Fastrider chronograph by Tudor

Fastrider chronograph by Tudor

TUDOR takes us for a ride in its Fastrider to the high-speed world of motorcycle racing

The Fastrider chronograph sports a sleek shape in its new 42 mm case with the date corrector at 9 o'clock dressing a black PVD-coated shield, and a satin-finished bezel engraved with a tachymetric scale

The pushers fits into the middle case through black PVD-coated cylinders and make measures short periods of time with precision. The dial has been specially designed for the TUDOR Fastrider collection and is characterised by minute markers on the flange and by three vertical stripes, another reference to the racing world.  The dial comes in three colours : black, white, or silversun, each featuring three black totalizers with red hands  and is available with either bevelled hour markers or double-layer Arabic numeral appliques.
The inscription TUDOR GENEVE appears on a small satin-finished plaque below the brand's red logo at 12 o'clock.

The chronograph comes with a satin-finished three link steel bracelet , or a leather strap with a folding clasp and a new safety catch, or a black fabric strap featuring three sporty stripes that echo those on the dial.

Read more »

Star Wars Snowboards – Limited Edition

Star Wars Snowboards

Price: $190 each

Burton Snowboards and Lucasfilm have teamed up to launch a new youth snowboarding products inspired by Star Wars, a limited edition series of Chopper Star Wars Snowboards for kids.

 The Chopper Star Wars snowboard is available in eight different images from the original Star Wars trilogy, including Yoda, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Boba Fett. They include grippy foot pads and the Riglet Board Reel accessory for board towing. The board sizes range from 2.5 feet (30 inches) to about 4 feet (50 inches) long.

Source : [Burton]

Read more »

Mach1 prototype-world's first telemetry-enabled racing board

Mach1 prototype

Designer and manufacturer of military grade tracking technologies Edgetrak and performance board producer wefunk have now joined forces to form Stealth Division to create a new operational prototype longboard called the Mach1, the first deck in the world to feature built-in telemetrics.

The longboard's deck is made from seven layers of Formula One grade carbon fiber with an Airex and Ash core, and is said to offer unmatched rigidity thanks to a center channel with carbon fiber inlay.
The top is home to two different grades of grip - board tape at the front and more coarse race corumdum behind, a tough synthetic sapphire crystal said to be nearly as hard as diamond. The 37.5 x 10-inch (95.25 x 25.4 cm) board is flat along the middle and tapers out and flares towards the edges for a more stable and tactile foot braking experience.

The nose and tail sections have been reinforced with Makrolon for high velocity impact resistance and also feature cutouts to cater for additional wheel clearance during tight turns. It has a fully gripped weight of 1,295 grams (45.6 oz) and features Gang of Germany 180 mm CNC-machined aluminum composite alloy trucks with reversible hangers for adjustable ride height and rake. Four white Venom Cannibal wheels finish off the cutting edge board's striking look.

Built into the area of the deck above the rear truck mounting - so positioned for optimum GPS reception and sitting behind a clear acrylic casing - is something Stealth Division is calling the Gnarvigator. The tiny device brings together GPS technology, solid state data logging functionality, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, and a 3-axis accelerometer. 

The kind of performance information offered to riders includes GPS positioning with proprietary RDGPS error correction, speed, start/stop run time, altitude, vertical drop, velocity, and G-force .
The developers are currently working on some proprietary smartphone apps for iOS and Android devices that will further expand the capabilities of the technology, including placing an emergency call to the emergency services via a linked smartphone in the event of a crash, for example.
These new Mach1 competition race boards will be available for pre-order during Q1 of this year at an as yet unspecified price.
____________________________
Source: Gizmag

Read more »