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Gear Talk / Re: Uli Steamroller 11' questions.

« on: May 08, 2016, 03:04:28 PM »

At 265 and a cooler, I think you would do better with a bigger board.  I had an 11' steamroller at 195#.  I would put my 4 yo old on but it was not super stable.   Front will be better than rear.  Dunno about double skin.

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Gear Talk / Re: New rugged waterproof phone w/ thermal imagining.

« on: April 29, 2016, 03:11:38 PM »

http://www.flir.com/flirone/content/?id=69420

These have been out for a couple of years.  Not sure how often anyone needs IR imaging and waterproof at same time.  Maybe volunteer firefighters could use it but the firefighters I have seen have had real IR cameras. 

This thing has a midrange processor and some unknown camera.  The Galaxy s7 and s7 edge, Sony X5 have top of the line processors and excellent cameras, all while being IP68.

Seems like an odd tradeoff for convenience of built in FLIR. I have my infrared temperature gun and really haven't found a good reason for it other than checking the melting point of hot glue for my Kenalus.

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Gear Talk / Re: New rugged waterproof phone w/ thermal imagining.

« on: April 29, 2016, 05:48:39 AM »

That is one hare-brained phone.  Who needs thermal imaging and waterproof in a phone?  Galaxy s7 is IP68 without flipping a switch.  That has got to be the most niche-market phone around.   

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Gear Talk / Re: What's the best weed fin?

« on: April 09, 2016, 06:41:15 PM »

We have some pretty sticky weeds.  This works well for me.

http://www.makanifins.com/collections/stand-up-paddle-sup-fins/products/kawa-stand-up-paddle-sup-race-weed-fins

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Random / Re: One of my inventions cured Atrial Fibrillation

« on: April 04, 2016, 07:22:58 PM »

Congratulations!  Does it lower the risk of esophageal injury?  I have seen a few esophagoatrial fistulas from ablations.  Bad problem to have.

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Gear Talk / Re: New Nikon 3D waterproof action camera is... almost on the market

« on: February 03, 2016, 08:00:08 PM »

Early pricing at 499 euros.  I think they will be overpriced for the market.
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/9437118046/nikon-keymission-360-price-and-specs-appear-on-retailers-website

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Random / Re: Hawaii downhill mountain bike GoPro footage

« on: January 25, 2016, 06:08:21 AM »

Electric fat bikes are fun.  Show us a vid of that thing in action!

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Gear Talk / Re: Speed Coach SUP run data conversion

« on: December 27, 2015, 09:22:49 PM »

You can export your run as a .fit file and import directly into Garmin Training Center
File>Import to Current User Account>History...

That should generate the numbers you are used to seeing.

I haven't found a program I like better yet but I haven't been looking that hard. 

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Gear Talk / Re: Speed Coach attachment question

« on: December 27, 2015, 09:15:29 PM »

So should I use the NK mount or Go pro? I'm confused. Since my mount is stuck to this orange suction cup thing what pieces and from whom would I need to get?

Is the mount attached to the suction mount via a thumbscrew?  If so, you can buy one of the go pro mounts and replace it.  These parts would work
http://shop.gopro.com/mounts/replacement-parts/AGBAG-001.html#/prefn1=gp_itemType&prefv1=Mounts&start=1

You would only need the receiver part (the part that sticks to the board) and the removable mount part (the part that engages the receiver) but I cant remember seeing them individually.

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Gear Talk / Re: Speed Coach attachment question

« on: December 27, 2015, 04:43:22 PM »

http://www.nkhome.com/rowing-sports-products/nk-rowing-sports/accessories/adjustable-surface-mount

The new mount is gopro mount compatible.  The attachment plastic is so cheap mine broke before its first use.  I switched out to a real gopro mount and it works great.  The other problem was they sent a curved attachment that didn't fit my board.  I used a flat gopro one.

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Gear Talk / Re: Speed Coach?

« on: December 25, 2015, 08:02:00 PM »

There is so much variability between strokes, I find it hard to find the signal in the noise.  My typical stroke would bounce between 9 and 11 ft.  Even a 10 % improvement in equipment would be hard to see real time.  I quit trying to use it.  My workouts are intervals so I try to maintain a minimum speed.  I do note my cadence so I get some indirect measure of distance per stroke.

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Gear Talk / Re: Speed Coach?

« on: December 20, 2015, 08:04:31 PM »

I am still waiting for the power meter.  Haven't had any issues with real time accuracy with my speedcoach.

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Gear Talk / Re: Speed Coach?

« on: December 18, 2015, 07:17:14 PM »

Guess it has been a while, April 2014.  I think he must've learned a thing or two from me

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Gear Talk / Re: Speed Coach?

« on: December 16, 2015, 06:38:37 PM »

Kayadogg set me up with mine.  Great deal. 

Nothing beats real time speed measurements.  Another option would be putting your Garmin on your board.  Danny Ching told me that is what he does.  He also said he has good eyes. 

Every session, I am amazed by the disconnect from what I "feel" is fast vs. what the speedcoach tells me. 

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Gear Talk / Re: Speed Coach?

« on: December 15, 2015, 11:39:48 AM »

The single most useful feedback is current speed.  Any of the displays that can show what you are doing real time will be helpful to tell you what is working and what isn't.  I have had a 310xt for years and still use it but I don't find I can learn much from it.  The Speedpuck was much more useful.  I now have the speedcoach 2.  It is nice to have cadence and HR but real time speed is still the best.