Category: Fitness Gadgets

Reading Time: 2 minutesSerotta Ottrott ST: The bike that JohnKerry rode during the early days of hispresidential campaign was reviewed favorablyby PezCyclingNews.com. [ Photo: Serotta ] PezCyclingNews has published an extensive review of the Serotta Ottrott ST that highlights the differences between it– a custom-fit bike– and more “stock” high end bikes like the Trek…

Reading Time: 2 minutesTrek Madone 5.9: The bike that LanceArmstrong rode during the 2003 Tour de Francewas reviewed favorably by CyclingNews.com[ Photo: Trek ] John Stevenson of CyclingNews.com evaluated a Trek Madone 5.9 by riding it 1,500 kilometers (930 miles). [ Where do I sign up for that job? ] He really liked it, in…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe lockout of professional ice hockey players by the National Hockey League is having a profound effect on the sport. One example of this is how little attention was paid to

Reading Time: < 1 minutePolar Precision Performance Software: comes with Polar hear ratemonitors like the Polar S-720i. Click on the chart to see more detail. Earlier this week, I received an email from Polar Electro that announced the latest upgrade to their Polar Precision Performance Software (Version 4.02.035). The features included in this update include:…

Reading Time: 3 minutesI finally got to officiate a few ice hockey games over the weekend. This is an activity that I really enjoy and frequently participate in, at least from September to March or April. Officiating cuts down on my opportunities to ride my mountain bike, but it requires a similar amount of aerobic…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Nike Triax Elite is an exampleof the Nike Timing System discussedin the new NikeTiming Yahoo! Group. Operation Gadget reader Bob reports that a brand new Yahoo! Group for user-to-user support of Nike Timing Systems with Heart Rate Monitor or Speed Distance Monitor capabilities has been set up at http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/niketiming/. I…

Reading Time: 2 minutesBauer 4000 Hockey Helmet:photo courtesy of Amazon.com I’ve written a lot about cycling on Operation Gadget recently, but I am also heavily involved in amateur ice hockey as an on-ice official. I have been an official for about 20 years, and I currently officiate in the Atlantic Hockey League, the New Jersey…

Reading Time: 2 minutesDave’s Cycling Dashboard: Click onphoto to see full-size, labeled image A couple of weeks ago, Peter Hamilton-Scott asked me to show how I mounted my Garmin Forerunner 201 on my bike. Apparently, he is a Forerunner owner who had not purchased a Garmin Forerunner Bike Mount and was trying to use the…