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QuikrStuff Rack compatibility with Tern HSD, GSD Gen 1, GSD Gen2
Expanding with more detail on this post about the QuikrStuff Rack from 2023. It’s still a good rack, and works better than the 1UP version that I had before. Is it perfect? No! It’s still a little small and doesn’t attach 100%. For all three options below, I use wheel…
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Tern HSD/GSD Captain’s Chair with Safety Harness
Quick photos and links showing our experience adding a safety belt to a Captain’s Chair for kiddos on the smaller side. Materials: Instructions: Thanks to this post on Reddit for the idea!
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Bikes & Coffee & Coffee & Coffee
It all started looking for coffee roasters in Geneva near the train station. I found a bunch of options including Greenwheel Coffee and while looking through their photos, I found this gem of a t-shirt: We never actually made it to a roaster in Geneva – instead we stopped during…
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Comparison of 7 Cheap Kid-Friendly MP3 Players / Yoto Alternatives
We love our Yoto! But for long trips I wanted a MP3 player backup as an alternate to load all of our content and not worry about bringing dozens of cards. And on our last big trip the Yoto mini had a SD fail, so a cheap MP3 player would…
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Yoto Mini Teardown / SD Fail Card Replacement
In light of the Yoto Mini recall and a recent SD FAIL message, I decided to open ours up and replace the card myself. (I doubt Yoto will have replacement units anytime soon) It’s a fairly simple process, but unfortunately you do need to break 4 tabs on the screen…
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1UP vs QuikrStuff – And a few QuikrStuff hacks with my Tern GSD / HSD
I purchased a 1UP 2″ 2x Super Duty rack in May 2022 to use on our Subaru Crosstrek to carry our Tern GSD ebike, road bikes, and kids bikes. It worked ok, but I never loved it. It was hard to adjust between the 4 bike sizes, awkward to install…
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Tern GSD / HSD 3D Printed Model and Christmas Ornament
I love our Tern GSD. We just crossed 2000 miles ridden over the last 15 months and can’t really imagine life without it. Part of the joy is customizing it as we go – everything from racks and seats to locks and Woom-holding aero bars. Even a clubhouse-mounted bubble fan…
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Adding USB-C to a Yoto Player
Edited 5/1/24: I would now purchase this part which streamlines some of the instructions below. Edited 1/13/25: If the above link isn’t working – you’re looking for a “USB C Power Connector Female Charging Port Panel Mount JST Plastic Jack Cable” like this We love our Yoto player, but it…
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Nest Protect and Abobe Smoke Alarm Monitor Compatibility
If you have Nest Protect smoke alarms and want to connect them to an alarm system for monitoring, you’ve likely found that there are no direct integrations available since Google took over the Nest logins sometime in 2020. Something something avoiding liability for burning a house down… That leaves a…
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Full Moon Over the Golden Gate Bridge
