Archive for the 'tech' Category

Orca pushes the envelope

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Wetsuits have come a long way in a very short time and just when you thought they had done everything possible to make them better, Orca comes along and takes it to another level.
The Apex2 was first seen at the ITU World Championships and Nikola posted a pic of Emma Snowsill wearing one.
Now they have [...]

World’s lightest bike wheels

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

For those of you with lots of cash to spare, these might just be the ultimate wheels.
Making use of aerospace technology that combines boron and carbon, Lew Racing will, on December 1st, unveil what is likely to be the hottest racing wheel around … assuming of course, you can afford the $4,995.00 price tag!

Time to taper

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

As I start my three week taper I thought I would document the most common pitfalls of this stage, not only for myself but also for everyone else out there that really struggles through this phase of training.
Weight Gain
Generally the weeks leading up to this point have been the hardest phase of training. As a [...]

Aerodynamic

Friday, September 8th, 2006

I often hear comments about gaining time with gadgets, here are few links, ill add more…
Aerodynamic tests with the SRM Training System
Aerodynamics of Bicycles (Princeton.edu / old article but some math info if you care about it)
Slowtwitch article on QR bikes mostly, touches aerodynamics

New Orca Apex design

Monday, September 4th, 2006

Robi sent me this image of Orca Apex. Reminds me of traditional turkish clothes. It is nice that sports equipment is getting of the high-tech-gray-meets-black-carbon look. I was wondering why aren’t there more designs on wetsuits, it seams like such a perfect surface for visual expression. Nice.