A winter bicycle tour on the C&O is a rare treat for me... but warm February weather in the DC area made it impossible to resist. Come along for the ride with Belle Starr and me!

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The Journal: The magical mystery winter bicycle tour

• Washington, DC to Swains Lock
• Check out the campsite review
  
  

Gear Talk

The Omnicharge... first impressions:

 

• A relatively large battery (20.400mAh 100W output). 
• That said, it's way heavier than comparable 20.4mAh batteries and bigger too.
• 2 USB ports with smart charging tech that maximizes power and minimizes charge times.
• Flow through charging - power devices while charging the battery (great for one outlet situations)
• The difference (and reason for the bulk) is the ability to charge AC power with a "regular" plug (3 prong for US and similar countries; European and other outlets available too)
• I love the screen that gives detailed battery data so I know precisely how much juice is left
• The weight makes it more of a "camp" battery - wouldn't keep it in a handlebar bag.
• I think this is great if you are doing a longer ride with (a) spotty access to AC, and (b) AC powering needs.
• If you're only in need of USB power, this is not the battery for you. There are cheaper and lighter/smaller batteries.

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Music

The Pedalshift Project theme is America courtesy of Jason Kent off his self-titled solo album. Check out his band Sunfields' latest release, Habitat, wherever cool music resides. And a little birdy tells me Jason's recording some new music. More when I know...