riding after using the mounting buckle as a makeshift bike mount. You can also put the other end of the mount into a GoPro quick-release mount. This is the default mount that is on the GoPro since I can also hold it in my hand. GoPro Handlebar Mount: I use this to mount the GoPro on the handlebars or stem. GoPro Flexible Grip Mount: I actually haven’t used this on a bike ride yet, but I got this to put the GoPro on the square shaped stem on my new bike. I have used it to wrap around things to record time lapses. Mounting a GoPro under the bike computer: I don’t do this anymore, but it’s easy enough to reach down to turn on/off the camera. Insta360 Go 2 I don’t have this camera anymore. It’s at the bottom of the Foster City Lagoon. Note there is a newer version of this camera, Go 3, that comes with a case that has a screen. This camera is so small and easy to mount anywhere! Some cons: No 4k recording. No swappable battery. No swappable SD card (Get the version with more internal memory). I think the battery on the camera itself lasts only 30 min so I usually had to pop it back into its case for charging in the middle of a ride. You can still use the camera when it’s in the charging case, but I never did. Magnetic pendant: This comes with the camera. This is the default mount I used for POV shots. It was easy to remove from the mount while riding if I wanted to hold the camera. Your body is a good shock absorber so the camera has never fallen off the magnetic pendant. USB Power Mount: I used this to mount the camera on my handlebars with the GoPro Handlebar Mount. You can charge the camera when it’s in the mount. There is a buckle to secure the camera in the mount. I would not recommend using the magnetic mounts in the Mount Adapter Bundle to mount the camera onto the bike. My camera fell off many times on a bumpy road. Apps I use for creating videos The following are apps I use to create videos. They’re all free and simple to use. I usually end up using multiple apps for one video because each has limitations. ...

Because enough people have asked, here it is: Food Breakfast: overnight oats Bars: Picky Bars, Skratch Labs PB&J or PB&Condensed milk for rides 50+ miles Gels: Maple syrup, Skratch Labs energy chews Hydration: LMNT, Nuun, Skratch Labs SaltStick chews Tech Everything Wahoo, been using them since before they made a bike computer, still using the original Bolt and Tickr HRM (but the Tickr is held together by a bandage now) Action camera: GoPro HERO11 Black Mini Tail light: Garmin Varia Radar ...

I’m doing AIDS/LifeCycle for the second time from June 5-11, 2022! It’s a 7 days, 545 miles ride from San Francisco to LA to raise funds and awareness for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Ride reports I originally planned to write blog posts about each day of the ride just like in 2019, but while revisiting all the videos I took, I ended up creating short highlight videos for most days instead. ...

This guide will show you how to load a Ride with GPS or Strava route onto your Wahoo ELEMNT bike computer. 1. Pin the route Pinning a route on Ride with GPS Mobile app: Sign into your Ride with GPS account Open route Click on the “Save” button at the bottom of the screen Click on “Save to Pinned” Desktop web: Sign into your Ride with GPS account Open route Click on “Pin” on the upper left hand corner There is also an option to “Send to Device”. Send to Device requires a couple more clicks and for a Wahoo ELEMNT, it simply pins the route for you. Therefore, it’s easier if you just click on “Pin”. ...

June 2 - 8, 2019, I rode my first AIDS/LifeCycle, a 545 miles bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, passing through 58 towns, 8 counties in 7 days, to raise funds for life-saving services offered by San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Ride reports ...

Bearbnb is a play on an Airbnb listing, specifically created for a friend who used to dogsit a fluffy bear-like dog. ...

Last month I started working on BikeSpot again. The main goal for the next release is to improve location search. The current location search had the following limitations: Limited to San Francisco: While I currently only have bike rack data in San Francisco, I want search to be available in other cities as well. Bike parking data can be crowd sourced, so the app should not prevent any users from searching in other locations. ...

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