Rich's Tongfamily (Richtong.net add-on)

Never Give In? – Winston Churchill never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty – never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

Tongs and Friends in print Some great examples of times we’ve been in print and our friends. A great change from three years ago where I’d sweat bullets waiting for the latest PC Week article. Here are some recent pieces about us or those close to us: In Ghana, the beat of life is sounded…

Soundtrack Reviews. Since I don’t have kids old enough to hear really new music, I primarily use movies I watch to get introduced to new sounds. Here’s a site that does nothing but track soundtracks (no pun intended). Rates them, etc. Perfect for me.

Winter Biking It’s getting cold in our neck of the woods. I think I Blogged this before, but here are some of the key places that you’ll need to go to get ready:

Pedal the perimeter of the US. Wow, a fantasy for me. Interesting to see two ordinary people ride 11,000 miles over about a year. Pretty fun journal to read.

Safety Vest for Biking Flashlight Reviews and LED Modifications. OK, the ultimate in nerd factor. This site just reviews flashlights and other things with lights. I got to this because Steve Hooper recommend a Ledtronics safety vest and a quick google search got me hear to order something that is really bright. Electroluminescent vs. LED.…

Road Bike Clincher Tire Review by Greg Pelican This was closest Google hit to a search for road bike tire reviews. Pretty good summary I think. Note that Bethel Cycle is not up, so this is copied from the Google cache Back in my photo science days a common adage was the cheapest way to…

Why 802.11 Networking is great. A note from Tom Hatsukami as he installed the wireless network I recommended: I finally had a chance to get our home wireless network up and running this weekend, and I’m in heaven! This is the best thing since the invention of the wheel–I can check my e-mail or look…

Interbike 2002 OK, this just happened in mid October. I have to get out there sometime I think. Here is a quick report from some pretty good sites… Speedgoat Report The next set of stuff is coming out. Got to remember not to buy until it is fully stocked. Here is a good report from…

Bike Advice I’ve been learning how to maintain bikes for about a year now. Here’s a quick list of the sites and books I’ve used. Good luck yourself! Branford Bikes. This is the more detailed reference I use that has some of the really valuable tips, not to mention hard to find spare and parts.…