SRAM RED XPLR Gravel Groupset & Power Meter In-Depth Review (2024)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/08/sram-red-xplr-2024-gravel-groupset-power-meter-review.htmlIt’s got the new bonus button as well, which I also appreciate in terms of connecting to various bike computers (Hammerhead, Garmin, Wahoo), to control various functions.
Zwift Hub One In-Depth Review (with Zwift Cog & Click!)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/10/zwift-clicks-review.htmlThe Zwift Hub has a flywheel weight of 4.7kg, which is a little bit smaller than the 5.4kg of the Wahoo KICKR CORE.
Garmin Venu 2 & Venu 2S GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/garmin-venu2s-smartwatch.htmlThis is compared to a Wahoo RIVAL & Garmin FR745 from a GPS standpoint, and then I also had a Garmin HRM-PRO chest strap, Polar Verity Sense optical sensor, and Whoop band for HR comparisons.
Hammerhead Karoo 2: Hands-On Details & First Rides
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/08/hammerhead-karoo-details.htmlIn effect, Hammerhead is taking the Wahoo & Apple approach that all their products stay on effectively the same software version (save hardware limited features), updating older products with new software features.
Elite’s New Square Smart Frame, Avanti & Justo 2 Smart Trainers First Look!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/07/elites-square-avanti-justo2-smart-trainers-hands-on.htmlZwift expects to start selling the standalone Zwift Ride Frame later this summer (likely in late August or early September), and while they haven’t announced exact pricing, I’m told to expect it to be roughly the simple math of the total price, minus a Wahoo KICKR CORE+COG+PLAY.
Favero Assioma Pro MX MTB (SPD) Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/favero-assioma-pro-mx-mtb-spd-power-pedal-review.htmlIn addition to setting this in the Favero app, you can also set it via other bike computers (e.g., Garmin/Wahoo/etc), as well as some watches.
Favero Assioma DUO-Shi Power Meter In-Depth Review (Shimano SPD-SL variant)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/07/assioma-shimano-variant.htmlThen, you’ve got the Wahoo BOLT V2, also used last night.
Zwift Lays off 100+, co-CEO Resigns, Zwift Hub Series Discontinued
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/resigns-series-discontinued.htmlDespite Zwift just announcing the new jointly-launched Wahoo KICKR CORE Zwift One trainer, this hasn’t been a strong week for Zwift as a company.
Elite Drivo II Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/elite-drivo-trainer-review.htmlWith the Wahoo KICKR having such a pre-installed cassette, it’s definitely a bit of a downside that you’ve gotta go out and get your own.
COROS Dura Hands-On: I Have Some Thoughts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/coros-dura-cycling-gps-first-look-hands-thoughts.htmlThe exact specifics of some of the features not yet implemented are a bit fuzzy to me, such as the watch mirroring/handoff from watch to Dura, though they sound roughly similar to what Garmin and Wahoo both have, though both of those companies do things differently.
Week in Review–April 3rd, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/04/week-reviewapril-2016.htmlSo basically, the key thing of interest to folks here is the Wahoo KICKR & SNAP trainers.
Tour de France Tidbits: When A Sticker is Better Than Sports Tech
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/france-tidbits-sticker.htmlHere’s a custom-colored Wahoo BOLT V2 on Team EF, and a custom-sticker Garmin Edge 840 on Movistar – both with the elevation profile stickers on the handlebars.
Tacx Rolls out open ANT+ Trainer Profile support, Zwift/TrainerRoad/Kinomap follow
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/06/trainer-profile-zwifttrainerroadkinomap.htmlThat also meant that one couldn’t use any of the 20+ applications that supported more open control, like that of the Wahoo KICKR.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/5-random-things-did-this-weekend-109.htmlAfter my Wahoo RIVAL In-Depth Review last week, Wahoo’s been chugging along trying to get fixes in my hands on various things.
COROS Teases New ‘Dura’ Bike Computer: Some Quick Thoughts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/coros-teases-new-dura-bike-computer-some-quick-thoughts.htmlYou’ve got what I’d call the ‘Big Three’ (Garmin, Wahoo, Hammerhead) with the obvious and massive lead.
The Trainer Updates of Interbike 2016: STAC, Kinetic, Tacx, CycleOps, Elite, CompuTrainer
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/interbike-cycleops-computrainer.htmlAs I’ve hinted at before, for this $500-$600ish category, it’s likely to come down to personal preferences on the minor differences between the many similar units made by Elite, Tacx, Wahoo, BKool, and CycleOps.
Zwift Plans Three At Home Fitness Hardware Products
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/fitness-hardware-products.htmlIn many (most?) ways, they duplicated the Wahoo designs of the time, though recently they’ve gone their own route a bit on designs.
Week in Review–June 6th, 2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/06/week-review-june-2021.htmlLast week was a heavy Wahoo week.
Elite’s New Aria Smart Trainer Fan: First Look
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/elites-smart-trainer.htmlStarting off with the unit itself, it’s functionally in the same vein as what Wahoo has with their Wahoo Headwind fan that was released 4 years ago this week.
Wattbike Proton Smart Bike In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/09/wattbike-proton-smart-bike-in-depth-review.htmlSure, it lacks a click sensation of more realistic shifters like those found on the Wahoo KICKR Bike/SHIFT, but it works just fine.
Fisher-Price Smart Cycle Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/12/fisher-trainer-review.htmlWe started the week at $3,500 with the Wahoo KICKR Smart Bike, and yet we’re going to finish the week with an $89 smart trainer that somehow, inexplicably, has more features and broader app compatibility than that bike.
Garmin Edge 130 Plus In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/garmin-edge-depth-review.htmlIt’s comparing the Edge 1030 Plus, Edge 130 Plus, Wahoo ROAM, and a Fenix 6 Pro on my wrist.
Quarq DZero Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/quarq-dzero-review.htmlThis means you can use any head unit that supports ANT+ power meters like a Garmin or Wahoo device, as well as those from Polar and Suunto that support Bluetooth Smart power meters.
Week in Review–May 26th, 2013
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/reviewmay-26th-2013.htmlWahoo now making quarter-turn compatible RFLKT mounts: Another item that I slipped a single picture in a long while ago (back around CES in January) though only one person picked up on.
First Look: Polar’s new M460 GPS Bike Computer
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/first-polars-computer.htmlWe’ve seen Garmin, Wahoo, Lezyne, Mio, and probably a few others I’m forgetting all add this into their bike computers.
