Blue Eye and The Manhunt Boys

Some of the guys were lucky enough to pick up a eye wear sponsor from a young up and coming brand in SA. Blue Eye have been launched in SA a few months ago By Jurgen Rojahn and already have caused a bit or a stir. They have some of the best polarized lenses in the business, go check them out.

Here is Brandon Sacks of the Bar-one Manhunt wearing a pair with me in Dubai.

$ 715 a shot of this….No really….

So thanks to Nestle and Bar-one Manhunt i was lucky enough to spend the weekend in Dubai and at Duty free you see all the usual stuff and some f the prices are great and then some arent that great.

But this this little bad boy caught my eye, its a 1.5L of Cognac and see what the price tag was.

At around 56 shots inside you looking at $ 715 a shot or R 5362 here at home.

Wonder what it tastes like ?

Bar-one 4×4 very interesting

So tonight’s episode we will be 4×4 with the Nissan Nivara’s which proved to be a lot tricker than you would think as the course they gave us to do was insane.

Lots of laughs during the day and then a elimination at night which always sucks, be sure to tune in tonight on SABC 3 at 8.30pm to see who wins and who goes.

and remember to keep smsing ” Bar-one and Collin A ” to 34704

Lance vs Lieto in Hawaii

It’s Happening in around 4hrs…

see this article on www.examiner.com

Episode 6 Bar-one Manhunt

Check out the promo clip for tomorrow night’s show.

Please remeber to tune in on SABC 3 at 8.30pm on wednesday night and keep voting : sms Bar-one and Collin A to 34704

EPS6 promo

Race Usain Bolt and Puma

This has to be one of the coolest online time wasting games around, go check it out :

1. Click here Puma Running

2. Then click on the Race Bolt icon on top of screen

Then get clicking away, i managed a 10.41 sec 100m, how fast did you go ?

Are you behinde me ?? I want to win

In case you don’t know by now, the Bar-One Manhunt is on SABC 3 on Wednesday nights at 8.30pm.

Here is the latest promotion stuff from the show, if you want to help me win, sms ‘Bar-one” and Collin A to 34704 and you could win a Nissan Livina and tons more great prizes, so get texting.

Get more info on the website too www.barone.co.za

Coolest Goggles i have ever seen

Swimwear and equipment manufacturer, Barracuda has created a revolutionary new swim goggle – the Hydrobat. The new goggle features patented flutes below each lens, a smaller profile, a double wishbone nose bridge and a larger field of vision.

The Hydrobat’s biggest distinction is three small holes below each lens, known as flutes. These directional channels create hydro-static pressure to help keep the goggles snug to the face and give the goggles a more exact and comfortable fit.

“The Hydrobat is fast, comfortable and stays on the face better during dives and flip turns,” says Barracuda president Rick Runckel, “It’s unlike any other competitive goggle out there right now.”

For additional comfort and fit, the Hydrobat has a double wishbone nose bridge. Both the upper and lower portion of the bridge has four adjustment points, providing swimmers with eight symmetrical settings for the best possible fit.

The profile of the Hydrobat goggle is also smaller. The bat-wing design covers the eye socket, anatomically smoothing the area to create a flow that minimizes drag.

The highly polished frame also expands peripheral vision giving the swimmer a wider visual field while in the water.

Hydrobats are available in four different colors; Clear, Smoke, Silver Mirrored and Teal Mirrored. Hydrobat Clear and Smoke sell for $15, and Silver Mirrored and Teal Mirrored for $17.

Barracuda is a brand owned by Skyline Northwest Corporation. Established in 1979, the Lake Oswego-based company designs and manufactures precision sport optics, including Bugz Performance Eyewear, Barracuda Swim Products and Sight Shield Protective Eyewear. The company’s web site can be viewed at www.skylinenw.com

Its Bar-One TIME

So it has finally started on TV, SABC 3 on wednesday nights at 8.30pm, the Bar-One Manhunt.

There are 14 contestants playing for a R1 mil in prize money and you better believe that its the hottest new show on TV. I am extremely proud, blessed and happy to be apart of something so amazing and so big.

But i need your vote to stay in the show, please sms Bar-One and Collin A to 34704 and you can do it as many times as you like and get your friends to do it.

A lucky viewer who sms in also stands a chance of winning a NISSAN 4×4 so its not for nothing.

Bont Shoes continue to impress

Bont cycling shoes arrive on US soil

Australian cycling shoe manufacturer Bont will now offer its full line of footwear to US consumers including road, mountain, time trial/track and triathlon models.

Sitting at the top of the road range is its a-one, using a full carbon fibre bathtub-style monocoque sole plate, a synthetic upper with either a ratcheting main strap and two additional forefoot straps or a lighter three-strap layout, and heat mouldable materials all around for a customisable fit.

Memory foam inserts add to the cushy feel. Claimed weights are around 225-250g per shoe depending on the configuration and claimed stack heights are a paltry 3.6mm.

The substantially less expensive second-tier Bont a-two is nearly identical, save for a slighter thicker sole while the mtb-one offers all of the a-one’s features plus a replaceable lugged outsole.

Bont’s latest creation is easily its most radical, though. The new Crono is specifically designed for time trial and track use where individual performances against the clock require as little aerodynamic drag as possible.

As such, the Crono uses a uniquely slippery-looking shape, including a diamond-shaped toe and a sharply profiled heel and trailing edge to smooth out the passing airflow. Even the heel pad has been shaped for minimal airflow disturbance.

Unlike on the rest of Bont’s line, the Crono uses heat mouldable carbon fibre for both the upper and lower for the sleekest possible shape plus full laces and a carbon fibre lace cover. Claimed weight is just 295g apiece.

Also coming in 2010 from Bont is a full range of triathlon shoes with similar heat mouldable carbon fibre chassis as on the rest of the line but easier-entry single-strap uppers for faster transitions.

Avia and Troy Lee Design go PIMP

Its not often that see you guys going the whole way. But Avia and Troy Lee have gone the whole way here

Conrad Stoltz sent us these pics and i must say that they blew me away… The attention to detail is mind blowing, see below how he has taken each little logo he has ever worked with and put them down on frame.

Wish we had guys here who could do this kind of detail…

New swimming rules by FINA

This i from www.fina.org this morning :

On its first meeting held today in Rome (ITA), the 2009-2013 FINA Bureau fully complied with the decision of the FINA Congress, held on July 24, 2009 related with the procedure concerning swimwear approval. As it was also decided by the Congress, these rules are now By-Laws rules, which allow the Bureau to further control, update and correct any deviation to the process or to proceed with any necessary adjustment related to the development of the swimsuit technology.

The FINA Bureau decisions on swimsuits include:

MATERIAL – The material of the swimsuits will definitively be constituted only by textile fabric(s). The definition of “textile” will be made by a group of scientific experts chosen by FINA and led by Prof. Jan-Anders Manson, from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne (SUI). This definition will be available to manufacturers by no later than September 30, 2009. The first definition of “textile” to be further confirmed by this group is: “Material consisting of, natural and/or synthetic, individual and non consolidated yarns used to constitute a fabric by weaving, knitting, and/or braiding.”

SHAPE – For men, the swimsuit shall not extend above the navel nor below the knee, and for women, shall not cover the neck, extend past the shoulder, nor extend below knee. Furthermore, no zippers or other fastening system is allowed.

USE – In the regulation approved by the Congress, the swimmer can only wear one swimsuit and no taping is allowed.

TESTS – Only measurable scientific tests will be performed within the frame of the swimwear approval procedure. For thickness, the 1mm limit will be adjusted to 0.8mm, for buoyancy the present value of 1 Newton will be reduced to 0.5 (FINA will even consider the limit of 0 Newton), and for permeability the material(s) used must have at any point a value of more than 80l/m2/second. Permeability values are measured on material with a standard multidirectional stretch of 25%. These parameters will be further considered by the above mentioned scientific group.

CONSISTENCY – Swimsuits effectively manufactured and used shall correspond to and be fully consistent with submitted samples. Any modification before use (including impregnation) is prohibited. Moreover, there shall be no variation/modification for individual swimmers.

APPLICATION – Considering the time needed for manufacturers to produce their swimsuits, the submission dates and the implementation of the rules are applicable from 2010 only in Swimming competitions.

In addition to these decisions, the FINA Bureau also approved the new FINA Committees and Commissions for the period 2009-2013.

Finally, it was also established that the Diving Qualification event for the 1st Youth Olympic Games (August 2010 in Singapore) will be held in Mexico City (MEX), in April 2010.

Best kit we have ever done

It’s not very often that you make something and it comes out better than you think. Here is the kit design we have been using for last 2 seasons but with a new twist….

Spiderman meets whasp

Some Friday Comedy

Bont Crono Carbon Custom TT shoe

You know i want a set of these, here is what website says : www.bont.com

The World’s First Time Trial Specific Shoe.
For too long the research centered around aerodynamics has ignored the role which shoes play in the search for precious seconds.  Not only is the efficiency of power transfer critical in ensuring that your power is transferred directly to the drive train, but the aerodynamics of the shoe must also be researched. After all, your feet are the fastest moving part of a bike.
The technology used in this shoe pushes every known boundary in terms manufacturing processes and aerodynamics.
Every single part of this shoe has been designed with aerodynamics in mind. From the toe area to the heel & sole, the lace cover to the front and rear sole protectors, each part has been designed to increase the aerodynamics of the shoe through each part of the pedal stroke, placing special emphasis on the part of the pedal stroke where the shoe is moving the fastest.
As with the top of the range a-one road shoe, the Bont Crono is of a handmade 100% carbon monocoque construction built for pure speed.
To further enhance the riders performance, we have built this shoe with Bont’s extremely low stack height of 3.6mm, have built it using Bont’s proprietary thermo moldable resin to allow customization, have ensured it maintains Bont’s extremely high standards in shoe stiffness for power transfer all whilst keeping the weight of each shoe under 300 grams.