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Steve Chippy PaineSeptember 1, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 2007

Day 7 – Bonn to Koeln. Easy ride. No Sun

Location: Koeln Distance since last post: 15km Weather: Brightening. Still 100% cloud As I was leaving Bonn this morning I passed a trio of mountain bike riders. They where looking closely at one of the bikes and I heard them say ‘I think the gear has broken.’ My army-pattern bike might be heavy but its as […]

Steve Chippy PaineAugust 28, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 20072 Comments

Berta the Blue Bakers Bike

Distance since last post: 15km Weather: Clouds thinning Notes: I don’t have much faith in the lead-acid battery. The Li-Ion battery seems to be charging much more reliably. Another day completed and I feel like I’m getting into a better rhythm. Checking emails and RSS on the mobile phone and creating rich journal updates with […]

Steve Chippy PaineAugust 26, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 20071 Comment

Day 1 starts well

Location: Speyer. Distance since last post. Approx 30kmTemp. 25 CWeather. Blue skies! Awake at 0730 after a really good sleep and a horrible dream that when I got out of my tent I was in an empty campsite…with no bike. Packing up camp took a bit longer then expected mainly due to the dampness of […]

Steve Chippy PaineJune 13, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 2007

Mobile Office UMPC Table

I have been looking all over for a lightweight table that I can use on the Solar UMPC tour (which is at risk of being pushed back by another week due to weather and PR organizational activities unfortunately) but I realised at the weekend that I already have a table. Its a heavy bike but it […]

Steve Chippy PaineJune 10, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 20071 Comment

Blue Bike Baggage test

Encouraged by yesterdays progress with the solar kit, I spent most of today finishing off the wiring and packing it all into a plastic box. I then paired down my kit list somewhat (out goes the Nokia N800 and spare mobile phone, two pairs of underwear, one of the t-shirts, the multimeter and a pair […]

Steve Chippy PaineJune 2, 2007April 14, 2015Solar PCs

An evening outside with a Samsung Q1b.

The new tent has arrived, the bike baggage, and finally, some warmer weather so I’m taking the chance to test things out in the garden. My daughter is nearly asleep in the tent and I’m perched outside with the Samsung Q1b and organizer pack resting on one of my panniers, a clip-on LED lamp a […]

Steve Chippy PaineMay 11, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 20072 Comments

Solar testing on hold.

Isnt it typical? Just hours after starting the solar panel testing last week it started to get cloudy. You can even see the first clouds appearing on the sun power graph that I used on the first test. Ever since then the weather has been bad. Look at the last three days below. With weather […]

Steve Chippy PaineMay 3, 2007April 14, 2015Solar Tour 200712 Comments

Solar UMPC ToDo list.

I’ve been making another list! Its the big one. What do I need to do to prepare for the Solar UMPC tour which could start in under 4 weeks if all goes well. Below you’ll find a summary of the things I need to sort out before I go. I’ll be going into detail on […]

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