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Strava App Sensor Pairing Is Now Dead: My Last Workout Taking Out The Trash

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/10/strava-support-workout.html

Now, if you record your sensor data (like heart rate or cadence) on a Garmin or Wahoo or some other device – this won’t actually impact you.

MWC 2014 Roundup Part 2: 4iiii’s updates, ANT+ updates, the Huawei TalkBand Activity Tracker, LG Lifeband, and the SanDisk ring camera

www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/02/talkband-activity-lifeband.html

Today, the vast majority of the apps (hundreds) utilize the Wahoo Fitness API for access to Bluetooth Smart and ANT+ products on mobile phones.

A Monday night Parisian long run and a look at the gear I ran with

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4) Middle: iPhone with Wahoo Fitness app (new beta).

Suunto Ambit3 Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/09/ambit3-multisport-review.html

It will not work with other 3rd party straps that have memory, such as the Wahoo TICKR X, because the offload piece is proprietary to Suunto.

Week in Review–March 28th, 2021

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/week-review-march-28th.html

It’s going to be very difficult to argue in a few months' time as to why exactly someone would purchase a Wahoo ROAM over a Hammerhead Karoo (currently, that reasoning would be around structured training, primarily with TrainerRoad & Today’s Plan integration).

Week in Review–May 6th, 2019

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/week-review-2019.html

Wahoo ELEMNT/BOLT Firmware Update: Pile of bug fixes, including one for SRM crankset based power meters.

First Look: Kinetic R1 Direct Drive Trainer

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/09/kinetic-trainer-direct.html

It’s not loud, rather, it’s basically the same as most trainers aside from the silent Wahoo KICKR/KICKR CORE, Tacx NEO, and STAC Zero.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

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In this case both the Wahoo ELEMNT, but also the new Wahoo Speed sensor (magnetless).

Zwift’s CEO Discusses Smart Bike Hardware Plans, IPO, Rowing, Clubs, and More

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/11/zwifts-discusses-hardware.html

But what that statement sidesteps is that the same challenges that the likes of Wahoo/Tacx/Stages/Wattbike/Elite/etc face, so does Zwift.

Suunto Spartan Trainer Wrist HR In-Depth Review (It’s a full triathlon watch for $279)

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/08/spartan-trainer-review.html

Same goes for Wahoo on their ELEMNT/BOLT lineups.

A Look at EatMyRide: Automated Nutrition Planning with Strava/Garmin Integration

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/eatmyride-automated-integration.html

As for other devices, the company at CES said they had two other companies already lined up to support it, and were also talking with Wahoo as well about ways they could have the platform supported there too.

Garmin’s 2024 Q1 Wearables Beta Update: Huge New Features!

www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/01/garmins-wearables-features.html

This is something that Wahoo pioneered with the Wahoo RIVAL watch, and then we saw Apple add last year in WatchOS9.

Women’s WorldTour Pro Teams: The Trainers, Power Meters, and Other Tidbits

www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/womens-worldtour-cycling.html

There was/is no Wahoo-sponsored women’s WorldTour team, though Wahoo does sponsor numerous other individual female pro athletes.

TrainerRoad Officially Launches Running Support: Here’s How It Works

www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/01/trainerroad-officially-launches.html

So if you’ve got those importing in from Garmin/Strava/Wahoo, they’ll continue to do so (or you can manually upload files).

Samsung Sues Oura: A Closer Look at The Preemptive Smackdown

www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/samsung-sues-oura-a-closer-look-at-the-preemptive-smackdown.html

As we saw in the Wahoo case with Zwift, there are plenty of cases (many in fact) when patents are being issued that really shouldn’t.

Week in Review: January 12th, 2020

www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/01/week-review-january-12th.html

That includes the Garmin Fenix 6 series, Edge 1030, Vector 3, Wahoo gear, and so on.

TrueKinetix TrueTrainer Announced: First Look

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/truekinetix-truetrainer-announced.html

The indoor trainer industry has (thankfully) agreed upon using the Wahoo Direct Connect protocol for wired and WiFi connections.

A look at how Strava has begun cutting off your data access and removing functionality

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/cutting-removing-functionality.html

For example, the ability for Wahoo Fitness to upload directly to Strava, or for various Android apps to upload to Strava.

Hands-on: Hammerhead’s new Karoo GPS Bike Computer

www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/05/hammerhead-karoo-computer.html

On one hand you have something like the Wahoo ELEMNT (non-BOLT), which is an incredibly capable unit with mapping and such and many other features the Karoo won’t have.

SRM X-Power SPD Power Meter In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/power-meter-depth-review.html

The pedals also support standard zero-offset commands from head units like Garmin, Wahoo, and more (effectively a calibration, but that’s technically a different term/function).

Just Got A New Sports Gadget? 34 Tips To Get You Started

www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/12/just-sports-gadget-started.html

Whereas for Suunto/Apple/Fitbit/Wahoo/Polar devices you’ll use the smartphone app and/or website.

Week in Review–May 19th, 2013

www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/05/reviewmay-19th-2013.html

Really a big bummer – and a huge disappointment for those hoping to see support for things like the Wahoo KICKR, heart rate/power/speed/cadence/etc sensors and others via Bluetooth Smart on Android.

Eurobike 2022 Tech Tidbits: Bryton Trainer, New Stages & Rotor Power Meters

www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/eurobike-tidbits-trainer.html

As noted, the Flywheel weight is 6.8kg, which is a fair bit more than the 5.4kg of the Wahoo KICKR CORE and even more than the 6.2kg of the recently announced Elite Justo.

Polar V800 Multisport GPS Watch In-Depth Review

www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/06/polar-v800-depth-review.html

For example, if I use the Wahoo RPM cycling cadence-only sensor, the V800 will incorrectly think it’s a combo sensor and override the GPS with a zero-value speed.