Tonight I finally managed to meet up with the man behind Aloha Fixed and get a wee tour of the Morals Fiber batcave… Cool t-shirts and nice folks!

The graphic designer / printing geek in me drooled a little over the screen printing weapons! Pretty freakin’ cool!

I seem to have pretty good success with making electronics last a LONG time. From as early as being given a TV when my age was single digits that was expected to only last a short time. I think my uncle bought it for about £10. That TV kept on trucking for MANY years to follow much to everyone’s surprise. These days, I almost never ride without having music plugged into my ears. And before I get lectured on the dangers of listening to music while riding, and how it interferes with a cyclists awareness of what’s going on around them, Shhhh! The times that I have been hit by a car, I either wasn’t listening to music, or if I was, it wouldn’t have made any difference. Anyway… So, my trustworthy iPod Nano 16gb 4th Gen decided that 50,000 miles of training was it’s limit. It  started limiting itself enough energy for 1hr of riding before giving me the “Plug me in NOW” icon, followed by the black screen of death. Apple don’t have more money than Poland because they make products that last forever!

I headed over to Ebay and sourced the appropriate replacement battery from China for a few bucks. Funny how a $200+ item can have such a cheap battery. Anyway, the battery arrived, I got the iPod mostly disassembled.. then CRACK! RIP iPod Nano screen.

Roll on a few more days and a replacement screen (sourced from Ebay for $8) arrived in my mailbox.

After some finicky work, and soldering the miniscule battery connections, I had it all back together, the screen turned on… headphones in…

MUSIC!!!

I frequently get emails and phonecalls asking me what races are happening, and when they’re happening. After a little trawling around the internet, here’s some info via the Team Core Hawaii – Cambio website. Hopefully this makes finding out about Hawaii cycling events a little less frustrating.

Please note that I am not responsible for the accuracy of the race information below. To confirm race details or if an event will still happen, please contact the event organizer.

DATE / RACE / ISLAND / ORGANIZER
02/26/12 – Makaha Time Trial (O’ahu) – Team Core Hawaii – Cambio
03/04/12 – Castle-Hanauma Time Trial (O’ahu) – Boca Hawaii
04/15/12 – Tantalus Time Trial (O’ahu) – Tradewind Cycling Team
04/28/12 – Maui Stage Race (Maui) – Tradewind Cycling Team
04/29/12 – Maui Stage Race (Maui) – Tradewind Cycling Team
05/27/12 – Pedal to the Meadow (Kaua’i) – Tradewind Cycling Team
06/10/12 – Malaekahana Time Trial 40km (O’ahu) – Quick Release
06/24/12 – Simple Green Hawaii State Criterium Championship (O’ahu) – Simple Green
07/15/12 – Olomana Road Race (O’ahu) – Tradewind Cycling Team
08/05/12 – Hawaii State Road Race Championship, Pineapple Hill (O’ahu) – Simple Green
08/11/12 – Sea to Stars (Big Island) – Hawaii Cycling Club
08/25/12  – Cycle to the Sun (Maui) – Maui Cyclery
09/02/12 – Dick Evans Memorial Road Race (O’ahu) – Hawaii State Cycling Association