magnet bracelet equals no pain

avalanche

anyone ever used these?

im pretty sceptical about this kind of yoke but seems to get good reviews, i will leave it to the reliable boardsies to decide if its a go or a joke..



http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/TrionZ_Dual_Loop_Bracelet/5360042640/

Beasty

Never used them. Might help if you are on the wheel of a steel-framed bike, but not when you hit the front:)

niceonetom

OP - I have some magic beans that might interest you.

What a load of rubbish:

"The Trion:Z Technology
Background of Minus Ions:
Minus Ions are generally abundant in nature through plants, waterfalls, rain storms and forests. These Ions unfortunately are depleted in urban areas as a result of modern technology. The human body absorbs Positive Ions from electronic equipment, cell phones, electrical wiring, and machinery encountered in everyday modern life. Physical stress and exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) Rays also elevates the positive ion levels within the body."

Ehhh, no.Pick up a physics textbook. If we were really absorbing more positive ions than negative we would become positively charged, and would get a shock anytime we touched anything.

This is pseudo science at its worst, lots of fancy scientific language, but no actual science. Anyone with a scientific education can see through the lies.

A fool and his money are easily parted.

Lumen

I think that the placebo effect has been proven to work even if the subject knows it's a placebo.

See discussions on fancy wheels.

The tax man

niceonetom wrote: »

OP - I have some magic beans that might interest you.

PM sent.:pac:

Vélo

niceonetom wrote: »

OP - I have some magic beans that might interest you.

I never knew you were a drug dealer. What else can you get, any EPO?

abcdggs

i heard the other day in a lecture that a course of EPO will cost 15,000 a month :eek:

EDIT: Sorry, i should have stated that figure is probably for therapeutic use rather than it's proper use

Captain Havoc

abcdggs wrote: »

i heard the other day in a lecture that a course of EPO will cost 15,000 a month :eek:

I can get you a better deal than that, PM me

abcdggs

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I can get you a better deal than that, PM me

EPO ha! the obvious drug of choice is the magic beans above! i'd like to see them test for that.

BostonB

avalanche wrote: »

anyone ever used these?

im pretty sceptical about this kind of yoke but seems to get good reviews, i will leave it to the reliable boardsies to decide if its a go or a joke..



http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/TrionZ_Dual_Loop_Bracelet/5360042640/

Don't buy a Charge bike...

Esroh

avalanche wrote: »

anyone ever used these?

im pretty sceptical about this kind of yoke but seems to get good reviews, i will leave it to the reliable boardsies to decide if its a go or a joke..



http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/cycle/7/TrionZ_Dual_Loop_Bracelet/5360042640/

These type of thing were all the rage a fair number of years ago in the equestrian world. You would hear all sorts of stories about what the magnetic therepy would do to relax horses etc. Knew a few peeps who tried them on themselves but the novelty wore off. Be prepared for headaches and drinking a hell of alot of water

tomasrojo

Deleted User wrote: »

What a load of rubbish:

"The Trion:Z Technology
Background of Minus Ions:
Minus Ions are generally abundant in nature through plants, waterfalls, rain storms and forests. These Ions unfortunately are depleted in urban areas as a result of modern technology. The human body absorbs Positive Ions from electronic equipment, cell phones, electrical wiring, and machinery encountered in everyday modern life. Physical stress and exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) Rays also elevates the positive ion levels within the body."

Ehhh, no.Pick up a physics textbook. If we were really absorbing more positive ions than negative we would become positively charged, and would get a shock anytime we touched anything.

This is pseudo science at its worst, lots of fancy scientific language, but no actual science. Anyone with a scientific education can see through the lies.

A fool and his money are easily parted.

See randi.org for countless other examples of pseudoscientific bull. They all read like this: scientific terms thrown around like snuff at a wake, but nothing an actual scientist could make sense of.

petethedrummer

tomasrojo wrote: »

See randi.org

James Randi is a hero.

http://www.quackwatch.org/ is also another useful resource.

Borneo Fnctn

Scientifically, there are two types of energy in the world; stress and relaxation. If you manipulate the magnetic fields around your body, your negative orgones will be reduced and your wellness levels will be through the roof! :):):)

blorg

Have any of you guys criticising actually tried this thing? You might be surprised... I got one cheap with a discount coupon and I haven't since seen any tigers.

Quigs Snr

New Age Twadle my friend. But you know that. Although Lumens point on placebo effect, tongue in cheek as it was, has a lot of truth to it. I recommend a book called Bad Science by Ben Goldacre if you want to read more on the subject.

If you really want no pain then I recommend some good old fashioned grade A narcotics.

Lumen

Quigs Snr wrote: »

If you really want no pain then I recommend some good old fashioned grade A narcotics.

I know you're joking, but I was actually reading a study over the weekend on use of NSAIDs by cyclists. Apparently they didn't help performance and significantly increased markers of muscle damage. Pain is useful.

Stark

Deleted User wrote: »

What a load of rubbish:

"The Trion:Z Technology
Background of Minus Ions:
Minus Ions are generally abundant in nature through plants, waterfalls, rain storms and forests. These Ions unfortunately are depleted in urban areas as a result of modern technology. The human body absorbs Positive Ions from electronic equipment, cell phones, electrical wiring, and machinery encountered in everyday modern life. Physical stress and exposure to Ultraviolet (UV) Rays also elevates the positive ion levels within the body."

Ehhh, no.Pick up a physics textbook. If we were really absorbing more positive ions than negative we would become positively charged, and would get a shock anytime we touched anything.

This is pseudo science at its worst, lots of fancy scientific language, but no actual science. Anyone with a scientific education can see through the lies.

A fool and his money are easily parted.

Damn bracelet's formed an ionic bond with my arm. How do I get it off?

Lumen

Stark wrote: »

Damn bracelet's formed an ionic bond with my arm. How do I get it off?

Buy a magnetic water conditioner, it'll wash right off.

DirkVoodoo

Quigs Snr wrote: »

New Age Twadle my friend. But you know that. Although Lumens point on placebo effect, tongue in cheek as it was, has a lot of truth to it. I recommend a book called Bad Science by Ben Goldacre if you want to read more on the subject.

If you really want no pain then I recommend some good old fashioned grade A narcotics.

+1, Website is pretty good too: http://www.badscience.net/

avalanche

ha ha , good old boards, its like a refreshing slap in the face with a wet fish.thanks lads, not sure what i was thinking, will stick to pain killers.:D

aicushen

Anyone know how to remove a magnetic bracelet Is there a special tool required?
We have tried to open catch but no go without the risk of maiming the individual.

Zorba

In last weeks Cycling Weekly there was an article on these bracelets where the founder was forced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to admit that these bracelets don't work and therefore he's being forced to offer refunds to people in Australia who have bought them.

Anyway sure if they did work surely if someone wore enough of them they could win the Tour de France ?

smacl

Minus Ions, not negative ones, because who'd want to be negative?

CramCycle

Stark wrote: »

Damn bracelet's formed an ionic bond with my arm. How do I get it off?

Are you positive?

manwithaplan

aicushen wrote: »

Is there a special tool required?

There is generally one present.

Bunnyhopper

Lumen wrote: »

I think that the placebo effect has been proven to work even if the subject knows it's a placebo.

See discussions on fancy wheels.

What about magnetic or ionized wheels? Where can I buy a set of those? And can they be ridden over Luas tracks?

I've tried homeopathic cycling and it is great fun. You don't even need a bike: you can just dilute the cycling down to the point where all that's left is impulse buying on wiggle... :rolleyes:

omri

Captain Havoc wrote: »

I can get you a better deal than that, PM me

I have access to high quality beef a la Contador - proved to make you win TdF at least once..