CycleOps PowerBeam Pro Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/02/cycleops-powerbeam-trainer-pro-in-depth.htmlThis unit would actually serve two reviews and test cycles.
Timex Cycle Trainer 2.0 GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/06/timex-cycle-trainer-20-gps-in-depth.htmlLike all my reviews, they tend to be pretty in depth (perhaps overly so) – but that’s just my trademark DC Rainmaker way of doing things. … Like most watches, the Cycle Trainer includes an automatic lap setting option, which will automatically demark laps at specific intervals.
Understanding continual (24/7) optical HR data and resting heart rate
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/02/understanding-continual-optical.htmlIn my reviews of all these products, I cover details on recording rates and any limitations. … The trend of gathering 24x7 HR data was really started with Basis, back a number of years ago with the Basis B1 watch.
Fitbit Makes Some Premium Subscription Features Free
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/03/premium-subscription-features.htmlI can’t overstate how mind-boggling it is to see how overwhelming this assumption is in the comments section of reviews here as well as YouTube – let alone countless other places on the internet. … Fitbit has announced that they’ll be making a set of their Fitbit Premium subscription features free to all Fitbit users – including for Pixel Watch users which leverage the Fitbit features.
Garmin plans to keep on selling FR305
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/11/garmin-plans-to-keep-on-selling-fr305.htmlTheir “hugely popular” statement continues to track with the page rankings I have on the site for GPS reviews that people view – with the FR305 Review leading the pack in page views, despite being the device being a bit older. … Whenever anyone starts to look at purchasing a GPS enabled watch, they invariably start with virtually all signs pointing towards the Forerunner 305 as a great starter watch.
The Girl’s 2013 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/09/girls-swimbikerun-list.htmlAs noted, it’s just stuff I personally use, not things being used for product reviews or the like. … Swim Watch: Freestyle Women's Shark – Don’t everybody scream, but yes, this is it.
Garmin Fenix adds footpod & indoor training support
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/garmin-fenix-adds-footpod-indoor.htmlHopefully, that keeps up.Thanks for reading!---Note, my full in-depth reviews of both units are available here:Garmin Fenix Suunto AmbitEnjoy!… Today Garmin (Nov 1st, 2012) announced and released a new firmware update for the Garmin Fenix watch – which has been primarily targeted at ultra runners and hikers.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/03/random-things-did-this-weekend-12.htmlI’ve been wearing this one a heck of a lot longer than most watch reviews. … There’s also some other random stuff in the unboxing pile that’s not so much for reviews, as supporting reviews.
Suunto Expands App with TrainingPeaks Powered Training Load and Recovery Metrics
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/trainingpeaks-training-recovery.htmlWe’ll get into all the details here, but what’s notable is that there’s no specific watch model requirement here, this is being done at a platform level and thus anything syncing into the Suunto App is now accounted for (in theory anyway).
Tech Tidbits: LIMITS Power Meter Company Liquidates, COROS Firmware Update, Skydio Leaves Consumer Drones
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/08/liquidates-firmware-consumer.htmlCOROS has launched a new beta firmware for some of its watches.
COROS Dura Hands-On: I Have Some Thoughts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/coros-dura-cycling-gps-first-look-hands-thoughts.htmlThis computer aims to take their existing watch software, and port it into a GPS bike computer format.
Week in Review–May 6th, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/week-review-2019.htmlApple Watch Series 4 – $50 off: This is one of the first times we’ve seen a sale on the Apple Watch Series 4.
The Massive 2022 Sportswatch Year in Review with DesFit
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/12/massive-sportswatch-year-in-review-2.htmlIt’s that time of year again – the massive 2022 Sportswatch Year in Review video is up! This is now the 4th year in a row, and with it – by far the biggest and most epic year yet in terms of the number of watches that came out.
Suunto expands TrainingPeaks support, as well as opens integration doors
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/expands-trainingpeaks-integration.htmlBut with the introduction of the Suunto 3 and then Suunto 9 watches, Suunto has shifted the focus to their ‘Suunto’ platform, which is essentially the Sports Tracker platform re-branded and expanded.
Week in Review–April 18th, 2022
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/04/week-review-april-18th.html3) Apple Watch Rumors Be Apple Watch Rumors: There’s not much that doesn’t eventually make it into an Apple Watch rumor.
5 Random Things I Did This Weekend
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/09/5-random-things-did-this-weekend-97.htmlYou can watch that video here, if you want.
Week in Review–June 30th, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/06/week-review-june-30th.html3) Apple Watches offered by Apple for grants: Apple will be launching an Apple Watch grant program, for organizations wanting to do research projects using Apple Watch.
Garmin VIRB & VIRB Elite In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/12/garmin-depth-review.htmlI write these reviews because I’m inherently a curious person with a technology background, and thus I try and be as complete as I can. … Virtually everything you watch today on TV/movies is at either 24FPS or 30FPS.
How To Use Structured Workouts On The Wahoo RIVAL
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/05/structured-workouts-wahoo.htmlWhile the big news from yesterday was Wahoo’s new BOLT V2 bike computer, they also announced structured workout support on the Wahoo RIVAL GPS watch, enabling you to sync in workouts from TrainingPeaks, as of today.
The Massive 2023 Sportswatch Year in Review with DesFit
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/12/massive-sportswatch-review.htmlIt’s December - and you know what that means: It’s time for the annual (and sprawling) - Sportswatch Year in Review video! This marks half a decade in a row of this annual video, where Des of DesFit, and I sit down and pick apart how the year went for sports watches.
BKOOL Wireless ANT+ Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/12/bkool-wireless-ant-trainer-in-depth-review.htmlSpeaking of which, like all my reviews, they tend to be pretty in depth (perhaps overly so) – but that’s just my trademark DC Rainmaker way of doing things. … The first is a desktop tray app that sits there and watches your online account for changes and synchronizes them to your locally installed desktop client.
Pushing the envelope: Ultra-long time tests on Timex Run Trainer andFR910XT
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/12/pushing-envelope-ultra-long-time-tests.htmlSo, for a watch that’s ‘marketed’ to get 20 hours of battery life – I was pretty jazzed at getting 56+ hours.
Polar Look Keo Power System–Pedal Based Power Meter–In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/07/polar-look-keo-power-systempedal-based.htmlBecause I want to be transparent about my reviews, as I mentioned above Polar sent me this pedals and head unit as a trial unit.
Adidas Bluetooth Smart miCoach (Mini) Footpod In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/bluetooth-micoach-footpod.htmlIn watching it during a recent treadmill run, I found that the distance was almost spot on with the treadmill.
SRAM RED AXS & Power Meter (2024) In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/sram-red-axs-power-meter-2024-in-depth-review.htmlOn past SRAM reviews I’ve simply uploaded these, as people have said they really enjoy the geekery. … The SRAM RED AXS power meter broadcasts across both ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart as a power signal, this means it’s fully compatible with pretty much every bike computer and watch on the market.
