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CadoMotus at ISPO Munich, 27-30 Jan
2008-01-16 08:05 CadoMotus News
CadoMotus will be presented at the 2008 Winter ISPO next week, at the BrandNew Village as a finalist in the BrandNew Awards - category Hardware Winter. ISPO Winter 2008 - Munich, 27-30 January Come to Munich and check out the sporting innovation and lifestyle festival that is the ISPO. You can meet Diederik Hol and Henk Schra (co-founders of CadoMotus: pure skating company) - at Hall/Booth

ISPO Winter, Munich 2008
2008-01-29 17:25 CadoMotus News
As Winter ISPO 2008 enters its final day, we'd like to share some pictures from the CadoMotus booth at the Winter Sporting Products Expo. CadoMotus is presented in the ISPO BrandNew area, as a finalist in the 'Hardware Winter' category for the new XC-C Free Binding System. XC fans interested in the Binding System can get to Munich Messe today and meet the people behind CadoMotus: designer of

Sneak Preview: DualBox HiLo - CodeName 1-2-1
2008-01-30 04:28 CadoMotus News
Stay tuned... we're about to release a new DualBox. The new DualBox frame will configure 2x110 and 2x100mm wheels on a short wheelbase for Women, while keeping deck heights to a minimum (skaters on the new DualBox HiLo will be no higher than they were on the equivalent 4x100mm frame). Skaters will benefit from a dramatic increase in available roll from the inclusion of the 110mm wheels, as well

Australia: National Team for World Championships, 2008
2008-01-30 07:36 CadoMotus News
Perth, Western Australia - at arguably the hottest time of the year 'down under' - January 20-27, hosted the 2008 Australian Speed Skating Championship. As weather predictions came true, the Championships were held in temperatures consistently in the high-30s, peaking at 40-degrees for a scorching day at the end of the outdoor program and an equally tough day for the first day of indoor, with

Bones Bearings: Swiss, the beginning
2008-02-03 05:19 CadoMotus News
Part 1: Swiss, the beginning Part 2: ABEC vs Skate Rated Bones: since 1983, the name in high-performance Skate Bearings. Not miniature ball bearings for electric motors and industrial applications - but sport-specific bearings. The first Bones, Bones 'Swiss', were designed from the ground up by George A. Powell (of Powell-Peralta corporation) with a Swiss custom bearing manufacturer to be the

Bones Bearings: ABEC versus Skate Rated
2008-02-03 05:20 CadoMotus News
Part 1: Swiss, the beginning Part 2: ABEC vs Skate Rated For the uninitiated, the ABEC rating of bearings appears to tell us the good, the bad, and the ugly of bearings. After all, with most bearings in the market the ABEC rating rises together with the price - suggesting that the higher the ABEC, the better the bearing? George Powell, the founder of Bones Bearings, is always asked "What ABEC

dcrg_08-04-05_0172.jpg
2008-04-06 15:17 nobody@flickr.com (mrquick)

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Anthony Solana 180 Mute Grab
2008-04-09 10:55 nobody@flickr.com (thirdParty.||photo)

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Anthony Solana 180 Mute Grab

Palermo.
2008-04-09 16:29 nobody@flickr.com (rossoalicante)

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Palermo.

Via Libertà.

Eric - Topside Mistrail
2008-04-10 00:02 nobody@flickr.com (Bojd)

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Eric - Topside Mistrail

IMG_3516
2008-04-10 03:59 nobody@flickr.com (elleindcity)

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IMG_3516

Berlin again for Goovaerts
2008-04-10 10:22 CadoMotus News
You could be forgiven for thinking it was a republished photograph from the 2007 Berlin WIC Hilde Goovaerts takes another wet sprint victory in Berlin Hilde Goovaerts has already claimed her second win of the season, in the first week of April in the European Spring. Not only was it raining in Berlin, but conditions were ice-cold for the event - not unusual in Germany in the Springtime,

Jannitta Spigt - CadoMotus/BOB National Ladies
2008-04-10 11:05 CadoMotus News
You won’t easily find another skater like Jannitta Spigt. Skaters like her certainly aren't a dime-a-dozen. So what is so special about this 25-year old? A couple of things set her immediately apart: for one, she LOVES to race in the rain - and 'the wetter the better'. Not only that, the tougher the race the more she likes it. Jannita Spigt, NED CadoMotus/BOB National Ladies 2008 Combine

Never Winter Jam
2008-04-10 11:47
Official edit from Never Winter Jam made by Radek Kojtych with Hedonskate Team Riders was added to clip section.

Grind
2008-04-10 12:45 nobody@flickr.com (Hejl)

Hejl posted a photo:

Grind

Remz OS 2: Better Photo
2008-04-10 14:00 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Remz OS 2: Better Photo. Larger picture in the forums. Thanks Razor_dave & Benhamou.

Never Winter Jam 2008: Report & Jojo Jacobi Interview
2008-04-10 14:31 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Photos: Kuba Urbanczyk & Misiek z Wroclawia Check a report of the Never Winter Jam 2008 on Inmag. Never Winter Jam official edit made by Radek Kojtych. Download: never.divx. Via Hedonskateteam. Related News: Never Winter Jam 08: Results & Video Edit More media of the Never Winter Jam 2008 Interview with Jojo Jacobi – organiser of Winterclash: SZ: In the most cases, when [...]

Julian Bah: Quick Edit by Tom Hyser
2008-04-10 17:06 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Photo: Wes Driver. Published on ONE Magazine, V2N2. Rollerblade Pro rider Julian Bah. Footage from his local skateparks in GA. Thanks Richard Williams.

Paderno Road Regional Photos
2008-04-10 17:11 peterdoucet


Pattinaggio Bellusco has some photos from the Paderno Road Regional Championships- use these links; [A] [B] [C] [D] [E [F [G]


Paderno Road Regional Championships- Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Le Taz Plans
2008-04-10 17:12 peterdoucet

Check out the plans from Le Taz- a multi-sport facility in Montreal which will include a 200-meter track.

Love Has No Love For Moron Mini-Van Driver
2008-04-10 17:19 peterdoucet

Andrew Love had a run in with a mini-van driver the other day- read about it in Mood: Enraged!- he concludes his entry saying ‘I continue back on my commute, wobbly, angry, sick to my stomach, wondering if I did the right thing, and with a wild new feeling mixed in, that my life is not just about my life anymore‘.

Rebecca George’s NROC Profile
2008-04-10 18:29 peterdoucet

Check out Rebecca George’s NROC profile.


Rebecca George- photo posted on the Inline Planet & by Darlene Prois

Heat: 08 Spring / Summer
2008-04-10 18:30 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Heat: 08 Spring / Summer.

USARS Indoor Nationals Championships Schedule
2008-04-10 20:21 peterdoucet


Click here for the schedule for the USARS Indoor Nationals.

Candy Wong- Open Up Your Senses
2008-04-10 20:27 peterdoucet

Candy Wong’s entry Open Up Your Senses- in it, she talks about what Andrew Hegarty shared with her; ‘He said that hands are like a cat’s whiskers. Not only can you use your hands to protect your space while skating, you can use them to detect movement from surrounding skaters so your vision are free up to look further ahead‘.

She also put up a new entry today called If You Think That Was Intense….

New Zealand Skaters In WIC Teams
2008-04-10 20:31 peterdoucet

Stop by New Zeland News and you’ll see which of New Zealand’s skaters are on WIC teams this year. The list includes Kalon Dobbin, Peter Micheal, DJ Nation, Wayne Begg, Ben Alchin, Scott Arlidge, Reyon Kay, Shaun Perkinson, and Nicole Begg.

Swiss Skate Concerns
2008-04-10 20:36 peterdoucet

In Swiss News, Bill Begg shares his concern about Swiss skaters & their equipment, saying ‘…After being back in Switzerland for a couple of weeks & involved with two week long seminars, one mainly with Juniors. Its become obvious that unless some Team sponsors, who have control over some of the top Swiss Juniors, can provide them with better alternatives, it will be highly unlikely they can succeed, in the top level events.

There are many skate variations on the market, same as wheels, some work well some do not, we can’t afford our Juniors to be locked into set ups that do not‘.

CAN Fund- The Ottawa Race Weekend
2008-04-10 20:43 peterdoucet

Canadian Athletes Now Fund are taking their fundraising efforts to the Ottawa Race Weekend coming up in May. As the event’s official charity, CAN Fund’s goal is to have 2008 runners raise $208 each. The funding can go to Canadian athletes, directly impacting their lives as they train to compete for Canada in 2008. Find more information here.

Skates
2008-04-10 20:57 nobody@flickr.com (drhenkenstein)

drhenkenstein posted a photo:

Skates

Lovely day for skating, today!

Vagina Balance - Game Over: Full Czech Video online
2008-04-10 21:57 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Larger version of the Dvd case cover / Cd artwork. Skater in video: five czech skaters and a lot of skaters from Poland (Adam Zurawiecki, Madej, Kojot, etc.), riders from USA on european spots like: Brian Aragon, Kelso Brothers, Brian Shima, Chris Haffey, Billy O Neil, Erik Bailey, Murda, Dre Powell and european riders Benny Harmanus, [...]

RRC One on One Skater Assesments Feedback
2008-04-10 22:18 peterdoucet


Road Rash Chronicles needs your advice; see Feedback required for more about one-on-one skater assesments .

Will a Holoholo Board Help Develop Balance?
2008-04-11 00:02
Being a guide opens the door to interesting new off-skate exercise considerations - like will cross-training on this cute balance board from Holoholo Board Sports help my inline skaters improve...

Some clips of Ugo (15, years old - France)
2008-04-11 00:31 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)

Chad Johnson’s NROC Profile
2008-04-11 07:25 peterdoucet


Check out Chad Johnson’s NROC profile. He says ‘Probably the best thing I have done to improve my technique was to start skating long-track ice. Ice forces you to have good technique, and that transfers over to inline‘.


Chad Johnson- Photo from the Inline Planet & by Darlene Prois

Berlin Half Marathon Video
2008-04-11 07:33 peterdoucet

Check out the Berlin Half Marathon video from last weekend. It’s really really good. If you’re reading this later than today, you may have to seach around the site to find the video.

Links for 2008-04-10 [del.icio.us]
2008-04-11 09:00

Latvia friends
2008-04-11 11:48
Photo taken by Kaspars Alksinis was added to photo section.

Shane Coburn Interview + Mindgames videos
2008-04-11 12:42 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
We were all sad to see Mindgame close last year. Was that something you had been thinking about for a while? Mindgame was always meant to be a company that challenged the conventions of the industry. I’ve always sought to make “core” companies and products that didn’t have to answer to the mainstream, and I saw [...]

IW Vlog #7: Nimh Shima v.2
2008-04-11 13:13 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Check the IW Vlog #7 dedicated to the Nimh Shima v.2 Skates.

Crazy Sport Mag: Issue 20 (Russia), more pictures
2008-04-11 14:10 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
I posted the cover of the Crazy Sport Mag: Issue 20 some days ago, here are more content pictures, and a pdf to check the mag in higher resolution. Thanks DmitryGalsan. More previews of the mag: small / big pictures Download a pdf of the mag (rar archive file)

Versatile 3: Full Video Online
2008-04-11 14:43 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Adrien Ruffieux (Petru) posted the full version of Versatile 3, his Dvd from 2007 (23 min). The video features mostly swiss riders (Fribourg, Bulle, Neuchatel, Chaux-de-fonds, Geneve, Lausanne, …) with some european guests. Sections: - Intro - Andeol Robadey Profile (the Viking) - Nina Simone Montage - Cat Power Montage - El-P Montage (bonus) - Jefferson Airplane Montage - Falls - Greetings

RSO Indoor Series Final Results
2008-04-11 17:01 peterdoucet


The RSO Indoor Series final results for 2008 can be found here- or use the following links. [stage #4 300-meters] [stage #4 500-meter] [stage #4 1000-meter] [stage #4 standings] [final overall series rankings] [final overall rankings- best 3 by age] [final overall rankings- best 3]

Shu- Done Indoors
2008-04-11 17:06 peterdoucet

In Done Indoors, Jacky Shu talks amongst other things about outdoor relays that we did on the 200-meter track last at TISC practice this past Tuesday- he said ‘Clicked skates with Peter Doucet when I was waiting to be pushed by others. It was a huge bang! Man, it was scary, we had a huge speed gap at the moment. Peter thought I was going down…but unfortunately, I disappointed him :-) ‘. And it’s true, I really thought he was going to crash.

Roll for Asthma and Charity Events
2008-04-11 17:23
The Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride is a pledge-based inline skating and bike tour event that benefits children with asthma. The proceeds go to pediatric asthma education programs provided by the...

Mauro Moi (Valo Italy): Practice Box Tricks
2008-04-11 17:25 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Mauro Moi (Valo Italy): Practice Box Tricks. By Simone Iodice.

Andy Hill - Back royal
2008-04-11 18:21 nobody@flickr.com (jimmygiambrone)

jimmygiambrone posted a photo:

Andy Hill - Back royal

2:30 am at the Art Museum
Mounted 430ex
sigma 8mm

Love- Ohno’s Speech
2008-04-11 18:38 peterdoucet


Andrew Love put up a part of Apolo Ohno’s recent speech that he gave at the University of Arkansas- see From a speech.

Get Excited About The World Inline Cup
2008-04-11 19:22 peterdoucet

One of the recent posts by Bill Begg in World Cup Topics for 2008 talks about a whole whack of skaters and when they’re arriving in Switzerland to compete in the first World Inline Cup race of 2008. He says ‘…On Saturday a contingent of High flying Kiwi Skaters arrive, Nicole Begg, Kalon Dobbin, Peter Micheal & DJ Nation.

On Sunday Tamara Llorens, then Monday Cecilia Baena & Alexandra Vivas, yes its finally happened Cecilia after very limited appearances over the last 4 years, will front the starter for a full season of WIC racing & if fully recovered,will start as one of the most favoured contendors.

On Thursday the 17th, the Bont Bogota IDRD Positivo team & Bont Bacata teams will arrive, both have a full compliment of men & women.

Plus there will be 4 other individual liscence skaters, from South America,the well performed & Pan American Medalist Jorge Bolanos from Eucudor, Melisa Munoz Colombia & Miguel Ervita Venezuela.

What a terrific season of racing we are in for…‘.

ASSB- Banked Track Sprints & Pre Wilhelmshaven
2008-04-11 19:28 peterdoucet

Andrew’s Speed Skating Blog has an entry called Banked Track Sprints, Pre Wilhelmshaven Post.

Wilhelmshaven is a 10km team time trial- this will be Aaron Anrdt’s first race of his 2008 European season. You can see the starting list here.

Speedlager Berlin Half Marathon Report
2008-04-11 19:35 peterdoucet

Speedlager.de has a report on the Berlin Half Marathon.


Start of the Berlin Half Marathon- photo posted on Speedlager.de

Links
2008-04-11 19:36 peterdoucet

Here are a few links that I am adding to my links section; Subaru X Tech, Speedlager.de, and Raps.

Rockets Target Rain
2008-04-12 00:27 peterdoucet

I hate racing in the rain. I find it frustraing runing a set of awesome bearings. I also don’t enjoy the new smell that my skates develop after a rain race.

The days of rain wheels, rain bearings, & drying out your boots could be numbered thanks to this clever idea that I would have never thought of; Operation Beijing storm: rockets target rain.

If race organizers could organize one of these systems to support each race, skaters will probably be more than happy. I wonder though by how much entry fees would go up?


Staff members from Beijing’s weather modification practice base stand next to a two-pipe canon used for rain reduction and cloud dispersion during a media presentation in Beijing, July 19, 2007. China is preparing an arsenal of rockets and aircraft to protect the Olympics opening ceremony from rain, hoping to disperse clouds before they can drench dignitaries at the roofless ‘bird’s nest’ stadium (Reinhard Krause/Reuters)

I’m no scientist. This is what I found about silver iodide here.

‘Silver iodide (AgI) is a chemical compound used in photography and as an antiseptic in medicine. Silver iodide is highly insoluble in water and has a crystalline structure similar to that of ice, allowing it to induce freezing (heterogeneous nucleation) in cloud seeding for the purpose of rainmaking.

The crystalline structure adopted by silver iodide changes with temperature. The following phases are known:[1]

  • Up to 420K (147 °C), AgI exists in the β-phase, which has a wurtzite structure.
  • Above 420K (147 °C), AgI undergoes a transition to the α-phase, which has a body-centered cubic structure and has the silver ions distributed randomly between 2-, 3-, and 4-coordinate sites.
  • A metastable γ-phase also exists below 420K, which has a zinc blende structure.

In the television series The Batman, Poison Ivy used Silver Iodide to create rain, so that she could populate Gotham City with her new breed of plants, that assisted her in taking over the city‘.

Chad Johnson: NROC Leader
2008-04-12 04:33
The 34-year-old former football player found a great new world when he started skating.

Skaters Only at Golden Gate Park
2008-04-12 04:34
Contrary to earlier reports, the course for the San Francisco Inline Marathon will be closed to everyone, but skaters.

Skating Downhill, Part II
2008-04-12 04:35
"But what should I do if I'm already going too fast?" ... Barry Publow talks you down.

Tampa Classic Senior Men 100-Lap Video
2008-04-12 08:04 peterdoucet


Click here to check out the latest video to surface from the Tampa Classic Invitational. You can access the file directly here. Make sure you listen for the crowd’s reaction when Kalon Dobbin is disqualified.


Kalon Dobbin (2nd) reacts after being disqualified

Inline Planet Skate Tip- Skating Down Hills
2008-04-12 08:06 peterdoucet

CadoMotus at ISPO Munich, 27-30 Jan
2008-01-16 08:05 CadoMotus News
CadoMotus will be presented at the 2008 Winter ISPO next week, at the BrandNew Village as a finalist in the BrandNew Awards - category Hardware Winter. ISPO Winter 2008 - Munich, 27-30 January Come to Munich and check out the sporting innovation and lifestyle festival that is the ISPO. You can meet Diederik Hol and Henk Schra (co-founders of CadoMotus: pure skating company) - at Hall/Booth

ISPO Winter, Munich 2008
2008-01-29 17:25 CadoMotus News
As Winter ISPO 2008 enters its final day, we'd like to share some pictures from the CadoMotus booth at the Winter Sporting Products Expo. CadoMotus is presented in the ISPO BrandNew area, as a finalist in the 'Hardware Winter' category for the new XC-C Free Binding System. XC fans interested in the Binding System can get to Munich Messe today and meet the people behind CadoMotus: designer of

Sneak Preview: DualBox HiLo - CodeName 1-2-1
2008-01-30 04:28 CadoMotus News
Stay tuned... we're about to release a new DualBox. The new DualBox frame will configure 2x110 and 2x100mm wheels on a short wheelbase for Women, while keeping deck heights to a minimum (skaters on the new DualBox HiLo will be no higher than they were on the equivalent 4x100mm frame). Skaters will benefit from a dramatic increase in available roll from the inclusion of the 110mm wheels, as well

Australia: National Team for World Championships, 2008
2008-01-30 07:36 CadoMotus News
Perth, Western Australia - at arguably the hottest time of the year 'down under' - January 20-27, hosted the 2008 Australian Speed Skating Championship. As weather predictions came true, the Championships were held in temperatures consistently in the high-30s, peaking at 40-degrees for a scorching day at the end of the outdoor program and an equally tough day for the first day of indoor, with

Bones Bearings: Swiss, the beginning
2008-02-03 05:19 CadoMotus News
Part 1: Swiss, the beginning Part 2: ABEC vs Skate Rated Bones: since 1983, the name in high-performance Skate Bearings. Not miniature ball bearings for electric motors and industrial applications - but sport-specific bearings. The first Bones, Bones 'Swiss', were designed from the ground up by George A. Powell (of Powell-Peralta corporation) with a Swiss custom bearing manufacturer to be the

Bones Bearings: ABEC versus Skate Rated
2008-02-03 05:20 CadoMotus News
Part 1: Swiss, the beginning Part 2: ABEC vs Skate Rated For the uninitiated, the ABEC rating of bearings appears to tell us the good, the bad, and the ugly of bearings. After all, with most bearings in the market the ABEC rating rises together with the price - suggesting that the higher the ABEC, the better the bearing? George Powell, the founder of Bones Bearings, is always asked "What ABEC

dcrg_08-04-05_0172.jpg
2008-04-06 15:17 nobody@flickr.com (mrquick)

mrquick posted a photo:

dcrg_08-04-05_0172.jpg

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Anthony Solana 180 Mute Grab
2008-04-09 10:55 nobody@flickr.com (thirdParty.||photo)

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Anthony Solana 180 Mute Grab

Palermo.
2008-04-09 16:29 nobody@flickr.com (rossoalicante)

rossoalicante posted a photo:

Palermo.

Via Libertà.

Eric - Topside Mistrail
2008-04-10 00:02 nobody@flickr.com (Bojd)

Bojd posted a photo:

Eric - Topside Mistrail

IMG_3516
2008-04-10 03:59 nobody@flickr.com (elleindcity)

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IMG_3516

Berlin again for Goovaerts
2008-04-10 10:22 CadoMotus News
You could be forgiven for thinking it was a republished photograph from the 2007 Berlin WIC Hilde Goovaerts takes another wet sprint victory in Berlin Hilde Goovaerts has already claimed her second win of the season, in the first week of April in the European Spring. Not only was it raining in Berlin, but conditions were ice-cold for the event - not unusual in Germany in the Springtime,

Jannitta Spigt - CadoMotus/BOB National Ladies
2008-04-10 11:05 CadoMotus News
You won’t easily find another skater like Jannitta Spigt. Skaters like her certainly aren't a dime-a-dozen. So what is so special about this 25-year old? A couple of things set her immediately apart: for one, she LOVES to race in the rain - and 'the wetter the better'. Not only that, the tougher the race the more she likes it. Jannita Spigt, NED CadoMotus/BOB National Ladies 2008 Combine

Never Winter Jam
2008-04-10 11:47
Official edit from Never Winter Jam made by Radek Kojtych with Hedonskate Team Riders was added to clip section.

Grind
2008-04-10 12:45 nobody@flickr.com (Hejl)

Hejl posted a photo:

Grind

Remz OS 2: Better Photo
2008-04-10 14:00 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Remz OS 2: Better Photo. Larger picture in the forums. Thanks Razor_dave & Benhamou.

Never Winter Jam 2008: Report & Jojo Jacobi Interview
2008-04-10 14:31 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Photos: Kuba Urbanczyk & Misiek z Wroclawia Check a report of the Never Winter Jam 2008 on Inmag. Never Winter Jam official edit made by Radek Kojtych. Download: never.divx. Via Hedonskateteam. Related News: Never Winter Jam 08: Results & Video Edit More media of the Never Winter Jam 2008 Interview with Jojo Jacobi – organiser of Winterclash: SZ: In the most cases, when [...]

Julian Bah: Quick Edit by Tom Hyser
2008-04-10 17:06 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Photo: Wes Driver. Published on ONE Magazine, V2N2. Rollerblade Pro rider Julian Bah. Footage from his local skateparks in GA. Thanks Richard Williams.

Paderno Road Regional Photos
2008-04-10 17:11 peterdoucet


Pattinaggio Bellusco has some photos from the Paderno Road Regional Championships- use these links; [A] [B] [C] [D] [E [F [G]


Paderno Road Regional Championships- Photo from Pattinaggio Bellusco

Le Taz Plans
2008-04-10 17:12 peterdoucet

Check out the plans from Le Taz- a multi-sport facility in Montreal which will include a 200-meter track.

Love Has No Love For Moron Mini-Van Driver
2008-04-10 17:19 peterdoucet

Andrew Love had a run in with a mini-van driver the other day- read about it in Mood: Enraged!- he concludes his entry saying ‘I continue back on my commute, wobbly, angry, sick to my stomach, wondering if I did the right thing, and with a wild new feeling mixed in, that my life is not just about my life anymore‘.

Rebecca George’s NROC Profile
2008-04-10 18:29 peterdoucet

Check out Rebecca George’s NROC profile.


Rebecca George- photo posted on the Inline Planet & by Darlene Prois

Heat: 08 Spring / Summer
2008-04-10 18:30 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Heat: 08 Spring / Summer.

USARS Indoor Nationals Championships Schedule
2008-04-10 20:21 peterdoucet


Click here for the schedule for the USARS Indoor Nationals.

Candy Wong- Open Up Your Senses
2008-04-10 20:27 peterdoucet

Candy Wong’s entry Open Up Your Senses- in it, she talks about what Andrew Hegarty shared with her; ‘He said that hands are like a cat’s whiskers. Not only can you use your hands to protect your space while skating, you can use them to detect movement from surrounding skaters so your vision are free up to look further ahead‘.

She also put up a new entry today called If You Think That Was Intense….

New Zealand Skaters In WIC Teams
2008-04-10 20:31 peterdoucet

Stop by New Zeland News and you’ll see which of New Zealand’s skaters are on WIC teams this year. The list includes Kalon Dobbin, Peter Micheal, DJ Nation, Wayne Begg, Ben Alchin, Scott Arlidge, Reyon Kay, Shaun Perkinson, and Nicole Begg.

Swiss Skate Concerns
2008-04-10 20:36 peterdoucet

In Swiss News, Bill Begg shares his concern about Swiss skaters & their equipment, saying ‘…After being back in Switzerland for a couple of weeks & involved with two week long seminars, one mainly with Juniors. Its become obvious that unless some Team sponsors, who have control over some of the top Swiss Juniors, can provide them with better alternatives, it will be highly unlikely they can succeed, in the top level events.

There are many skate variations on the market, same as wheels, some work well some do not, we can’t afford our Juniors to be locked into set ups that do not‘.

CAN Fund- The Ottawa Race Weekend
2008-04-10 20:43 peterdoucet

Canadian Athletes Now Fund are taking their fundraising efforts to the Ottawa Race Weekend coming up in May. As the event’s official charity, CAN Fund’s goal is to have 2008 runners raise $208 each. The funding can go to Canadian athletes, directly impacting their lives as they train to compete for Canada in 2008. Find more information here.

Skates
2008-04-10 20:57 nobody@flickr.com (drhenkenstein)

drhenkenstein posted a photo:

Skates

Lovely day for skating, today!

Vagina Balance - Game Over: Full Czech Video online
2008-04-10 21:57 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Larger version of the Dvd case cover / Cd artwork. Skater in video: five czech skaters and a lot of skaters from Poland (Adam Zurawiecki, Madej, Kojot, etc.), riders from USA on european spots like: Brian Aragon, Kelso Brothers, Brian Shima, Chris Haffey, Billy O Neil, Erik Bailey, Murda, Dre Powell and european riders Benny Harmanus, [...]

RRC One on One Skater Assesments Feedback
2008-04-10 22:18 peterdoucet


Road Rash Chronicles needs your advice; see Feedback required for more about one-on-one skater assesments .

Will a Holoholo Board Help Develop Balance?
2008-04-11 00:02
Being a guide opens the door to interesting new off-skate exercise considerations - like will cross-training on this cute balance board from Holoholo Board Sports help my inline skaters improve...

Some clips of Ugo (15, years old - France)
2008-04-11 00:31 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)

Chad Johnson’s NROC Profile
2008-04-11 07:25 peterdoucet


Check out Chad Johnson’s NROC profile. He says ‘Probably the best thing I have done to improve my technique was to start skating long-track ice. Ice forces you to have good technique, and that transfers over to inline‘.


Chad Johnson- Photo from the Inline Planet & by Darlene Prois

Berlin Half Marathon Video
2008-04-11 07:33 peterdoucet

Check out the Berlin Half Marathon video from last weekend. It’s really really good. If you’re reading this later than today, you may have to seach around the site to find the video.

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Latvia friends
2008-04-11 11:48
Photo taken by Kaspars Alksinis was added to photo section.

Shane Coburn Interview + Mindgames videos
2008-04-11 12:42 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
We were all sad to see Mindgame close last year. Was that something you had been thinking about for a while? Mindgame was always meant to be a company that challenged the conventions of the industry. I’ve always sought to make “core” companies and products that didn’t have to answer to the mainstream, and I saw [...]

IW Vlog #7: Nimh Shima v.2
2008-04-11 13:13 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Check the IW Vlog #7 dedicated to the Nimh Shima v.2 Skates.

Crazy Sport Mag: Issue 20 (Russia), more pictures
2008-04-11 14:10 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
I posted the cover of the Crazy Sport Mag: Issue 20 some days ago, here are more content pictures, and a pdf to check the mag in higher resolution. Thanks DmitryGalsan. More previews of the mag: small / big pictures Download a pdf of the mag (rar archive file)

Versatile 3: Full Video Online
2008-04-11 14:43 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Adrien Ruffieux (Petru) posted the full version of Versatile 3, his Dvd from 2007 (23 min). The video features mostly swiss riders (Fribourg, Bulle, Neuchatel, Chaux-de-fonds, Geneve, Lausanne, …) with some european guests. Sections: - Intro - Andeol Robadey Profile (the Viking) - Nina Simone Montage - Cat Power Montage - El-P Montage (bonus) - Jefferson Airplane Montage - Falls - Greetings

RSO Indoor Series Final Results
2008-04-11 17:01 peterdoucet


The RSO Indoor Series final results for 2008 can be found here- or use the following links. [stage #4 300-meters] [stage #4 500-meter] [stage #4 1000-meter] [stage #4 standings] [final overall series rankings] [final overall rankings- best 3 by age] [final overall rankings- best 3]

Shu- Done Indoors
2008-04-11 17:06 peterdoucet

In Done Indoors, Jacky Shu talks amongst other things about outdoor relays that we did on the 200-meter track last at TISC practice this past Tuesday- he said ‘Clicked skates with Peter Doucet when I was waiting to be pushed by others. It was a huge bang! Man, it was scary, we had a huge speed gap at the moment. Peter thought I was going down…but unfortunately, I disappointed him :-) ‘. And it’s true, I really thought he was going to crash.

Roll for Asthma and Charity Events
2008-04-11 17:23
The Chesapeake Bay Asthma Ride is a pledge-based inline skating and bike tour event that benefits children with asthma. The proceeds go to pediatric asthma education programs provided by the...

Mauro Moi (Valo Italy): Practice Box Tricks
2008-04-11 17:25 durrenbe@yahoo.com (David Durrenberger)
Mauro Moi (Valo Italy): Practice Box Tricks. By Simone Iodice.

Andy Hill - Back royal
2008-04-11 18:21 nobody@flickr.com (jimmygiambrone)

jimmygiambrone posted a photo:

Andy Hill - Back royal

2:30 am at the Art Museum
Mounted 430ex
sigma 8mm

Love- Ohno’s Speech
2008-04-11 18:38 peterdoucet


Andrew Love put up a part of Apolo Ohno’s recent speech that he gave at the University of Arkansas- see From a speech.

Get Excited About The World Inline Cup
2008-04-11 19:22 peterdoucet

One of the recent posts by Bill Begg in World Cup Topics for 2008 talks about a whole whack of skaters and when they’re arriving in Switzerland to compete in the first World Inline Cup race of 2008. He says ‘…On Saturday a contingent of High flying Kiwi Skaters arrive, Nicole Begg, Kalon Dobbin, Peter Micheal & DJ Nation.

On Sunday Tamara Llorens, then Monday Cecilia Baena & Alexandra Vivas, yes its finally happened Cecilia after very limited appearances over the last 4 years, will front the starter for a full season of WIC racing & if fully recovered,will start as one of the most favoured contendors.

On Thursday the 17th, the Bont Bogota IDRD Positivo team & Bont Bacata teams will arrive, both have a full compliment of men & women.

Plus there will be 4 other individual liscence skaters, from South America,the well performed & Pan American Medalist Jorge Bolanos from Eucudor, Melisa Munoz Colombia & Miguel Ervita Venezuela.

What a terrific season of racing we are in for…‘.

ASSB- Banked Track Sprints & Pre Wilhelmshaven
2008-04-11 19:28 peterdoucet

Andrew’s Speed Skating Blog has an entry called Banked Track Sprints, Pre Wilhelmshaven Post.

Wilhelmshaven is a 10km team time trial- this will be Aaron Anrdt’s first race of his 2008 European season. You can see the starting list here.

Speedlager Berlin Half Marathon Report
2008-04-11 19:35 peterdoucet

Speedlager.de has a report on the Berlin Half Marathon.


Start of the Berlin Half Marathon- photo posted on Speedlager.de

Links
2008-04-11 19:36 peterdoucet

Here are a few links that I am adding to my links section; Subaru X Tech, Speedlager.de, and Raps.

Rockets Target Rain
2008-04-12 00:27 peterdoucet

I hate racing in the rain. I find it frustraing runing a set of awesome bearings. I also don’t enjoy the new smell that my skates develop after a rain race.

The days of rain wheels, rain bearings, & drying out your boots could be numbered thanks to this clever idea that I would have never thought of; Operation Beijing storm: rockets target rain.

If race organizers could organize one of these systems to support each race, skaters will probably be more than happy. I wonder though by how much entry fees would go up?


Staff members from Beijing’s weather modification practice base stand next to a two-pipe canon used for rain reduction and cloud dispersion during a media presentation in Beijing, July 19, 2007. China is preparing an arsenal of rockets and aircraft to protect the Olympics opening ceremony from rain, hoping to disperse clouds before they can drench dignitaries at the roofless ‘bird’s nest’ stadium (Reinhard Krause/Reuters)

I’m no scientist. This is what I found about silver iodide here.

‘Silver iodide (AgI) is a chemical compound used in photography and as an antiseptic in medicine. Silver iodide is highly insoluble in water and has a crystalline structure similar to that of ice, allowing it to induce freezing (heterogeneous nucleation) in cloud seeding for the purpose of rainmaking.

The crystalline structure adopted by silver iodide changes with temperature. The following phases are known:[1]

  • Up to 420K (147 °C), AgI exists in the β-phase, which has a wurtzite structure.
  • Above 420K (147 °C), AgI undergoes a transition to the α-phase, which has a body-centered cubic structure and has the silver ions distributed randomly between 2-, 3-, and 4-coordinate sites.
  • A metastable γ-phase also exists below 420K, which has a zinc blende structure.

In the television series The Batman, Poison Ivy used Silver Iodide to create rain, so that she could populate Gotham City with her new breed of plants, that assisted her in taking over the city‘.

Chad Johnson: NROC Leader
2008-04-12 04:33
The 34-year-old former football player found a great new world when he started skating.

Skaters Only at Golden Gate Park
2008-04-12 04:34
Contrary to earlier reports, the course for the San Francisco Inline Marathon will be closed to everyone, but skaters.

Skating Downhill, Part II
2008-04-12 04:35
"But what should I do if I'm already going too fast?" ... Barry Publow talks you down.

Tampa Classic Senior Men 100-Lap Video
2008-04-12 08:04 peterdoucet


Click here to check out the latest video to surface from the Tampa Classic Invitational. You can access the file directly here. Make sure you listen for the crowd’s reaction when Kalon Dobbin is disqualified.


Kalon Dobbin (2nd) reacts after being disqualified

Inline Planet Skate Tip- Skating Down Hills
2008-04-12 08:06 peterdoucet

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