http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog Random thoughts to save Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:57:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What a vandalism is this? Turning a keyboard into two pieces of junk? No, it's just the opposite - Bringing the Order, and Getting Rid of Junk! I never use the "numeric keypad" on the right side. And it takes valuable space from my right hand. So what's the problem if I ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/12/02/get-rid-of-junk-on-your-desktop/ The winter - meaning, snow and ice - is not yet coming to our region, but I somehow feel that the roadbike season is over. With this thought in mind, I rebuilt my road (or cross) bike with flat bars. I'm not an advocate of drop bars anyway. IMO they are ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/11/08/winter-transforms-of-a-roadbike/ I've uploaded the pictures from the "cycling" part of my Himalaya trip. Some thumbnails: http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/11/01/photos-from-indian-himalayas/ It has been a month since I have returned from solo cycling trip in Indian Himalayas. Impressions clearly overloaded my brain. This was first time I've been to Real Mountains - the highest pass, Kunzum, was at 4500m. And this was my first time I've been to a non-Western country (not ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/10/17/cycling-in-himachal-pradesh-india/ Today evening I was catching last weekend of the school vacation. Starting from tomorrow, my time limits for the outdoor activities again become much more strict. And there was a great chance to use it: in a company of Antero and Matti (thanks for calling me in!), we made 100km ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/08/10/2000-km-from-the-season-start/ We have fantastically good cycling weather now in southern Finland. And I'm happy to report the fact that I'm using this chance at full speed! Specifically, last Saturday I participated in a group ride in Hamina region. The team looked terrific. Right, at least the core was composed of pro ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/07/27/saturday-ride-100km-with-former-profi-riders/ It may be fun to post to the blog from a mobile phone. Doing so via the default web interface is certainly not the most convenient way (lot of extra traffic). Wordpress has blog by email solution, which is OK from traffic viewpoint, but I was scared by instructions - ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/07/23/posting-from-a-mobile-phone/ I cycled Helsinki-Tampere route to hang out with my former colleagues already many times. This became almost a tradition; I ride about 200km, and at some place meet my friends who rode maybe 20km from their homes. Each time I naturally try to choose a new route to explore small ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/07/20/hki-tre-next-try/ I have a number of favorite ride routes. Most of them are to the west from Helsinki area, as I live almost on the western border of Espoo. Recently I've refreshed two especially beautiful, probably "classic" treks: Hanko and Lohjanjärvi. First was Hanko. Espoo-Hanko distance is 110 km by an ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/06/08/traditional-bike-rides-to-the-west-of-espoo/ I'm writing this from Helsinki cyclist's viewpoint. Do you know the Finnish traffic regulations applicable to bicycles? When you are obliged to yield to a car by the rules, and when to do this only if you see that you'd be ridden over otherwise? The best thing is to read the source, ... http://www.konstantin.shemyak.com/blog/2008/06/04/know-finnish-bicycle-related-traffic-rules/