There is a certain joy that many of us have in riding a bike, but for parents of special needs children riding a bike can often be difficult at best and at other times impossible. The Buddy Bike offers an interesting solution that allows parents to share the joy of cycling with their children.
Shelly Patterson, director of Marketing and Business Development at Buddy Bike tells about the company’s alternative tandem. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Shelley Patterson Talks Buddy Bike
A lot of companies make bicycle helmets but at this past week’s Interbike trade show in Las Vegas, we saw some innovative helmets from Vittoria Shoes. Yes, the shoe company talked with us about helmets. Here is what Michael Musil, U.S. sales manager of Vittoria Cycling Shoes, had to say about the company’s new line of helmets. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Vittoria Shoes Talks Helmets
Earlier this year we profiled an interesting design in bicycle locks called the Pedal Lock. As the name suggests it was designed to use a bicycles pedals as a means of securing the bike.
Its designer, Cheng-Tsung Feng of the National Taiwan University of Science & Technology, explained some of its benefits. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Pedal Lock Designer Talks Locks
You probably saw it during the Olympics: the brightly colored tape peaking out from underneath athlete’s uniforms. This tape has nothing to do with injury but rather is a legal way to enhance performance by increasing blood flow and helping to engage certain muscle groups during competition and recovery.
Rocktape president and founder Greg Van Den Dries answered what the tape means for today’s athletes. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Rocktape Talks Tape
The web is changing and evolving, but today there is the belief that 40 is indeed the new 30. Jonathan Keidan, CEO & co-founder InsideHook.com, tells how his new website can also give that InsideHook on staying fit, feeling young and living the life you’re meant to live. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Jon Keidan Gives Us the Inside Hook on Insidehook.com
Many companies make golf clubs, but for Miura Golf it goes much further. The company has a passion for crafting quality golf clubs, using advanced forging and CNC techniques that can help players of all levels have a better game.
Company president Adam Barr tells us how the company got into the swing of things. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Club Talk with Miura Golf’s Adam Barr
There are plenty of customization in the fitness world, and now thanks to Mt. Borah athletes can get suited up in custom apparel complete with logos and graphics. And unlike many companies that require a large run of 25 or more units, Mt. Borah offers its services for low as six jerseys.
We spoke to Ben Wizner, head of team sales and marketing, about how they make this possible. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Mt. Borah Lets Athletes Get a Custom Kit
Summer is here and now is the time to get wet and wild. And Eliot Germanovsky of BoatsToGo talked with us about the new innovations in practical boats that can be folded, inflated and ready for the water. Best of all these boats are compact enough that they can be easily transported and stored when not in use. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Eliot Germanovsky Talks New Boating Technology
Craig Madaus is an athlete but also an entrepreneur and principal of Ocean Sailing Consulting LLC. He has traveled the world looking for new places to run, and along find that staying hydrated was a big issue because store-bought bottles were environmentally inexcusable, while conventional, refillable bottles took up as much space empty as they did full.
Thus was born the bübi bottle, the first scrunchable refillable water bottle. Craig tells us its story. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: bübi bottle’s Inventor Gives Lowdown
The surf culture knows that protecting the waves is necessary to ensuring that the waves will be there in the future. To this end Kitson Boards has changed the way boards are made. Instead of the usual foam and fiberglass, Kitson’s team is utilizing carbon fiber for boards that will last a lifetime.
Michael Kitson, the president of the company, along with engineer Travis Dodge told us why carbon fiber is the way to catch the wave. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Kitson Catches the Carbon Fiber Wave
Last month we profiled the innovative Wheelblades, which essentially allow a user in a wheelchair to better travel over snow and ice. Patrick Mayer, the visionary behind this technology, told us how he hopes it can improve the users’ lives. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Patrick Mayer Talks Wheelblades
The first step in taking part in a triathlon is just trying. Regina Hammond of Trismarter grew up swimming and running competitively, later competing on a national level in cross country while setting school and divisional records. She continued running competitively while at Ithaca College, where she graduated in 1996 with a degree in Television and Psychology.
Today she is triathlon coach with Boulder, Colorado-based Trismarter. Regina talked to KineticShift about how those looking to do a triathlon can go the distance. Continue reading Sunday Q&A: Trismarter’s Regina Hammond Talks Smart Training
Getting ready to do a triathlon? Jesse Kropelnicki can offer some tips on going the distance. He is an elite/pro level triathlon coach who founded QT2 Systems, LLC, a leading provider of personal triathlon coaching; TriathlonCalculator.com; TheCoreDiet.com, a leading provider of sports nutrition; and Your 26.2 a marathon training company.
He is the triathlon coach of professional athletes Caitlin Snow, Ethan Brown, and Pedro Gomes among others. His interests lie in coaching professional triathletes using quantitative training and nutrition protocols. You can track his other coaching comments/ideas via his blog.
Jesse talked to KineticShift about technology and training. Interview with Jesse after the jump
