Here's a post for the not-so serious ...

[joedude]

  

WOHOO !!! What do I win? 


Scott man... you rock! 

[joedude]

Hey Scott.... meow i was looking at your sig, and I noticed that you have your bike painted a way that i thought about... do you have a pic of your bike... I don't need to see it right meow, but I'm wondering how that black with the metal flake looks on the gs... I have it red, but I'm not sure what I want to do with it if i paint it, just checking stuff out for meow.

[Alphamazing]

Why not get a fancy spill-proof mug and stick some magnents in the base?

What an easy solution!

We went through that a few posts ago ... yes, while that would work, I'd be afraid that I'd spill it everywhere trying to get the damn thing off! 

Nah nah. The lids are easy if you do it right. I'm talking about the ones you rotate the lip with a tab in order to drink from. Simply rotate to open, drink, rotate to close, magnetic-o-magic clamp it back onto the tank.

[joedude]

Umm... why not just put a thermos in your backpack?

K.I.S.S. man... Keep It Simple Stupid

[Wrecent_Wryder]

j6

[Caffeine]

Get a couple of those REALLY strong magnets from a computer hard drive (the ones someone used to make the infamous $1 tank bag) and JBWeld them to the bottom of your travel coffee mug.   They are semi-round and would fit a cup nicely.  Then stick it to the tank.   Those magnets should stop it going anywhere.

Easier:   Make yourself a double or triple espresso at home and shotgun it before you leave the house. 

[LimaXray]

Easier:   Make yourself a double or triple espresso at home and shotgun it before you leave the house. 

Even easier: carry a bottle of No-Doze or Vivran so you can pop 200mg of caffeine in only a matter of seconds whenever you like 

[MarkusN]

Get a couple of those REALLY strong magnets from a computer hard drive (the ones someone used to make the infamous $1 tank bag) and JBWeld them to the bottom of your travel coffee mug. They are semi-round and would fit a cup nicely. Then stick it to the tank. Those magnets should stop it going anywhere.

Don't forget the straws. Because that mug won't go anywhere.

[cyclin-scott]

I think that best I've heard so far is figuring out how to use something with a "twist-and-lock base". I could use a strong mag to set the base the then just rotate the mug off that. Then if I want to remove the base, it'll still come off since mags aren't permenant.

I've thought about this too ... how about wrapping/ covering the mags in felt to help protect the tank from the mags. Not bad, ehh!

Even though I like the above mentioned idea. I think I'm going to try the simple idea of attaching a mag to a mug's bottom. The only problem I see arising from this is ... finding a mag that's about the same size as the mug's bottom ... so that when it's on a desk or table it does tip easily.

Whatever I do, I'm definatly going to take pics and do a write-up. I didn't really think this mod would get this much attention!!!

Thanks for all the ideas! Keep 'em comin' ...  -Scott 

[TragicImage]

back pack + Sealed Thermos = How Freakin Hard Was That?


and SS is where its at... but did you see all the spacers on that stem?  jesus.


and avid brakes = POS.



XTR with old school XT Levers.

[Stephen072774]

I just bought a ram gps mount for my bike.  Its great, very strong mount so I know it would work on a drink.  Once you put the ball on your handlebar (or wherever) you could add other things besides the drink mount (like gps, radar detector, cell, camcorder, etc.).  I don't care about a drink, but am getting a camcorder mount to go with mine.

http://65.102.174.119/rammount/productdetail.aspx?partnumber=RAM-B-132RU&searchTerm=coffee&item=2

[Absolute Rescue]

Not the exact product I had mentioned earlier but this is pretty cool and designed specifically for bikes. http://magcupholder.com/

[blue05twin]

Buy a Goldwing they come with cup holders 

[RVertigo]

fill a camelback with coffee

Ed-Zakly what I was thinking.

[natedawg120]

fill a camelback with coffee

Ed-Zakly what I was thinking.

also noteworthy : camelback + liquor + mixer + football + friend - keys = kick ass time

[cyclin-scott]

fill a camelback with coffee

Ed-Zakly what I was thinking.

also noteworthy : camelback + liquor + mixer + football + friend - keys = kick ass time

It also = a broken nose .... been there, done that! 

[cyclin-scott]

Not the exact product I had mentioned earlier but this is pretty cool and designed specifically for bikes. http://magcupholder.com/

Oh, that's HOT!!! But I was thinking .... how sweet would it be to be sitting at a light and someone pulls up next to you and does a double-take, giving you that look like, "Is that really coffee on your tank!?!" I mean just having a big cup o' joe just sittin' there ... like it was happy to be there...

... that's what I'm after! 

[joedude]

I just bought a ram gps mount for my bike.  Its great, very strong mount so I know it would work on a drink.  Once you put the ball on your handlebar (or wherever) you could add other things besides the drink mount (like gps, radar detector, cell, camcorder, etc.).  I don't care about a drink, but am getting a camcorder mount to go with mine.

http://65.102.174.119/rammount/productdetail.aspx?partnumber=RAM-B-132RU&searchTerm=coffee&item=2

Wouldn't the vibration and the swaying of the camera because of the universal mount make the picture kind of shaky and hard to see? also having it out in the airstream would definetly make your cam sway....

just a thought....

[yamahonkawazuki]

fill a camelback with coffee...will also keep you warm in the winter.

heh i did that damn i couldnt sleep after a long ride. it sucked  was training for a cycling ride, had 2 water bottles filled with water so i was like wtf? an in the jow went. never again........

[Stephen072774]

I just bought a ram gps mount for my bike.  Its great, very strong mount so I know it would work on a drink.  Once you put the ball on your handlebar (or wherever) you could add other things besides the drink mount (like gps, radar detector, cell, camcorder, etc.).  I don't care about a drink, but am getting a camcorder mount to go with mine.

http://65.102.174.119/rammount/productdetail.aspx?partnumber=RAM-B-132RU&searchTerm=coffee&item=2

Wouldn't the vibration and the swaying of the camera because of the universal mount make the picture kind of shaky and hard to see? also having it out in the airstream would definetly make your cam sway....

just a thought....

That ram mount doesn't vibrate at all... I was very impressed.  It said to mount the arm perpendicular to the piston plain, and it really works.  GPS is rock steady.  Air stream is not a problem either because my bike is not that fast   But I haven't tried the cam yet