enow.com Web Search

  1. Ads

    related to: small rope cleats for sports

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Cleat (nautical) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleat_(nautical)

    A clam cleat (or jam cleat) in which the rope is held between two fluted stationary pieces. Such a cleat vaguely resembles two halves of a clam shell held back to back. It is more compact than a cam cleat, but the rope is less easily released under load. A cleat hitch is a knot used to secure a rope to a cleat.

  3. Belaying - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belaying

    Belaying is a critical part of climbing safety. Correct belaying methods allow a belayer to hold the entire weight of the climber with relatively little force and easily arrest falls. In its simplest form, a belay consists of a rope that runs from a climber to another person (the belayer) who can stop the climber's fall.

  4. Cleat (shoe) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleat_(shoe)

    Cleat (shoe) Cleats or studs are protrusions on the sole of a shoe or on an external attachment to a shoe that provide additional traction on a soft or slippery surface. [1] They can be conical or blade-like in shape and can be made of plastic, rubber or metal. The type worn depends on the environment of play: grass, ice, artificial turf, or ...

  5. List of knot terminology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_knot_terminology

    A: open loop, B: closed loop, C: turn, D: round turn, and E: two round turns. In reference to knots, loop may refer to: One of the fundamental structures used to tie knots. Specifically, it is a U-form narrower than a bight. [17] A type of knot used to create a closed circle in a line. A loop is one of the fundamental structures used to tie knots.

  6. Shimano Pedaling Dynamics - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimano_Pedaling_Dynamics

    Shimano Pedaling Dynamics, commonly called SPD, is a design of clipless bicycle pedals and associated cleats first released by Shimano in 1990. [1] [2] The first model, PD-M737, was aimed at mountain biking enthusiasts who, prior to this, had to use toe clips and straps or "road" clipless pedals which clogged with mud and made walking very difficult in unrideable situations.

  7. List of racket sports - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_racket_sports

    Sports that use a netted racket. Badminton. Ball badminton. Battledore and shuttlecock. Crossminton (previously "Speedminton") Frontenis. Qianball. Racketlon (a series of other racket and paddle sports) Rackets.

  8. Crampons - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crampons

    A crampon is a traction device attached to footwear to improve mobility on snow and ice during ice climbing. [1] Besides ice climbing, crampons are also used for secure travel on snow and ice, such as crossing glaciers, snowfields and icefields, ascending snow slopes, and scaling ice-covered rock. There are three main attachment systems: step ...

  9. Snowshoe - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowshoe

    Full-rotation bindings allow the user's toes to pivot below the deck of the snowshoe. They allow the crampon cleats that are under the foot to be kicked into a slope for grip in climbing, but are relatively awkward for stepping sideways and backwards as the tail of the snowshoe can drag. Fixed-rotation bindings often cause snow to be kicked up ...

  1. Ads

    related to: small rope cleats for sports