Early Look: Zwift in VR!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/01/zwift-in-vr.htmlUnder that tent was a single Wahoo KICKR, a flat-screen TV, a laptop, and a bicycle.
COROS September 2024 New Features: A Quick Recap
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/09/coros-september-features.htmlEverything you see above is pretty standard on all Hammerhead/Wahoo/Garmin bike computers, so this is simply catching up to them.
Week in Review–October 3rd, 2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/10/week-review-october.htmlSound good? Oh – and if you want to get a head start on things, this page is a great resource for watching Garmin, Wahoo, Polar, and a few other firmware updates.
Fitbit Versa In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/05/fitbit-versa-review.htmlGenerally this consisted of another optical HR sensor on the other wrist, plus a chest heart rate strap, and then occasionally an upper-arm optical HR sensor like the Wahoo TICKR-FIT or Scosche Rhythm 24.
Garmin Edge 1040 (with Solar) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/06/garmin-solar-review.htmlMeanwhile, we’ve seen both Wahoo & Hammerhead continue to add features updates to older units.
Sea Otter 2017 Tech Tidbits: Barfly, K-Edge, Quarq Qollector, Lezyne, Flaér
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/04/tidbits-barfly-qollector.htmlThe out-front mount is configured by default in a Garmin setup, but within the box it includes Wahoo, Polar, Mio, Magellan, Cateye, Bryton, and Joule mount plates too.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/5-random-things-did-this-weekend-97.htmlWahoo KICKR18 + CLIMB Bundle ($200 off): Pretty much just like the intro there says, you save $200 if you buy the bundle of the Wahoo KICKR 2018 & KICKR CLIMB versus separately.
SRM EXAKT Power Meter Pedals In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/exakt-pedals-review.htmlBe it top-end trainers like the Tacx Neo or Wahoo KICKR, as well as against industry trusted power meters including the PowerTap G3 hub and Stages LR dual-sided units.
Kinetic R1 Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/12/kinetic-trainer-review.htmlEven the $3,500 Wahoo KICKR Bike and $3,200 TACX NEO Bike don’t have logos on the bricks.
First Look: Stages introduces Dash bike GPS, training platform suite
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/09/stages-dash-bike-gps.htmlThat chipset gives them broad range to connect to just about every sensor out there, similar to the Wahoo ELEMNT, but with a few more options.
7 New Sports Technology Companies I’m Watching
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/06/7-new-sports-technology-companies-im.htmlI featured the folks at Wahoo Fitness back in May – and I still think they’re onto something.
Suunto Vertical GPS Watch In-Depth Review: Solar, Mapping, WiFi, and More!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/05/suunto-vertical-review.htmlIn my mind it’s pretty obvious that the next big feature Suunto needs to work on is a ClimbPro-like competitor (just as Wahoo and Hammerhead have done for their cycling computers to compete with Garmin there).
Week in Review–September 23rd, 2012
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/09/week-in-reviewseptember-23rd-2012.htmlSunday: Week in Review–September 16th, 2012 Monday: StageONE $699 ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart crank-based power meter announced Tuesday: The Belgium Runaround Wednesday: And thus begins Interbike 2012… Wednesday: First look at new Wahoo Fitness RFLKT Bluetooth Smart bike computer Wednesday: Wahoo Fitness announces KICKR trainer pricing/availability Thursday: An early quick look at the Tacx iPad trainer app Thursday: A photographic look at the CrossVegas Cyclocross Race 2012 Thursday: 4iiii’s debuts Viiiiva Bluetooth Smart and ANT+ Consolidator Heart Rate Strap Thursday: Hands on with the ICEdot helmet crash notification alerting system Thursday: Quick FYI- StageONE power meter post updated with answers to a gazillion of your questions Thursday: First look at the BKOOL ANT+ resistance controlled trainer Friday: The Interbike 2012 Sports Tech Golden Nuggets (with Polar, Garmin, Timex, TrainingPeaks, Metawatch and more! (Note: answered a ton of your questions on Sunday) Paris blog posts this past week: Here’s all the Parisian fun we’ve been having on our Paris sub-blog.
Hands-on: Quarq TyreWiz Cycling Pressure Sensor
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/04/tirewiz-cycling-pressure.htmlFrom there the unit then transmits your tire pressure second by second to your head unit, be it a Garmin device or a Wahoo ELEMNT/BOLT, or even just your phone.
Week in Review–March 15th, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/03/week-review-march-15th.htmlWahoo ELEMNT/BOLT/ROAM Firmware Update: Added ANT+ LEV (e-bikes), SRM power meter fixes, other tweaks.
The Stages Cycling Saga Is Only Going to Get Messier
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/04/stages-cycling-messier.htmlThe numbers Stages put together dwarfed companies like Wahoo, Garmin/Tacx, and others.
Huge Fall Sale: 20% off All Trainers & Most Power Meters, $150 off Fenix 5 (including Fenix 5 Plus)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/11/trainers-meters-including.htmlIt doesn’t matter if that item is the Tacx Neo 2 trainer, Wahoo KICKR 2018 trainer or the CLIMB, the PowerTap P2 power meter pedals, the new Polar Vantage series, or Oakley aero helmets.
A hands-on look at the Mio Alpha strapless optical heart rate watch
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/07/hands-on-look-at-mio-alpha-strapless.htmlThis enabled me to then record the data via the Wahoo app, or any of the other gazillion apps that support the Wahoo Fitness adapter.
Polar Verity Sense (Optical HR Sensor Band) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/02/verity-optical-sensor.htmlFor platforms that support ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart concurrently (Garmin/Wahoo/Hammerhead/Stages/Peloton Bikes/etc…), my general recommendation is to use ANT+ first, since that doesn’t use up any Bluetooth Smart channels.
Favero Assioma Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/favero-assioma-review.htmlThe ANT+ side of things is generally used on Garmin head units, as well as Wahoo, Stages, SRM, Lezyne and others.
Hammerhead Now Supports TrainerRoad Outside Workouts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/04/hammerhead-supports-trainerroad.htmlThis new connectivity essentially mirrors what TrainerRoad has in place with both Garmin & Wahoo already, simply allowing you to complete TrainerRoad workouts on the Hammerhead Karoo 2.
Elite Direto X Smart Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/elite-direto-trainer-review.htmlEssentially it makes it compete more strongly in the mid-upper range of trainers against things like the Wahoo KICKR CORE.
Week in Review–May 16th, 2022
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/05/week-review-16th.html2) The Wahoo KICKR ROLLR is Voiding Wheel Warranties: Not terribly surprised, yet at the same time, this also sounds a little bit like the hysteria that trainers supposedly damaged bikes.
Elite Direto Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/elite-direto-trainer-depth-review.htmlSo you can re-ride a famous climb watching a video in Kinomap, or execute Team Sky’s structured workouts on a Wahoo ELEMNT BOLT.
Week in Review: July 29th, 2018
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/07/week-in-review-july-29th-2018.html3) Wahoo takes on private equity investment: This is somewhat surprising, but also probably tells you that Wahoo is gearing up to accelerate their growth and fight bigger companies.
