A 25km ride confirmed the new bike trailer tows rather well. I just need to remember the combined length is longer when going around bends or obstacles.
Today the trailer was left at home whilst I went of a 70km ride. It was supposed to be a 60km ride but I missed a turn eventually realising I was almost at the Port of Fremantle on the coast. Turning south eventually saw me reach the north bank of the Swan River.
I made my way back east to the ‘Narrows Bridge’ crossing to the south side of the river. It was here at ‘Mill Point’ that I realised there was a windmill.
Wikipedia states the mill was built in 1835. At it’s peak the mill produced 680kg of flour daily. However it ceased production after less than 25 years due to it’s poor location and unprofitability. Subsequently it was used as a house, dance hall, hotel and chicken run…. Not all at the same time!
On my return home I discovered the post had delivered the combination 3 axis gyro and temperature module for the boat navigation project. The pins have been soldered onto the module and cables connected.
It will be mounted inside the case where it will measure roll, pitch and direction. The gps module will measure speed. I probably won’t enable the temperature and barometric part of the module as it will be inside the case where the heat from the computer and other components will give false readings.
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