I remember a training partner receiving titanium bidon cage screws as gift when buying some other bike equipment. We laughed about it but a week later when out riding, I asked her "You put them on your bike, didn't you?" She replied with a sheepish yes.
Some of the revolutionary things promoted in the tri mags of the mid '80s were hilarious, even at the time. The one I wish I had bought were tinted swim goggles that had vents on the side. You would open the vents after the swim to allow airflow on the bike and run, where they doubled as sun glasses. Apparently saved masses of time in transition.
Not sure why they didn't catch on.
I had a bunch of ti screws on an old bike, mostly because they don't rust.
Those goggles sound awesome. They'd make a great end-of-year gift for the swim club. Now that I think about it - goggles with speed holes. How awesome would that be! Swimming Workout of the Day:
Hate to break it to you but hula hoops and yo yos are still going strong!!
Hula Hoops? Yo-yos? What's next, kung fu? Skateboards?
Skateboarding will be making its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020.
As a lifelong skateboarder, let me say, that's kind of a shame. Oh, surfing is in too; can't imagine how that will work since you can't schedule a swell ... they'll build a wave pool maybe? The technology is getting pretty good
As I've posted before: Judged events (figure skating, gymnastics, skateboarding, etc.) in ALL categories (Olympics, Worlds, X Games) should be played like HORSE ... Triple toe loop ... land it: move on; fall: "H" ... Triple salchow ... land it: move on; fall: "O" and so on.
Also, someone should tell the gymnastics commentators, that the moves are not called "skills" they're called "tricks" "What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy "Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin
i consider the machined crank era the bike industry's version of the leisure suit era. i was a bike maker right in the center of all of that. there was a way to do it: smack the billet it with a forging press first, and then machine it. unfortunately a lot of crank makers (and pedal spindle makers, etc.) neglected that first part of the process.
not the industry's finest hour.
I unfortunately had the pleasure of having three sets of DanEd cranks fail on me (two during races was leading...can't win if you don't finish). Hopefully we learn from our mistakes...luckily we have not seen a reemergence of adding drillium to bike parts.
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i consider the machined crank era the bike industry's version of the leisure suit era. i was a bike maker right in the center of all of that. there was a way to do it: smack the billet it with a forging press first, and then machine it. unfortunately a lot of crank makers (and pedal spindle makers, etc.) neglected that first part of the process.
not the industry's finest hour.
I unfortunately had the pleasure of having three sets of DanEd cranks fail on me (two during races was leading...can't win if you don't finish). Hopefully we learn from our mistakes...luckily we have not seen a reemergence of adding drillium to bike parts.
Funny thing is I said that to somebody last night. He said you should probably drink something while swimming, and I said why, because it is not like I stop during the swim in a race to do it.
Funny thing is I said that to somebody last night. He said you should probably drink something while swimming, and I said why, because it is not like I stop during the swim in a race to do it.
Just to be clear...I'm not discounting hydration at all. Especially pre/post workout.
I'm just saying that having a bottle right there on the pool deck has always seemed silly to me. Even slow swimmers can't stop and drink during the race.
when i started bike racing if your bike didn't whistle you hadn't drilled enough holes in the RD parallelogram, the chain rings, or the brake levers. Dan Empfield aka Slowman
Funny thing is I said that to somebody last night. He said you should probably drink something while swimming, and I said why, because it is not like I stop during the swim in a race to do it.
Just to be clear...I'm not discounting hydration at all. Especially pre/post workout.
I'm just saying that having a bottle right there on the pool deck has always seemed silly to me. Even slow swimmers can't stop and drink during the race.
when i started bike racing if your bike didn't whistle you hadn't drilled enough holes in the RD parallelogram, the chain rings, or the brake levers.
I sold my first real road bike (Bianchi Strada LX) to someone and when I saw them a week later they had drilled holes in everything including the chainring. It was one of those "back away, slowly" moments.
Funny thing is I said that to somebody last night. He said you should probably drink something while swimming, and I said why, because it is not like I stop during the swim in a race to do it.
Just to be clear...I'm not discounting hydration at all. Especially pre/post workout.
I'm just saying that having a bottle right there on the pool deck has always seemed silly to me. Even slow swimmers can't stop and drink during the race.
A bottle is sort of silly....though in H.S. when I swam we would put a hose in the gutter running continuously in the faster lanes. First of all it was cold, I don't know where it was piped in from (could have been the bottom of Lake Michigan for all I know) but it was frigid, and it was glorious....nothing like dousing yourself in the middle of some pyramid 100s to cool down and get a drink of water.
Hmmm seems to be a bit of misinformation regarding "bottle use" in a triathlon swim. Of course they let you drink during a triathlon swim. They are in your paddler's kayak. How else would you finish an 11 K swim? http://www.fitspeek.com the Fraser Valley's fitness, wellness, and endurance sports podcast
I still think replacing your running shoes after a few hundred miles is kind of a scam perpetrated by the shoe companies
I wear the shit out of mine, and I've never suffered an injury from doing so "What's your claim?" - Ben Gravy "Your best work is the work you're excited about" - Rick Rubin
