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Zendrum ZAP + SonicCouture Hang Drum samples. Just some improv

Needless to say, this thing is awesome.

Added photos from Yosemite in the Gallery

My new Garmin Edge 705 is pretty much the raddest thing I have spent money on this year.

One of the many perks of this truly awesome bike computer is the fact that it can also be used as an in-car GPS unit. I soon learned that it would be a good idea to get some sort of a car-mount, since fumbling around with any sort of electronics while driving is not a great idea.

Of course windsheild mounts are illegal in California. Fortunately, there was an awesome deal on a dash-mount on slickdeals the other day (Deal is still good as of writing this).

In addition to this, I purchased some generic universal PDA/GPS mount.

This seemed okay, in theory.  Unfortunately the actual part that interfaces with the GPS sucks balls. [EDIT: Actually, the whole thing sucks balls. The gooseneck broke on my first real car trip with the thing. Just ordered a new one on ebay that does not have a flexy neck]

The foam clamps over the buttons on the side, making it impossible to opperate.

Additionally, it is not possible to charge the unit in-car since the back of the thing covers the USB port.

Fortunately, there is a great solution! Since the Garmin ships with two bike-mounts (one for the stem, one for the handlebars), I was able to jimmy up the perfect mount.

Perfecto!

UPDATE!

I received my new GPS mount I bought on ebay.

Day 1 of ownership:

Day 3 of ownership:

Dear Apple,

Please stop manufacuring products that feature “touch sensitive controls.” Why do you feel that the future should be rid of the convenience of tactile feel? Do you also share the view of the future with 1970’s scifi movies where all doors go “WOOOOSH!” and we all wear identical, non-descript clothing?

It’s not so much that you, Apple, make devices without the joy of tactile feel of the user interface.  Because quite frankly, I will probably never buy another Apple product ever again since you destroyed the awesomeness of the First-Gen iPod’s tactile controls.  Hey, at least you got it right with the Shuffle!

The real problem is that every freaking manufacturer of everything regards your stupid company as some sort of “innovator” worthy of copying.  As a result it is become increasingly difficult for me to find products that actually DON’T have stupid-ass touch-sensitive controls.

 For the love of God, please stop. Touch sensitivity is only cool on the stage of your press-releases. It does not belong in my world of wanting to get things done with as much convenience as possible.

-The Ho Wheels