DUDE!!!! thise are my #footprints #inside my boat.. inside the #cockpit.. felt like Niel Armstrong touching toe to TheMoon.. one small step for @mr.oceancyclist.. one large step for #sustainability .. might not be #viralworthy but it meant heaps to me after all this time!
August 26, 2025 at 11:40AM
#new #gear set up.. with a mind towards low wattage consumption, each item is USB powered, low drain. So, if I’m using these all day long, i should still only be needing less than 100W of power— and thats totally within my #generating #ability !!via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DN07MAT3sH-/
August 26, 2025 at 09:34AM
back when *we* launched our handcraft co., we did hand painted kids shirts.. i used the process to make #handpainted ecoshirts.. gearing up for a return trip to #yyc soon to work on #theboat.. #settingsail in #2026 ?!?!via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DN0suXaYl73/
August 25, 2025 at 01:25PM
#oldschool #selfie.. 35mm #film #analog.. #kelownavia Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DNyiYwrZAHP/
August 24, 2025 at 09:30PM
Bleeding Ear, circa 1997.. part of my ‘broken lens’ exhibit in #kelowna.. looking back over the years of being #ethical .. my fave moments have been when #creating and when #cycling
August 24, 2025 at 06:36PM
yup.. the 80’s and 90’s were great for the colour black.. and i should know 😉
August 24, 2025 at 05:35PM
just two guys talking, one is left standing today.. the world lost a great musician this morning and while i havent seen James Bowers in quite a few years.. it still brings back mortality and tears when a friend passes. God Speed, you crazy diamond, James.. have a good flight.via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DNwaOHQwpIu/
August 23, 2025 at 07:51PM
back in the day.. my #apartment #furnishings was… a great #conglomeration of #bikes
August 17, 2025 at 12:36PM
The #transmission..
I’ve #pirated the rear end of a #garyfisherbikes #Joshua X-1.. it’s called a “URT” or.. Unified Rear Triangle as the Bottom Bracket (where the crank arms meet) and the Rear Hub are connected in one rigid triangular configuration that is, then, floated against the mainframe by a pivot point and shock.
**but.. GEARS on a boat?**
I decided to use gears because our bodies go through physiological changes in energy levels throughout the day so, while I might not be pushing up hills, I want to make powered progress through pedaling all day long.. the gears mean that when I’m energized, I can flip it to 9th and CHUNDER.. and when I’m gassed.. I can slip it in to first and still be pushing my boat forward!
So, the trick is.. to build a solid enough mount that the URT is fixed nice and sturdy- like to the cockpit floor. I see “pouring epoxy” in my future.
and pouring cement for the counterweight ;)via Instagram https://instagr.am/p/DNd2aD4S8Dw/
August 15, 2025 at 02:01PM
the core of my #Transmission…
First, we have a 9spd disk capable hub.. the disk #rotor being replaced with a 16 tooth cog..
Next we have the red double fixie.. a double disk hub with both rotors being replaced with 16 tooth cogs..
The #purpose of having #gears on a boat.. a Pedal Powered boat is to maximize the physiological changes my body will be going through as I pedal for 10 to 16 hours each day. When #CHARGED, I can slide in to 9th and #chunder.. when #GASSED I can slide up to first and nearly coast- but always be making #pressured #progress!
