Top Bike Gadgets

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 |

Cycling is healthy and also fun and you also help save the planet by leaving for a few minutes the car in the garage and by incorporating cycling in your life. However, is not easy to change lanes or to make a turn in traffic and we don’t recommend that you take your hand off the handlebar to signal; because this action reduces the control you have over the bike.

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That is why in out top bike gadgets, the number one gadget is Winkku – a cool device which incorporates three essential safety features into one unit. The gadget comes with a bright flashing orange indicator that includes: 3 LEDs around the side, 5 LEDs to the rear and 5 LEDs to the front. The indicator helps you when you want to turn in traffic because ensures maximum visibility to van drivers, bus and car drivers.

The next essential safety feature is a wide-angle mirror which is fully adjustable and shatterproof. This mirror gives you excellent view of the things you have behind, like the approaching traffic.

For the night-time safety, the gadget comes with rear-facing running lights and front-facing running lights. You will find this cool bike gadget on the Winkku.co.uk.

The number two in our top bike gadgets is the Garmin Edge 705. This cycling computer includes great features like: SD card with street maps, cadence sensor, speed sensor and heart rate monitor. This device provides full-color maps and also wireless technology that gives you the possibility to share your workout and your routes with other riders.



Other features include: you have the possibility to race a virtual competitor over a specified speed and distance thanks to the Virtual Partner option; Auto Pause feature stops the timer when you stop or when you slow down and resumes it when you speed up; you can customize the display and choose up to 8 different data fields.

You can customize your workout, you can review it including: calories burned, time, distance and speed. And you can also schedule your workouts for specific time, you can create your own workouts or you can get custom ones. You will find this great bike gadget on Amazon with a price of $709.

Our number three in the top is the brand bike shoes Bont. The company manufactures great bike shoes with a cool and impressive design. The shoes are handmade from 100% carbon and they are designed for performance. The carbon construction is unidirectional allowing you to customize the fit and the power transfer between your foot and the pedal of your bike is optimum. They are high quality road cycling shoes and they come with 40 air vents (per shoe), micro adjustable buckle and anti torsion bar. The price for these shoes is $315.00 and you will find more information about them on Bont website.

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Best Workout Gadget

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 |

One of the best workout gadgets is the Talking Digital Calorie Counting Jump Rope. This gadget tells you the work time, the number of jumps and the calories consumption. You have to preset the intervals and the gadget will also tell you the remaining time for your workout target. The announcements are made manually if you press the Talking Button or automatically.
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The Talking Digital Calorie Counting Jump Rope has 4 display modes: the countdown timers, elapsed time, number of jumps and calories.This is also a cheap workout gadget because it retails at only $13.95 and you can find it on Amazon and you can choose the one you like from different types of colors.

Nike and iPod are the perfect combination when if comes to the best workout gadgets. For the perfect run you need to have the Nike + iPod Sensor of Sport Kit, your iPhone, iPod touch or  iPod nano and, of course, a pair of Nike + shoes. Then all you have to do is to put the sensor in your Nike shoes and the sensor will connect to your portable device and will track your run and then will send the information to your iPod.

The mobile device gives you all the information you need to know when you run: calorie, distance, time and more. The best thing about it is the fact that you can also listen to your favorite music when you are jogging and in the same time you can see your workout data.

After the run, you have the possibility to connect your device (iPhone 3GS, iPod touch or iPod nano) to your personal computer (works both with PC and Mac) and all the workout data will sync into your computer. You also have the possibility to take Nike + iPod to the gym and when you find a compatible cardio machine, all you have to do is to connect your device and then choose the music you want to hear when are stepping, climbing or pedaling. All the calories burned, the time and the distance are recorded on your iPod or iPhone 3GS and you can sync them into your computer when you get home.

The Core Ball Plus is an improved fitness ball that comes with built-in resistance tubes for your upper body work and also foam padded handles for a better grip and resistance. Fitbit is another great workout gadget that tracks your sleep and your fitness program. If you want to know how many calories you have burned or if you are getting a good night sleep this is the gadget for you.

The gadget tracks your sleep, distance traveled, steps take and also calories burned and you can wear it in your pocket or on your waist. You will find more about this cool gadget on the Fitbit.com website and you can also purchase it from there whit a price of $99.

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