Unfortunately, for now end of the bicycle tale for me, since my bike was
stolen even without riding it for two weeks :(

2008/5/9 Neil Cherry <ncherry@linuxha.com>:

> Mark Rages wrote:
> > On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 4:19 AM, Jinx <joecolquitt@clear.net.nz> wrote:
> >>> The Qranium (The most advanced and expensive design)
> >>  > http://www.quarq.us/Computers/Qranium.html
> >>
> >>  AT US$995, for the real enthusiast I think. Seems to me that
> >>  is intended for velodrome racers. You know the ones - yellow
> >>  spandex, chiselled good looks, buns you could crack walnuts
> >>  with
>
> I don't race and I'm chiseled until you get to my belly (I could
> probably crack walnuts with that ;-) and yellow is out of the
> question (not loud enough).
>
> Actually a friend of mine has a similar device by Mavic on
> his Brevet bicycle. He uses it to keep a steady drain on his
> resources while doing 200 - 600 km rides. I'm interested in
> such a device but I'll have to build a wheel around it.
>
> > I am doing work for Quarq, including writing software for the Qranium.
> > I was at the huge Interbike trade show demonstrating it, and there is
> > a suprising overlap between "cycling fanatics" and "software nerds".
> > (The Qranium is actually a decent deal compared to other high-end
> > bicycle parts.)
>
> Software nerds? A software nerds has no clue what hardware is. ;-)
>
> > It is true that serious cyclists and coaches are the most interested
> > in the Qranium. But the application software will be open source.  For
> > example, I am running (part of) the software on a jailbroken iPod
> > Touch.  We don't have the Qranium developer website up yet because we
> > are focusing on shipping the CinQo, the power sensor part.
>
> Interesting, sounds like it has a Java port! That would run on my
> phone (Pantech C810). The price is out of my range (it's the same for
> the Mavic unit). That kind of money could buy a lot of other toys.
>
>
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