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Recommended Reading: Strava Fitness App Can Reveal Military Sites, Analysts Say
Another great argument for opt-in as opposed to opt-out data sharing on social networks. This past weekend, [Nathan Ruser] announced on Twitter that Strava’s heatmap also managed to highlight exercise activity by military/intelligence personnel around the world, including some unannounced facilities. More worryingly, some of the mapped paths imply patrol and supply routes. The biggest…
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Louis Garneau Actifly Shoes
Race shoes cost several hundred dollars, the last thing I want to do is wear them out grinding through miles in my basement dungeon. They’re also made for riding outdoors, without air flowing over them at 20mph they just are not breathable enough for a good indoor sweat session. Louis Garneau in collaboration with Reebok…
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Wolf Tooth Pack Pliers
Wolf Tooth’s Pack Pliers won’t take the place of an all inclusive multi-tool, but they will complement one quite nicely. The lightweight, pack-able, anodized aluminum tool functions as a tire lever, valve core remover, valve stem lock nut wrench, and most importantly as a pair of master link pliers. I’ve yet to find a multi-tool…
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The Continental Divide Trail in One Second per Day
Hike a 3,000-mile trail in only four minutes from the comfort of your office chair. The Continental Divide trail covers 3,100 miles stretching from the Canadian border to Mexico. Along the way, the trail passes through Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. The highest point on the trail is atop Grays Peak (14,270-feet) in…
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Col Collective climbs TDF stage 11’s Col du Pré
Stage 11 of the 2018 Tour de France is a short day at only 108 KM but as riders travel from Albertville to La Rosière they will be doing a lot of climbing. The second to last climb for the day will be the Cormet de Roselend, a spectacular climb that’s been home to a…
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A Sobering Discussion on the Effects of Speeding Thanks to Math
Two cars are cruising down the road. One car is going 70mph and the other is going 100mph. Suddenly a tree falls across the road and both drivers start braking at the same time. If the car that had been going 70mph stops just before hitting the tree, how fast is the other car going…
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ZwiftQuest Turns Virtual Training Into Adventures in Orienteering
Zwift is a godsend, combined with a smart-trainer it turned one of the worst things in the world — indoor cycling — into something I truly enjoy. Mindlessly spinning circles in front of the TV has become an engaging and much more effective form of training. Gamification works, my late-winter FTP is all the proof…
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Behaviors and Issues that Make it Hard To Fall Asleep?
In this very interesting episode, Life Noggin addresses some of the behaviors, issues and conditions that can impede a person’s ability to fall asleep. Some of the highlights; consume caffeine before bed, eating protein too late in the day, the temperature of the room, the environment being to loud or too quiet, the use of…
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Scosche’s New Rhythm24 Armband Measures Heart Rate on Land and in the Water
When the Scosche Rhythm+ hit the market it not only provided me with accurate heart rate readings — something chest straps could never do — it did it without the need for a bulky, restrictive band around my lungs. Now Scosche is back at CES 2018 with an update, the Rhythm24, a smart armband that…
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Regular Ibuprofen Use May Increase Risk of Fertility Issues in Men
Here’s some interesting news for those of you who take ibuprofen regularly. A small cohort of 31 healthy young men who took 600mg of ibuprofen twice a day for six weeks developed “compensated hypogonadism” (their testicle shrunk). Ibuprofen was found to have interfered with their testosterone production and their gonads were overworked in the process…
