“Charles Goodyear and Bill Bowerman were cut from the same mold. After years of fruitless experimentation, Goodyear finally happened upon the combination of lead, sulfur and heat that would allow the rubber to keep its shape. Despite his poor business sense that landed him repeatedly in debtor’s prison, the inventor saw an opportunity for technological advancement when he purchased hundreds of rubber life preservers in 1834 that had melted in the New York City summer heat. According to Smith’s research, sneakers as we know them may never have existed without Charles Goodyear’s serendipitous invention of vulcanized rubber in 1839. When he saw that waffle pattern, that shape, he said, ‘Aha, these little square cube things that go on the shoe will provide the most grip.’”īill Bowerman fine tunes his original outsole.īut it’s this kind of dedicated tinkering and entrepreneurship that pervades the history of sneakers altogether. “He would meticulously test on his athletes what was working in his shoe, and what wasn’t working…. “ this kind of obsessiveness about what to many people probably is sort of an insignificant object,” says Smith. But to Smith, the waffle iron experiment may say even more about Bowerman himself than his brand. He poured molten rubber into iron after iron until he perfected the waffle sole pattern that Nike, which he cofounded in 1964, continues to use on some running and training shoes today.Īccording to Nicholas Smith, author of the new book Kicks: The Great American Story of Sneakers, the whimsy of the waffle-iron shoes became the “big Nike legend.” One of Bowerman’s original waffle irons can even be found at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon today. His “eureka” moment came while eating waffles with his wife on a summer Sunday in 1971, when it occurred to him that the grooves of the waffle iron were a perfect mold for the multi-terrain soles he envisioned. The University of Oregon track coach, who meticulously crafted custom shoes for each of his athletes, had been struggling to develop a shoe that the team could wear to train on surfaces other than the track. The Cube Agree is Cube's one-stop road bike - it blends the endurance comfort of Cube's renowned Attain range with the latest aerodynamic gains of their world-beating Cube Litening for ultimate year-round performance.The way Bill Bowerman told the story, one of Nike’s greatest innovations came to him at breakfast. The Cube Agree has been designed as an ultra-efficient, comfortable road bike ideal for Gran Fondos or racing. Questions Answered What do you recommend using the Cube Agree for? While thru-axles offer a range of performance benefits they also look great, offering a cleaner more integrated look than a standard quick-release axle.
Thru-Axles enable greater lateral wheel stiffness meaning better control and performance, while also providing precise disc brake alignment making removing your wheels easier than ever. The Cube Agree C:62 SL is Cube's next-generation road bike and is a proven stage winner on some of the world's biggest races - it's been designed to outperform its rivals, all it needs is a pilot ready to kick it into gear and cross the finish line first? While 160mm Hydraulic Disc Brakes all around offer powerful and responsive braking in all conditions so you can remain in control whether you're rolling up to a stop line or bombing downhill as you chase the racing line. To match the incredible performance of the Agree C:62 SL, Cube has opted to use SRAM's Force eTap AXS groupset for super-slick shifting and ultra-wide gearing for optimum speed on the flats and easy climbing. As standard, thru-axles ensure the Agree is responsive and stiff so that minimal watts are wasted and semi-integrated cable routing reduces turbulence and maintenance. Indeed, its design blends Cube's World Class Litening model with the endurance comfort of their Attain range for an ultra-efficient, low drag frame that doesn't skimp on comfort.
Don't be fooled by its jack-of-all-trades design because the Agree is a master of all road riding disciplines thanks to its light and stiff high-modulus C:62 carbon frame and racing geometry. The Cube Agree C:62 SL Road Bike slices through the air like a hot knife through butter, yet remains comfortable for long days spent in the saddle.
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