Tag: cycling

  • Cycling by the Canal In Autumn — Fan Of… #134

    Cycling by the Canal In Autumn — Fan Of… #134

    Hi All ๐Ÿ‘‹ Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan ofโ€ฆ” (see below for how-to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is cycling by the canal in autumn; low sun angle, still waters & reflections, lots of golden browns & a family of swans

    Low sun on Forth & Clyde Canal
    Low sun on Forth & Clyde Canal
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  • Whale Fall Phone Holder — Fan Of… #133 and Cellpic Sunday

    Whale Fall Phone Holder — Fan Of… #133 and Cellpic Sunday

    Hi All ๐Ÿ‘‹ Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan ofโ€ฆ” (see below for how-to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is my new Whale Fall Handlebar Phone Holder. All the pics in the post were taken with my iPhone & so this is also my entry for John’s Cellpic Sunday. John’s challenge inspired me to use my new iPhone SE camera more for photography & hence the new phone holder. My previous holder, whilst sturdy, was not waterproof & also a bit fiddly to get my phone on & off of. This one is much simpler & allows me to stop, get my phone, quickly take some pics, & put it away again before carrying on riding

    This new holder attaches to the bars using a simple screw ratchet (can just be seen under the holder body).

    Whale Fall phone holder
    Whale Fall phone holder
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  • Lunch With a View — Fan Of… #128

    Lunch With a View — Fan Of… #128

    Hi All ๐Ÿ‘‹ Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan ofโ€ฆ” (see below for how-to).

    This week’s Fan Of… is Lunch with a View.

    Viewpoint overlooking Forth/Clyde Valley
    Viewpoint overlooking Forth/Clyde Valley
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  • Camera Bag Modification — Fan Of… #124

    Camera Bag Modification — Fan Of… #124

    Hi All ๐Ÿ‘‹ Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan ofโ€ฆ” (see below for how-to).

    This week’s Fan Ofโ€ฆ is modifying Snappy’s camera bag to fit the Klickfix adapter on my bike. Since we got our Kalkhoff e-bikes, we’ve used them for all manner of purposes; short, local runs, including shopping & runs further afield to explore new places & get plenty of photos for mine & other challenges. From the outset we decided on a handlebar system by Klickfix to carry front baskets for our essentials; for me that’s Snappy with his 18-300mm zoom fitted, amongst other things.

    I’d looked extensively at all manner of bags & baskets & settled on one that would comfortably hold him, his spare lens etc. The basket I got had a zippable lid & raincover, the inside also had bottle loops that were ideal for securing lenses. The only downside was that Snappy had to sit on his body with the lens pointing up. This meant that I had to lift him out by the lens which I was not a fan of.

    I looked far & wide for a bag specifically for a DSLR, but drew a blank. This led to me modifying my existing shoulder case with a Klickfix mounting plate to fit the adapter

    DSLR bag modified for Klickfix handlebar adapter
    DSLR bag modified for Klickfix handlebar adapter
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