Bitness – Geek to the Core

Gadgets + Gear for Core Sports

Crystal's BookRead: 2 mins

Biased Book Review: I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead

I remember visiting my cousin Warren Zevon backstage at concerts, usually in the green room with the names of other artists scrawled on the walls and ceiling. His manager would prevent fans from disturbing us while we enjoyed this family time.…
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kneeRead: 2 mins

Limping into the Sunset…

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I don't like to talk about it, but the Fit Geek went down with a knee injury. I haven't had an official diagnosis, but Dr. Internet and friends lead me to believe I have bursitis or Patella Tendinitis. I took about 3 weeks off and there was…
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Ousted GearRead: 2 mins

Looking for Time

I can't tell you how much the emails, phone calls and even the Western Union telegram I received - inquiring about when the next Bitness posting will occur- have meant to me. My loyal readers are obviously in need of a Bitness fix. Before I…
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CalendarRead: 2 mins

King of the Beat

I don't like to admit this, but in the deep dark recesses of my past life I used to break-dance. Baby swipes, knee spins, the worm, back spins - hell, even a little popping and locking - talk about a workout. No one could pretend swallow a foes…
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SoftrucksRead: 2 mins

Softrucks: Skate to Live

Softrucks are so simple yet so clever that I kick myself for not thinking of them myself. Molded from TPU urethane (the same material used to make wheels), Softrucks are similar to the shape of a skateboard's trucks and wheels and set at the…
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Dog Powered ScooterRead: 2 mins

Keep Them Doggies Rolling

The Dog Powered Scooter just might be an alternate mode of transportation for those lucky enough to have a job where the pooch can come to work. Imagine the faces on those suckers stopped in traffic, while you slip past on your Dog Powered…
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HippocratesRead: 2 mins

Flip-out your Workout

Back in the day (oh, right around 400 BC), Hippocrates , the Father of Medicine (and namesake of the oath doctors take that, among other things, keeps you're hemorrhoids personal and not the cause of raucous laughter at the country club) started…
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ROM CrossTrainerRead: 2 mins

The CrossTrainer Four Minute Workout

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The people at ROM stand-by their claim that 4 minutes a day on their CrossTrainer is all you need to stay in peak cardiovascular shape. A 'lengthy technical explanation' backs up this claim, but if you're stubborn and still don't believe them…
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ATC2K on helmetRead: 2 mins

Light – Action – Camera!

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When I was younger my oldest brother Paul made a series of movies with my father's 8mm (film). He remade Airport 1975, complete with the crash scene (planes with straws glued on them and strung-up in the garage). I was cast in the role of Sam,…
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AirPodRead: 2 mins

How You Hanging?

I have a friend who fancies himself a big air specialist on a wakeboard and snowboard. Truth be told he's barely off the ground, but my friends and I humor him. The AirPod from Johnson Outdoors can track how many jumps you do in a run or in…
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MoshingRead: 2 mins

Old Fashioned Workout: Skate, Mosh, Repeat

In high school I was a skate punk. I rode everywhere and on everything with my bestest bud Jason. We would meet a growing number of skaters every weekend at a fountain in downtown White Plains, waiting for us to show them our turf. I weighed…
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RowbikeRead: 2 mins

Row, Row, Row Your… Bike?

The Rowbike is part bicycle and part rowing machine. Originally designed in 1993 by Scott Olson, founder of Rollerblade, the Rowbike may not instigate a fitness craze like inline skating did, but it does have a dedicated following that includes…
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