Category: Fitness Gadgets
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VeloACE Is Ideal for Palm Zealots Who Want a Bike Computer
Reading Time: 2 minutesVeloACE: An Open Source Bike Computer System for PalmOS. For when you absolutely want to have your bike speedometer be a PDA. [ Image: Mark Hammerling ] Sammy and the other folks over at PalmAddict don’t normally scoop us on fitness gadget news, but you’ll see why they did in a moment.…
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Lyon, France’s Rent-a-Bike System Loaded with Technology
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVelo’v Grand Lyon is a bike rental network in Lyon, France. Wired News published a great little article about the system works and how technology is being used to try to ensure that it stays solvent. To use Velo’v in Lyon, you have to make a €150 deposit via check or…
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Developing a Workout Plan to Simulate the Effort of Other Athletic Performances
Reading Time: 3 minutesHeart Rate Chart from Training Log: Here is the heart rate chart for a game I refereed in the Chicago Showcase. Click on the chart to see a larger view. [ Image: Polar Precision Performance Software ] See more Chicago Showcase exercise data in the Operation Gadget Photo Gallery. Regular readers of…
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Mavic Crossland Mountain Wheels Take a Year of Riding with No Problems
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’m definitely pleased with the set of Mavic Crossland mountain bike wheels I put on my mountain bike last July. I bought the wheels because the set that came with my Marin Bear Valley SE years ago were falling apart due to metal fatigue, and I kept breaking spokes. Mavic� Crossland Silver…
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Installed Performance Topo FasTracs on My Mountain Bike
Reading Time: 2 minutesTen days ago I reported that I was replacing the tires on my mountain bike with Performance Topo FasTrac MTB Tires, a semi-slick tire that I found on sale at Performance Bicycle: Performance Topo� FasTrac MTB Tire (Folding) Introducing the new Topo� FasTrac ATB Tire Even faster and lighter than our SemiSlick+!…
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Replacing My Mountain Bike Tires with Performance Topo FasTracs
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’ve got about 90 days of riding weather left in Newtown, PA, and I need new mountain bike tires. The old, reliable Continental Double Fighter on the rear wheel of my bike has started to develop holes in the center of the tread. I’m bound to start getting flats long before I…
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Polar and Adidas Planning a Line of Apparel and Shoes with Built-in Fitness Measurement
Reading Time: < 1 minuteJanus Sandsgaard pointed out that Polar Electro is teaming up with Adidas to produce a line of fitness clothing and running shoes that will have embedded transmitters for heart rate and running speed and distance. According to a Polar press release, the products will collectively be called Project Fusion, and will…
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Sales at Performance Bike on Electronics, Clothing, and Wheel-Related Products
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI just noticed that Performance Bicycle is running good on-line sales in their electronics, clothing, and tires/tubes/wheels departments. All of these departments stock things that I desperately need at the moment. The prices are good. They have a good deal on the Ciclosport HAC4 if you need one of those right…
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First Sign of Campagnolo Bike Technology for 2006
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVelonews just published some early information about Campagnolo’s new cycling gear for 2006. Looks like they’ll be featuring: a new road wheel set, compact drive cranksets across their gruppos, and an ultra narrow chain that is supposed to improve performance if the derailleur is not adjusted correctly. These things should be…