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Field tips, November 11

Published November 11, 2006 at midnight

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TIMBERLAND CADION MOUNTAIN SWEATER

Some people love the smell of coffee but hate the taste. They're out of luck. Some people love the idea of wool but hate the itchiness. For them, there's a new fabric that pairs a wool/poly- ester exterior with a Polartec Power Dry poly lining.

Currently Timberland has exclusive rights to the fabric and offers it in the Cadion Mountain Sweater, available as a zip front or crew neck. You get the warmth, breathability and timeless style of wool as well as the hyperwicking, next-to-skin softness of Power Dry. And the whole thing is machine washable.

You also can wear this around town without looking like you just came off the ski slopes and vice versa.

? Price: $80 (zip); $70 (crew)

? Where to get it:

YOUNG RIDERS NEED RIGHT FIT

When picking out a bike for your kid, get one that is the right size, not one your child has to grow to use. Oversized bikes can be dangerous for young riders.

To make sure you've got the right fit:

? Sitting on the bike's seat with their hands on the handlebars, your child should be able to place the balls of both feet on the ground.

? Straddling the top tube, your child should be able to stand with both feet flat on the ground with about a 1-inch clearance above the tube.

? When buying a bike with hand brakes for an older child, make sure the child can easily grasp the brakes and apply sufficient pressure to stop the bike.

SAY WHAT?

There are a few terms used in the wacky world of cyclists that might be cause for pause. We're here to help you avoid any confusion.

Words to the wary:

? Adjustable cup: A bearing cup found on left side of an adjustable bottom bracket. It is used to adjust bearing movement and play.

? Cable luber: A bicycle tool used to lube cables inside the housing. It is usually used with pressurized lubes.

? Body screw: The screw on the rear derailleur used to adjust the position of the upper derailleur pulley's relation to the rear cogs.

? Doo-dad: A little aluminum cap that crimps over the end of a cable to combat fraying. It is also called an end cap.

? Spoke nipple: The specially shaped nut that threads on the end of the spoke.

Source: thepedalwrench.com

THREE NEW YORK STORIES

Three athletes who have tested the boundaries of human endurance finished within a few minutes of each other at Sunday's New York City Marathon. Here are their times (in hours, minutes and seconds):

2:59:36

? Runner: Lance Armstrong.

? Endurance feat: Seven-time Tour de France winner broke three hours in his first marathon.

? He said it: "I didn't train enough for a marathon. In 20 years of pro sports and endurance sports, even the worst days on the Tour, nothing felt like that or left me the way I feel now."

3:00:30

? Runner: Dean Karnazes.

? Endurance feat: New York completed his goal of running 50 certified marathon courses in 50 states in 50 days. (For an encore, he's running from New York to his home in San Francisco).

? He blogged it: "All I can say is that this past fifty days was more than I ever could have imagined. Way more.

In fact, I'm having such a great time, why stop?"

3:05:43

? Runner: Dane Rauschenberg.

? Endurance feat: Has completed a marathon each weekend in 2006. New York City was his 44th of the year.

? He blogged it: "I had this . . . LanceMobile right behind me and every few seconds it would let out a little honk to clear the path. Nothing like a honking reminder that the pace you want to run at is RIGHT BEHIND YOU."