Category: Fitness Gadgets
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Tire Repair Kit Includes Ultraflate CO2 Inflator
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGenuine Innovations Deluxe Tire Repair & Inflation Wallet: A handy set of bike tire repair tools if you need a CO2 pump. [ Image: Amazon.com ] Cool Tools pointed out a neat set of bike tire repair tools called the Genuine Innovations Deluxe Tire Repair & Inflation Wallet. For about 25 bucks, you…
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PEZ Reviews VDO MC1.0+ Bike Computer
Reading Time: 2 minutesRichard Pestes reviewed the VDO MC 1.0 + Altimeter, a bike computer that includes an altimeter and thermometer. This is a high end bike computer which includes altimeter and thermometer features, but doesn’t include a heart rate monitor or PC connectivity. VDO MC 1.0 + Altimeter With everything from actual gradient to…
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Figure Skaters Claim That Archaic Skate Design is to Blame for Rash of Injuries
Reading Time: 2 minutesJackson Proflex Skate Boot: A first step toward better figure skating biomechanics? [ Photo: Jackson Ultima Skates ] I was really surprised at Peter Waldman’s page one article in today’s Wall Street Journal called Figure Skaters Blame Boot Design for Injury Plague. The article points out the number of severe orthopedic injuries that have…
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Garmin Forerunner 305 Includes Support for a Cycling Cadence Sensor
Reading Time: 2 minutesGarmin is about to release the Garmin Forerunner 305, one of it’s third-generation GPS-enabled fitness computers. The 305 differs from the Garmin Forerunner 205 in that the 305 includes heart rate monitor functions. I haven’t recommended the Forerunner 300 series in the past because I thought the Forerunner 301 (the predecessor to…
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Garmin Forerunner 205 Features a More Compact Design, Better GPS Reception
Reading Time: < 1 minuteGarmin is about to release the Garmin Forerunner 205, part of the third generation of its GPS-enabled fitness computers. I’ve owned a Garmin Forerunner 201 for a long time and I love it. It’s part of my cycling dashboard and I used it to map the course of the 2004 Tour…
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Further Developments in the Adidas-Polar Relationship
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJanus Sandsgaard of Machine Culture pointed out that Adidas and Polar have released another video touting the forthcoming Fusion line of performance apparel and fitness gadgets. They include: Adidas adiStar Fusion Apparel which provides built-in fasteners for a Polar WearLink Transmitter. Adidas adiStar Fusion Running Shoe which accepts a Polar S3…
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Expresso Fitness Spark: Health Club-Quality Stationary Bike with Robust Multimedia Training Programs
Reading Time: 2 minutesExpresso Fitness Spark: Where do I sign up to use one of these stationary bikes during my upcoming physical therapy? [ Image: Expresso Fitness ] Walter Mossberg and Katherine Boehret of The Wall Street Journal take on a stationary bike review in Test-Riding a $5,000 Indoor Bike in the latest The Mossberg Solution column.…
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My Experience with the Trek 1500 After a Week of Winter Riding
Reading Time: 2 minutesI picked up my Trek 1500 a week ago and so far I’ve ridden it 71.2 miles (115 km). That’s a lot of riding when you consider that I live in the Northeastern United States and it’s the last week of December. I love the way the Trek 1500 rides. It’s a…
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I’m Getting a Trek 1500 for Christmas
Reading Time: 2 minutesTrek 1500 Road Bike: Members of my family contributed to a fund so I could get this bike for a combined birthday and Christmas gift. [ Photo: Trek Bicycle Corporation ] One reason that you haven’t heard much from me in the last few days is that I’ve been shopping for a new road…