Garmin Edge 1050 In-Depth Review: Brilliance or Battery?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/garmin-edge-1050-in-depth-review-brilliance-battery.htmlWhereas the new Edge 1050 is in the 20-30hr range, which of course, is still double their Wahoo and Hammerhead competitors.
Specialized Quietly Launches New Tarmac SL7 Using Augmented Reality
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/07/specialize-launches-augmented.htmlI initially was going to write about some new and increased functionality changes with the Specialized Ride app and Wahoo’s bike computers, building upon what they launched earlier this year.
Polar’s New H9 Heart Rate Strap: Everything you ever wanted to know
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/polars-everything-wanted.htmlEssentially, it’s Polar’s perfectly priced strap to counter the Wahoo TICKR and Garmin HRM-DUAL chest straps.
Most Smartwatch Companies Aren’t Truthful in Size Specs
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/08/smartwatch-companies-truthful.htmlAnd finally, I grabbed the Fitbit Sense and the Wahoo Rival.
The Giveaway Extravaganza Winners!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/06/giveaway-extravaganza-winners.html- 3PM Giveaway: Wahoo Blue HR, Quadlock case, Wahoo Running Band My In-Depth Product Reviews: Wahoo BlueHR, Quad Lock iPhone Case Product Source: Wahoo BlueHR, extra not used in product review.
The StagesBike: A Quick Hands-On Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/stagesbike-quick-update.htmlGarmin was in a booth directly across from them, with the Tacx NEO Smart Bike, and Wahoo was three or so booths down (maybe 50 meters away) with their Wahoo KICKR Bike.
Stages Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/01/stages-power-meter-in-depth-review.htmlWhile the update process probably could have technically been done via ANT+ (with a Wahoo Fitness iPhone adapter) similar to how Garmin watches update, today it doesn’t support that.
Hammerhead Announces Plans to Announce Karoo 2 Bike GPS
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/04/hammerhead-announces-announce.htmlStill, by the looks of that, the Karoo 2 based on the above appears smaller than the original Karoo – which roughly represented a Wahoo ELEMNT that spent two weeks eating pizza and nachos (with all the cheese) in quarantine without a smart trainer.
2012 ANT+ Symposium Technology Roundup
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/10/2012-ant-symposium-technology-roundup.htmlI listened to the guys from Quarq banter with the Wahoo guys high data rate buffering of ANT+ messages and how exactly to take apart the Di2 system and control/record/automate it for play.
Scosche Rhythm+ 2.0 Gets Multiple Bluetooth Connections Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/11/multiple-bluetooth-connections.htmlWe’ve seen Polar, Garmin, and Wahoo all add it.
Garmin Rally Power Meter In-Depth Review (SPD/SPD-SL/LOOK KEO)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/garmin-rally-review.htmlWhich of course, is the vast majority of the endurance sports pedal market, save Speedplay (and Wahoo just solved that last week).
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.
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.
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.
