New Running Invention

Yo Rick,

odometers are old news pal. Welcome to the GPS days.

your up-to-date buddy,

Jonos.

50 bucks for that.

Dude, where i come from they give away pedometers in your cereal box for free.

greenguy wrote:

50 bucks for that.

Dude, where i come from they give away pedometers in your cereal box for free.

Where do you come from and what cereal is this?!?!

I could sell this for $49... make a profit of around $46 and cereal!

It says on the website that its not a pedometer

Thats also what your mom said. But it was.

Lesson learned: don't trust women, your mom, or websites.

looks like quite the gimmick.

Hey, thanks for the input. Even though it was harsh. I do need the feedback. Agreed it does count steps similar to a pedometer. The cool thing about this is that it stays on your shoe and it works automatically. Once you put it on you really never have to wonder if it's time for new shoes. You enter in a specific number on how long you want your shoe to last and it does the rest for you. It lasts from 6 to 10 years it's waterproof. It should pay for it self after a few pairs of shoes.

It also automatically tracks your stride rate for every workout. Just tracking my stride rate I've gone from 168 spm to 177 spm.

Is the price the main issue?

Rickrun40 wrote:

You enter in a specific number on how long you want your shoe to last and it does the rest for you.

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So it will make the shoe last as long as I want it to and not be impacted by a heavier runner, scuffing their feet, running through rain and mud and otherwise abusing the shoe more than average?

Hey, what shoe model is that thing attached to?

It doesn't make your shoe last longer, but there is a calculator on the web page that will help figure out how long the shoes should last based on a runners weight, shoe wear patterns, and if you rotate your shoes or not.

As a coach I often get asked how many miles should my shoes last. The calculator on the web page is a way to help answer that question more than the general answer of 300 to 500 miles.

The shoes on the web page are New Balance. My web designer edited out the logo.

I got a Shoe Odometer two days ago, I'm a college coach and wanted to test it out. So far I like it. It's easy to use. I can't even tell I have it on. My question to Rick is how accurate is the stride rate and how does it calculate?

jonos wrote:

greenguy wrote:

50 bucks for that.

Dude, where i come from they give away pedometers in your cereal box for free.

Where do you come from and what cereal is this?!?!

I could sell this for $49... make a profit of around $46 and cereal!

This is no joke. My son pulled a pedometer out of box of Corn Pops just two days ago.

I'll sell it for $40.

Pedometers use a pendulum device that swings back and forth to measure the users hip movements, which makes them very inaccurate. The Shoe Odometer uses a omnidirectional motion sensor similar to an accelerometer. Timex uses a similar mechanism in their running computer. I used the motion sensor, because I found it as accurate as a accelerometer, but it used a fraction of the power. The Shoe Odometer is designed to last 6 to 10 years on one battery.

runskellyrun, stride rate is calculated over the entire duration of your run. It samples every 15 seconds, if it is a good sample it includes the sample in the over all average of the run. Two seconds after the sample, if it doesn't document a step, it throws out the prior sample. By sampling in this fashion, it makes determining the stride rate very accurate. If you stop for a light or any other reason those samples are not included in the over all average.

runskellyrun wrote:

I got a Shoe Odometer two days ago, I'm a college coach and wanted to test it out. So far I like it. It's easy to use. I can't even tell I have it on. My question to Rick is how accurate is the stride rate and how does it calculate?

Lol, stfu you bastard, you ARE the guy who is selling this pedometer. "Please, tell me more Rick!" "Well, sure, friend, here's how it works..." Same guy!

-Nope, not the same guy. The shoe odometer flier was in my TCM packet (I didn't actually run due to injury, but picked up my packet anyway). The reason I purchased one is because I was just recently teaching my team about turn over and stride rate. I have had them do the old fashion method of counting their steps but thought I would give this thing a shot. So far I like it. I am also notorious for not knowing how many miles I have on my shoes, so it will probably help me there also.

I think this new You Tube video answers the earlier posts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JquWWbObSc

I find the calculator useful and extremely accurate. The odometer, however, is probably something I would never buy. The reasons are personal (I don't mind recording my shoe milage myself, I have no great interest in my stride rate, I am cheap), but the calculator is very innovative and I thank you for it.

Do you know where I can get a new sundial?

Try Sundial Station.

http://www.sundialstation.com/