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The Tout Terrain Silkroad Handlebar Stop

I was watching a review of the $6300 Tout Terrain Silkroad bicycle and happened upon this little custom gadget that the bike has called a Handlebar Stop. The little contraption basically locks the steering in place when the bike is not in motion so that the bike can easily lean without falling over (or be used with a kickstand I guess).

As far as I know, this piece is custom made for this bike but I wish somebody would make a universal version of this for all bikes. I like this idea. The closest thing I’ve found to it is the Steestopper and that thing is really expensive!

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Apple Watch Series 6 to feature blood oxygen monitoring sensor

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Whoa, this is nuts if true! And if it is true, then I may finally do an Apple Watch when Series 6 comes out. I just hate hate hate hate hate hate hate having to charge a watch every day (or few days) instead of every few years like a traditional watch.

I think the Apple Watch has grown to position itself into a really unique offering. It takes the “Smart Watch” designator and really brings it to life instead of just a “watch with a digital screen that can connect to the internet if needed”. Over the last few generations of this device, the Apple Watch has turned into an actual affordable HEALTH MONITOR that also has a time keeper. That’s the big difference and something I’d actually pay for considering the price of all of those separate health monitors bought separately.

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