Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Biking Jacket

I have a friend that goes biking all the time. She bikes every weekend and two or three times during the week before school. Sometimes it's still dark out when she gets out to bike. I always worry about her getting hit by a car. I really want her to get a jacket like this.

This jacket is called the Sporty Supahero cycling jacket. It has LED lights built in that change if the biker is stopping or turning. The jacket includes 64 RGB LEDs incorporated into flexible, wearable circuit boards, an acceleration sensor, and a gyroscope. The sensors detect the motion of the biker. When braking the jacket glows read, and blink when turning. 


Friday, February 24, 2012

Growing Bike

When I was growing up, I had about five or six different bikes. Of course, all of them were hand-me-downs from my cousins and sister. I loved bike riding, but every time I grew a little I needed a new bike. 


Orbea has created a bike that expands and grows with a child. They used an adjustable aluminum frame, handlebars, and seat. Just by adding the adjustable frame for the bike, it nearly doubles its useful life span. A bike can last from 4 years to 9 years old now for a kid instead of getting three different bikes as they get older. 

Monday, February 13, 2012

Snowboard Duo

     I've always wanted to learn how to ski and snowboard, but I never had the opportunity to learn. Come to think of it, that's probably a good thing because I'm very accident prone. Though I can't board or ski, I absolutely love the sport. Dual Snowboards has created this unique snowboard. They cut the board in half so that each foot has a board. Because of this unique design, each foot has control of a board and can introduce a whole new set of tricks to the sport.