Next on the list is to move over to proper XML on the AJAX stuff. At the moment I really on sending back Javascript from the server, that the browser then executes using eval. It’s simple, but not very portable, so I need to move over to correctly parsing XML responses instead.

I also want to try a 3D fly though of a GPX route for no other reason than it will look cool :)

I bought this for use on the roadrat - which might even be finished this weekend.
Of course like any real man, the first thing I did was take it to bits. Here’s what’s inside-

With the top cap removed the single sealed ball race, retaining clip and O ring seal are exposed.

Removing the rear seal exposes the stainless ramps.

The body just pulls out now leaving the shell and catridge bearing.

The stainless hub with o-ring seal and three pawls.
And that’s all there is. It’s a really simple elegant design that looks like it should last well. The only slight niggle, and it’s really slight, is that it would have been nice to have a stainless top cap, rather than an anodized ali one. Unless you have a specialised pin tool that can lock onto the freewheel then the ali one just strikes me as a bit to soft to be turned with just two small pins. I hadn’t got a pin spanner with the right size pins, so used a hammer and punch.. I have left out pictures of what the top cap looks like after I removed it. People who like shiny things would cry :)

Ok, so not exactly top secret, as you can buy them from your LBS. It’s a Shimano DH-3D70 dynamo hub. Quality is meant to be equivalent to XT/Ultegra, plus it’s disk brake compatible. Which is nice.

It says on the side that it generates 3W at 6V. I’m assuming that’s AC, but have yet to attach a scope to check. I’m planning to connect it to a Luxeon 3W LED front light, plus battery backup, autocharge and auto switch to battery at slow speeds. I’d also like to add a 5V regulated output to a USB socket. The idea being that devices such as mobile phones and PDAs can be charged on the bike - which could be pretty handy for touring purposes. It’s a bit of a back burner project, so don’t expect anything too soon :)

 

The kaffenback is great, but in hindsight I should have bought an XL rather than L, as it’s just a little too cramped for me. Plus it’s an excuse for another bike :) Dunno how I’m going to wait a week for it to turn up though.

Hides track info div if no track exists.
Removed some div options.
Displays list of routes in the current map area.
Added combined lat/lon span 

Tag names have changed to make them more visible in a page.
Only one page can support an actual map - fix in 0.4?
Virtual earth javascript only loads on required pages.
Fixed class div data not changing map dimensions.
Renamed deslash to ddeslash as a temp fix.
Added mime type text/plain in case broswer doesn’t upload as application/xml-gpx. 
More stuff put in classes rather than functions.
Fixed bug in eeens_gpx_view_url($tid)
Catch UTF8 encoding for left and right single/double quotes in javascript

I can’t think of any, well apart from just thinking about them makes me really angry and that makes me ride faster, but that just increases the chance of meeting another fat ginger cunt with a rat of a dog.

So I’m riding along the bridleway going north of the ayot way towards the ayots and go around a gentle corner. About 30m away a little rat of a jack-russel spots me and goes bersek, as far as it’s concerned my ankles are going to make the cannine equivalent of a chewy powerbar snack. The rat’s gaining on me fast, but i’m already off the bike and swing the bike round so it’s between me and the bike. But this is a canny little rat and counters my move by arcing round to try and get me behind, so I swing the bike round with the intention of clouting the thing if it comes in for a bite. By this time the owner / fat ginger cunt has started waddling towards me shouting “Heh, there’s no need for that!”

What! your fucken little rat wants a chunk of my ankle, and you think i’m going to just hang around and find out how much it wants? Keep you fucken rat under control, or it get’s booted.

“You should have a bell, this is a shared path.”

!!!??? A BELL?

Has fido been hypontised by Derren Brown so that it rolls over on it’s back on hearing a bicycle bell?
No I thought not. It’s got as much self control as you do passing Asda’s pie counter.

Ginger cunt.

But apart from that, a nice ride :)