I love mine too!

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"It doesn't get any easier, you just go faster"

Also a big fan of the stick. I consider it an upper body strength workout tool as well.

Oh, BTW, the website you referenced is actually for a rock band.

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Coach at KonaCoach Multisport

Sorry on the typo...

www.thestick.com I got mine from a local running store

I just worked out a knot in my shin and it is easier on my hands than trying to self massage

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C'mon legs run faster!
Being fast on a crappy bike is cool
Fueled by Guinness, Tuborg, Anchor Steam and Creemore Springs

I had one; gave it away. I went to a real wooden rolling pin. Works better for me. (Although it does look silly if you take it to a race with you.)

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Azby

It would be better for baking post race cookies though...

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C'mon legs run faster!
Being fast on a crappy bike is cool
Fueled by Guinness, Tuborg, Anchor Steam and Creemore Springs

I was using my "stick" during the Pat's game on Sunday after a between game run, while all my buddies sat around drinking beer and making fun of me. Then the screen panned to the sidelines and a close up of trainers using a stick on one of the big ole lineman's calves.

In an instant everyone decided I was only kind of insane, instead of completely whacko. Ahh, the small victories!

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"He broke into the long easy lope, and went on, hour after hour, never at loss for the tangled way, heading straight home through strange country with a certitude of direction that put man and his magnetic needle to shame."

-Call of the Wild

awesome products, I have two as well as their foot wheel and trigger wheel which is a carpal tunnel life saver

I've mentioned this before... I use a thing i call 'the dowel' - it's really just a normal dowel, but i've given it a nickname.

works great.

-charles

I went to their booth at a marathon expo and they demo-ed it on my calf. Hurt like hell; I almost kicked the dude in the junk cause he was holding my foot with his knees and wouldn't let go!

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If my body isn't strong enough... I hope my wallet will be.

Has anyone used the TP Massage Ball? A buddy recommended it for self massage, similar to the Stick, and it has kept him injury free for the last year and through 2 marathons. He says it does hurt, though.

I have a slight biased, but yes! The ball feels like a thumb - just like a massage therapist's hands working on you if you were getting a deep tissue massage. I wouldn't call deep tissue massage 'fun,' but it is beneficial. The ball is great to get into the specific spots or places where you have knots....piriformis, back, shoulders, pecs, calves, etc.

Hey I noticed they sell a saddle that has the butt cut down - I bet that would help reduce my piriformis problems on long rides... gotta check that out! thanks for the link! ;-) AP

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"How bad could it be?" - SimpleS

Hey I noticed they sell a saddle that has the butt cut down - I bet that would help reduce my piriformis problems on long rides... gotta check that out! thanks for the link! ;-) AP

If you do, will please review it for those of us that share the piriformis nightmare?

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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax

If I do I will. All I know is that after 5-7+hr rides, my right hip/glute is pretty damn tight. I always wondered about the width of the rear of my saddle being a possible factor. AP

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"How bad could it be?" - SimpleS

Here's a link to Tom's review of the saddle - plus 7 others

http://www.bikesportmichigan.com/reviews/saddle06.shtml

I use this thing called "The Pain Bringer"...but really it's just a wooden dowel as well.

On a side note I have a foam roller that is nice and am looking into some of the TP stuff as "The Pain Bringer" doesn't seem to get to some of the muscles that are buried, like the soleus.

~Matt

Thanks. The pic of all the saddles lined up is quite revealing actually. AP

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"How bad could it be?" - SimpleS

The Footballer is specifically designed to get into the soleus... you WILL feel it. Same with the Quadballer. It is soft on the outside but the inside is firm (unlike your foam roller), so it's not going to compress underneath you like the foam will. You will end up being able to penetrate the muscles a lot better.

LOVE mine. it has done wonders for my IT band issues.

I used to have an SLR on my TriBike, but in aero it pressed on my upper hams just below the glute. With my arrione on the tribike and the Blackwell Flow on my Tri bike, that is no longer an issue.

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Take everything I say with a grain of salt. I know nothing.