New wetsuits with new technologies.
Can you imagine bulk-free warmth with water-tight sealed seams? Hailo, a protective barrier, was added to these wetsuits and that is why the cold elements of the nature are beeing blocked. What’s more, with the new styles sand fashion you may find that you’ll never want to take it off!
Brits, contrary to French, have never been that keen on cycling. We’d rather kick a ball for 90 minutes or at least watch someone else doing it.
However, things seems to be changing…
During this year Tour de France about two milion people lined the streets of London and Kent. Now Worcester has got in on the act by hosting the Tour of Britain. This event may not yet be of the same importance as its French equivalent, but it’s still a major international event and it has attracted professional riders from all over the world to Worcester.
The new Fall/Winter 2007 collection for women has just been introduced. It combines fashionable styles and best functionality across different sport categories.
The adidas are recognizable by a matt gold sign-off and you’ll find four key sport categories: Yoga, Gym, Running and Tennis. The line took its inspiration from Street Dance and Hip Hop and it features original dance shoes, like the Tamai, that comes with square heels and toes for better dance performance. There are also some details that characterize all footwear styles, ie a special satin ribbon at the heel. The fabrics are mainly made by cotton and velour for freedom of movement.
Whereas skateboards, rollerblades and scooters are nothing surprising these days, a three-wheeled Trikke is something really new.
What’s that? It re-creates the thrill of carving surf-style turns while providing transport and a full-body workout. Trikkes have no chains or pedals and can reach speeds up to 25km/h. Riders can propel the Trikke without touching the ground by leaning into turns and transferring momentum.
Have you ever seen a surfing dog? North Beach in Del Mar was the place where crowds of spectators had a chance to watch surfers with their wagging friends.
Some dogs wore one- or two-piece bathing suits, Hawaiian leis and brightly colored lifejackets. Some even wore goggles! Bandid, a Boston terrier owned by Mark Shaffer, wore a bandana and a blue doggie wetsuit.
As promissed, here’s some more info about paragliding.
We already know what equipment is needed, how to control the glider and the types of flying. Now it’s time to find out how to launch and land.
Both actions are done into wind. In low winds, the wing is inflated with a ‘forward launch’, where the pilot runs forward so that the air pressure generated by the forward movement inflates the wing. In higher winds, a ‘reverse launch’ is used. The pilot faces the wing to bring it up into a flying position, then turns under the wing to complete the launch.
It’s a recreational and competitive flying sport. A paraglider is a free-flying, foot-launched aircraft where the pilot sits in a harness suspended below a fabric wing. Its shape is is formed by the pressure of air entering vents in the front of the wing.
Underneath the wing the pilot is supported from a web of lines. The lines are then attached to strap-like risers that are attached to the pilot’s harness. To control the speed and to turn, the pilot holds controls in his hands.
Borja Ponte and Julen Rementería are two Basque students working on a project to develop recyclable material for the production of surfboards.
About 750,000 surf boards are beeing produced each year but only a small number of them is made of sustainable or bio-degradable materials. For this reason TXFOAM project is aiming to develop and produce new ecologic foam, no toxic and recyclable, for its use in surf industry.