Tehachapi Gran Fondo Ride and Need a Camera

Temperatures, that is a challenge for some; just what does one do with unneeded leg warmers and a jacket in the middle of a ride. It was a nice fall day (I know, it is not yet fall) 38F (3C) in the morning at the start, 86F (30C)in the afternoon; We have large daily temperature variations in the dry thin mountain air. The ride was pleasant for me. I live about halfway through the century route and on the way home I passed many a struggling rider. Flat landers tend to underestimate how much energy climbs take out of you.

The picture of the Moto was made at a small lake near my house. I have a Kayak on a bike trailer to use on the lake (nice combo).

As for using a phone. I have no need for (or interest in) a fancy cell phone; I just use one for emergency calls. I guess it is a generational thing.

As for real cameras, I still have an Olympus OM1 and a Nikon FM2 but haven't used them (or film) in years. For most things I use a Nikon P100 Coolpix which is like a small SLR. In the shop I have an old Samsung digital camera which is clunky and low quality. I looked at a Nikon S6900, it seemed too big (mainly caused by a big moveable screen) for my purposes.

Still Searching
Jim

Thanks Robt!

Looking forward to the snaps Jim.

Good idea, I just ordered one. I take it you have English biscuits in your pockets, not the unsweetened bread lumps we call biscuits over here; we tend to like them with gravy; which would leave a real mess in a pocket! :-) I used to work with a Brit who had tea and biscuits each day, we joined him with coffee and called his biscuits, cookies. He would look amused and jokingly say that this fueled his opinion of as being primitive heathens. We of course, never tried to convince him otherwise.

Jim

Wagon Wheels,I know the company claim they're the same size as ever,but they don't seem it to me!
Cheers,
Pete.

But surely, the only biscuits for us are:

viscountmintcream by RMT@261, on Flickr

Currently ranking a lowly 23rd (just below cycling favourite fig rolls) in the "best biscuits to have with a cup of tea" internet poll in honour of Ireland's National Biscuit day (May 29th)! Could the forum members vote Viscount biscuits 3 more places up this prestigious ranking to knock Wagon Wheels out of the top 20?

Me too, and down voted most of the others.

I'm creating a Twitterstorm as we speak to get Viscount to #1

EDIT- now in the top 20 at least!

Vote here

Sorry Jem,it won't work for me!
Don't eat biscuits anyway.
Cheers,
Pete.

C'mon Viscount fans, we're only 17 votes behind pink waifers!

You can also dis the opposition (down arrow). I found that using 'private' browsing in Safari just refreshing the screen lets one vote again.

Jim- I have a long history with the Jaffa Cake. They are surprisingly healthy with no hydrogenated fat and very little fat at all.(fairly high sugar though - but ideal bike snacks in my opinion)
The reason I know this was that I worked at a Premier League (Pro) Football Club and the players used to eat them. So I bought vast quantities for the children that came down to the learning centre that we had at the club. They loved the idea of eating the snack that the players had.
I think I was their biggest none retail buyer of the 2 pack for a while.
Needless to say that whenever I got a bit peckish, I would consume a pack or two. This went on for 7 or 8 years and by the end of the project I was totally sick of them.
The other interesting thing about them is that they aren't really a 'cake', but in most peoples eyes would be called a biscuit, but their makers McVities went to court to have them recognised as a cake- this was for tax purposes. I think they won the ruling.

Gotcha, Jaffa Cakes! (See here for the HMRC official verdict on the cake vs. biscuit taxation debate.)

Now we need to push past the Penguins for a top 15 place just behind Jammie Dodgers. I'd suggest that we try to form a Breakaway, but that might be one biscuit-related reference too many.

I do quite like Jaffa cakes, though I couldn't eat a whole packet at once. Also feeling a bit guilty at having passed the delicious Tunnock's Tea Cakes after drafting their chocolate, mallow and biscuit loveliness for so long.

One commentator is viewing the biscuit poll as an indicator of the state of the health of Ireland's economy. Perhaps we can gift them a boost to national pride by putting Viscount biscuits in there with the Custard Creams and Digestives.

There has to be a DFR4 sponsorship deal here somewhere.