TackOnz – The Adhesive Buttons
I just posted the picture below on Twitter, Plurk & Facebook to ask if anyone knew what these are for.
And these are the couple of interesting guesses I got from the peeps online…
LOL!
These are actually “adhesive buttons” called TackOnz from a company called LiquidXcape. What they do is to replace the common way of securing racing bibs onto tees using safety pins.
The problem with safety pins is that they damage the tees, are difficult to put on and dangerous (SHARP PINS!!!! HELLO???). If your safety pins are rusted, it will even stain the event tees.
With TackOnz, the problems above are solved and it will just leave a small nipple-like mark on your tee after use which will apparently go away after a wash. It also addresses a problem that I suspect a lot of people would have like me – I am damn anal about making the bib parallel to the horizon base of my tee. Safety pins are such a pain in the ass when it comes to aligning the bib.
I wanted to test the TackOnz for my Adidas Sundown Marathon race but if don’t already know, I am out injured. But, from what I can tell, it is extremely secure and I don’t see it dropping in the middle of any race unless the race involves wrestling with a grizzly bear with PMS.
TackOnz comes in a package of 6 buttons and is retailing at $12 per pack. It is available at New Balance Concept Stores in Singapore. Discounts are available for bulk purchases (That’s how I got mine thanks to the folks at SGRunners).
More info can be found at LiquidXcape’s website.
I’ll probably do an update if I ever get fit enough to enter my next race. If that doesn’t happen, I’ll find a PMS-ing grizzly bear.
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eujzin Says:
June 1st, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Well… I won! Coz initially I wanted to guess that but in the end i didn’t.
June 1st, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Oh…
June 2nd, 2010 at 1:06 am
I want some of those for the SG marathon in Dec! That is IF I ever get down to registering for it by this week! LOL!
June 8th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
These are very secured and won’t come off. Better than the race belt where the number can go round and round the waist
June 29th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Have been using it for Standchart Half Marathon, Passion Run 25km and Sundown Full Marathon with no issue. However, it does leave 4 inprints (at the 4 corners) on your running tee which took me a couple of wash b4 complete removal.
September 21st, 2010 at 3:32 pm
so any conclusions? I tried the belt..better than pins but still loose. these tacks look more secure.
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:16 am
@eujzin: Never had a chance to try it out so far. I can probably only do a proper review come December!
October 7th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
hey kris,
i bot them last weekend, will use them for Real Run next weekend. 30% off if u are a Real Run participant
October 8th, 2010 at 10:27 am
@Eujzin: Good luck for your run! And I hope the TackOnz serves well too.
October 8th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Tks! Hpe I remember to review the buttons when i tested them