Huge Spring Sale Begins: 20% off All Trainers & Most Power Meters, $150 off Fenix 5 Plus and 30% off Suunto
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/garmin-trainers-percent.htmlOnly difference this time is that it doesn't include any Wahoo, Tacx, or Garmin products, but otherwise it's all identical and all other product ideas I listed below except those are included.
Tour de France 2019: The Trainers & Power Meters
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/france-trainers-meters.htmlSo while I’d have loved to also cover things like GPS bike computers (virtually all Garmin, save one or two Wahoo teams, one Pioneer team, one Stages team, and one Bryton team) – doing so requires more people concurrently to pull off.
Tacx NEO 2 Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/smart-trainer-depth-review.htmlAnd ultimately it follows Wahoo’s popular model of incremental changes to existing trainers – rather than massive shifts from model to model.
4iiii’s Viiiiva ANT+ to Bluetooth Smart Bridge & Heart Rate Strap In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/viiiiva-bluetooth-bridge.htmlOn the cycling accessory side, there are only one or two companies making Bluetooth Smart speed/cadence sensors (such as the Wahoo Blue SC), and they too won’t work with your existing ANT+ bike computers.
Stages Starts Shipping New Dash M50/L50/L10 GPS Bike Computers: First Ride Details
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/stages-dash-first.htmlStages Dash M50: $249 – This is the mid-sized unit, kinda like a Wahoo BOLT or Edge 520 Plus.
My 2012 Trainer Recommendations: Early Edition
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/10/my-2012-trainer-recommendations-early.htmlFor example, if I had made the price range $500-$1,000, and then an additional $1,000+ range, it would have grouped together the $550 LeMond Fitness Revolution with the $999 Wahoo KICKR.
The Interbike 2012 Sports Tech Golden Nuggets (with Polar, Garmin, Timex, TrainingPeaks, Metawatch and more…)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/the-interbike-2012-sports-tech-golden.htmlI’ve been talking with the inRIDE (and Wahoo) folks about this feedback for a number of weeks, trying to understand what the viability is for getting ANT+ added.
A look at Garmin’s new ANT+ Speed & Cadence magnet-less sensors
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/05/garmins-magnetless-sensors.htmlThere is no way to change this order on any devices on the market I'm aware of, except a few apps such as the Wahoo Fitness app.
Bikes, Beer, and Tech Live Podcast/Video from TDU Posted!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/02/bikes-podcast-posted.htmlWe ended up tweaking the format away from just Shane and I recording the FIT File with audience questions, to also having Murray Hughes and Neal Henderson from Wahoo.
Garmin Forerunner 910XT In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/10/garmin-forerunner-910xt-in-depth-review.htmlFinally, last but not least I’ll show off how to use the Wahoo Fitness iPhone dongle to download your FR910XT workouts directly from your watch to any number of online services (or just e-mail the results to yourself).
Tacx NEO Bike Plus: A Quick Update on Accuracy & Steering
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/09/update-accuracy-steering.htmlI was using the Wahoo POWRLINK Zero pedals.
First Look: Stages New Dash L50, M50, and L10 GPS Bike Computers, Including Color Mapping
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/stages-dash-computers.htmlBut in the case of the Stages units, these numbers are with the backlight enabled - whereas that’s definitely not the case with Garmin and Wahoo.
JetBlack Victory: New $399 Direct Drive Smart Trainer Hands-On
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/jetblack-victory-trainer.htmlThat included things like the original Zwift Hub (ironically made by JetBlack), as well as the new Zwift Hub CORE ONE (made by Wahoo Fitness).
Suunto 9 Peak In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/07/suunto-watch-review.htmlMeanwhile, for HR accuracy testing I’m typically wearing a chest strap (either the Polar H10 or the Garmin HRM-PRO, but also a bit of Wahoo TICKR/TICKR X too in this post) as well as another optical HR sensor watch on the bicep (mostly a blend of the Polar OH1 Plus & Polar Verity Sense, as well as the Scosche Rhythm+ 2.0, with a few Whoop 3.0 band sessions tossed in for fun).
The End of An Era: CompuTrainer Ceases Production
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/02/computrainer-ceases-production.htmlAnd this would serve as my main trainer for another half-decade more, until the original Wahoo KICKR came out.
My 2013 Sports Gadgets Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/11/sports-gadgets-recommendations.htmlIf you’re looking for a budget option that records your route, your first and best bet is actually your phone with a free app like Strava, MapMyRide, Wahoo Fitness, or similar.
Shimano R9200P Power Meter In-Depth Review: Astonishingly Inaccurate
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/02/shimano-r9200p-astonishingly.htmlYou’ll notice the wahoo KICKR V6 & Garmin Rally stay in agreement, despite the Shimano R9200P going off-kilter.
My Winter 2014-2015 Bike Trainer Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/11/2014-winter-trainer-recommendations.htmlThis past year saw Wahoo introduce Android support for the unit with their own app, which helped to bridge the last remaining gap for non-iOS users.
The Best GPS Sport Watches (2021 Recommendations Guide)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/sport-smartwatches-recommendations.htmlThis watch easily competes with far more expensive watches from Garmin, Polar, Suunto, and Wahoo.
Huge Fall Sale: 20% off All Trainers & Most Power Meters, $100 off Fenix 5, GoPro Hero6 deal!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/trainers-meters-fenix5.htmlThis is pretty much Garmin giving Wahoo the middle finger (after Wahoo did that courtesy to Garmin all summer).
My Winter 2015-2016 Sports Gadget Recommendations
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/winter-sports-gadget-recommendations.htmlWe of course also have Wahoo with their pending ELEMNT, which looks like it could be a very solid first go at the GPS bike computers, however, it just got delayed till January – so it can’t make the cut for now, but is certainly something to keep tabs on.
Tacx Flux 2 Smart Trainer (2020 Edition) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/trainer-edition-review.htmlAfter Wahoo came out with the KICKR and then Tacx came out with the NEO, Tacx popped out the Flux in 2016 at $899.
Tour de France 2023: Which Smart Trainers Do They Use?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/tour-de-france-2023-which-smart-trainers-do-they-use.htmlInterestingly, this is the first year we’ve seen a trainer in the technical zone that’s not from one of the big legacy trainer makers (Wahoo/Garmin-Tacx/Elite/Saris), so that was kinda fun to check out.
Garmin Fenix 5/5S/5X Plus In-Depth Review (with Maps, Music, Payments)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/06/garmin-fenix5-review.htmlOn the other sensor front, I’ve largely used power meters (Vector 3, Stages LR, Favero Assioma, SRM Exakt specifically), and the Wahoo SPEED ANT+ speed sensor.
Quick Update on Stages Dash L10, M50, and L50 Bike GPS Units (First Test Ride)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/quick-update-stages.htmlStages Dash M50: $249 – This is the mid-sized unit, kinda like a Wahoo BOLT or Edge 520 Plus.
