Safety Pin alternative! No more ruined gear! :)

Too Pricey wrote:

Tell your "friend" (we know it is really you) that the price point is way too high. $25 for four? Seriously? And if I lose one I'm screwed? Good luck.

Haha I'm not the one in the business honestly. My friend is Torin, you can read his bio on the site. My name is Michelle. I have no stake in this project I just thought it was a fun idea. I know a lot of people probably think this is an unnecessary product but after being a runner and Nordic skier for a long time I always hated putting pins in my singlet and my skin suits because it would leave snags and holes and if you didn't get it positioned comfortably the first time you'd have to unpin it and re-position it and make more holes. Some of my favorite gear has big holes from pins being poked through. Yea the pins might be a bit pricey but it would save me from having to buy new shirts and leggings that have been destroyed. Just thought I'd share the link with you all and see if we could help get them up and running. :)

You must be joking:

http://www.racedots.com

I always use safety pins. And I usually wear my club vest for races.

How do safety pins "ruin gear"?

Querfeldein wrote :

You must be joking:

http://www.racedots.com

I always use safety pins. And I usually wear my club vest for races.

I've seen these before; they aren't smooth and as flat as Racxers and so are more noticeable when wearing them. Plus I like the idea that Racxers use 100% recycled materials.

I've got a lot of stuff to do offline and wont be on here for a while so if you guys have more questions about Racxers I'm sure Torin and Rob would love to hear from you. Getting feedback on a product is how you learn to improve it! :) so leave them some comments on the kickstarter page. Plus they know way more about the product itself than I do. They've been working on this a long time. :)

-Michelle

Classic letsrun tearing apart a good idea. Safety pins may not ruin your race day cotton t-shirts but if you wear sweat wicking t-shirts or singlets there are often noticeable wholes. Good idea but a little on the pricey side

I like the concept, but I wonder about the feel and chafing potential of the skin-side portion of the magnet, which is larger in volume than that of a safety pin. Despite the hassles of safety pins, they never have bothered me once in place, even for marathons.

This ranks just behind the "jump to conclusions" matt as the worst idea I've ever heard.

Are the magnets strong enough to adversely affect my pacemaker?

Wowohn wrote:

Classic letsrun tearing apart a good idea. Safety pins may not ruin your race day cotton t-shirts but if you wear sweat wicking t-shirts or singlets there are often noticeable wholes. Good idea but a little on the pricey side

It's an unnecessary idea. I've used singlets for dozens of races and never had one get noticeable "wholes" (sic). Not even once. This is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.

I don\'t need anything extra to keep up with when packing to travel or on race morning. I\'ll just use the safety pins that come with my bib so I can focus on getting to the port a john to poop.

I, for one like this idea. I'm a perfectionist and between pre-race nerves and being jacked-up on caffeine, my hands are shaking so much its quite the chore trying to pin my racing number on so that it does't look like someone with Parkinsons did it.

That's a great idea! And almost half the weight of racedots - by using recycled plastic, I assume. I tried the spray adhesive, but it's $25 a can and is hard to peal the bib away. The bib rips out of safety pins when I sprint, and dropped pins are a hazard to my barefoot running buddies. So, this is an all around good idea.

A guy spams the board and you guys give him 33 replies?

Fat Boy wrote:

A guy spams the board and you guys give him 33 replies?

34!

Too Pricey wrote:

And if I lose one I'm screwed?

Just use a safety pin in place of the one you lost.

want to know basis wrote:

Wouldn't a REAL runner just safety pin the bib to his or her chest?

I have piercings where my safety pins go.

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This is old news over here in The Netherlands, and most probably in other countries too:

Available for quit a while, small and light, only about $9 for a set:

http://bibbits.nl

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Even lighter alternative without magnets, about $12 for a set:

http://www.bibfix.nl

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I like having alternatives, I don't like when something is presented as a new idea when it clearly isn't.

We have this product in the UK which solves the safety pin holes "problem" (if it is indeed a problem!

http://eventclip.net/