How To: See Map Overlays of Varia Radar Data, with Vehicle Counts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/05/varia-radar-connect.htmlAs part of my Garmin Varia RTL515 & RVR315 radar review last week, a few eagle-eyed readers spotted a unique data field within my Garmin Edge device: The ‘Vehicle Count’ field.
Polar Grit X2 Pro In-Depth Review: A Flagship Watch?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/05/polar-grit-x2-pro-in-depth-review-long-term-testing.htmlMaybe…maybe, some of the Garmin MARQ variants (the $2,000+ watches), have on-par bands.
4iiii’s Viiiiva ANT+ to Bluetooth Smart Bridge & Heart Rate Strap In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/07/viiiiva-bluetooth-bridge.htmlLooking at market place up until this point, ANT+ heart rate straps have been ubiquitous with devices like Garmin, Timex, CycleOps and many others.
Huge Fall Sale: 20% off All Trainers & Most Power Meters, $100 off Fenix 5, GoPro Hero6 deal!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/trainers-meters-fenix5.htmlSo in the case of the Garmin sales below, those fall into bucket ‘B’ above.
Stages, Wahoo sponsor Team Sky, CycleOps sponsors Trek Pro team, and Team Lampre on ROTOR Power, Movistar on Power2Max
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/01/2014-team-powermeters.htmlJust like in Team Garmin Sharp’s case, it’s Garmin (GPS maker) & Sharp (consumer electronics company).
Fitbit Ionic GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/09/fitbit-smartwatch-review.htmlWhile it was previously difficult to say they competed head to head against the Apple Watch and mid-range Garmin units, it’s now clear that’s the market here.
Hands-on: Wahoo Adds Radar Support for ELEMNT/BOLT/ROAM, confirms TrainerRoad Connectivity
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/08/confirms-trainerroad-connectivity.htmlSupport for Garmin’s Varia radar series continues to be one of the most popular requests I see come across the site, and back in May, when the ROAM released, many of you were disappointed at the lack of support.
Week in Review–June 13th, 2016
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/06/week-reviewjune-12th.html2) Garmin FR230 tear-down: I’ve always wanted to do these, and it’s so rare that anyone does one that covers the endurance sports space (usually just things like iPhones).
Holiday 2015 Deals Begin Today: FR920XT for $329, and more!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/11/holiday-begin-fr920xt.htmlGarmin, Fitbit, etc…).
Suunto Ambit2 R In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2014/03/suunto-ambit2r-review.htmlIn this case, to the right of it is the Timex Run Trainer 2.0, then the TomTom Runner, followed by the Garmin FR620 and then FR220.
How to guides
www.dcrainmaker.com/how-to-guidesYou ever wish you could create a little map on your Garmin for a complex route and follow it just like a buried treasure map? Well, now you can.
Mio Alpha Optical Heart Rate Monitor In-Depth Review (Bluetooth Smart/ANT+)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2013/02/monitor-bluetooth-smartant.htmlYou can see this a bit more clearly when compared against the Polar RC3 GPS watch, and the Garmin FR610 GPS watch.
Microsoft Band 2 In-Depth Fitness & Sport Focused Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/01/microsoft-band-review.htmlLike the Garmin Vivosmart HR, it too gets confused easily – often vastly over-counting my floors. … In many ways, the unit makes for a decent GPS running band, but falls short compared to most other GPS running watches in the $100-$130 range from a feature standpoint.
Suunto 5: Everything You Need to Know & First Runs
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/suunto-everything-first.htmlIt most directly competes with the Polar Vantage M and Garmin Instinct or Forerunner 245 from a pricing and features perspective.
My Stupidly Overcomplicated 2021 Bike Mileage Tracking Project
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/stupidly-overcomplicated-tracking.htmlSo, back on Black Friday (Nov 2020), there was a slight deal on Garmin’s V2 Speed sensors, down to $32USD, which can track and store ride data.
Week in Review–June 21st, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/week-review-june-21st.htmlThese are typical deals that Garmin does *every* single year, usually starting about a month out from Father’s Day. … Tuesday: Garmin Edge 130 Plus In-Depth Review
Suunto Race S In-Depth Review: Smaller, cheaper, yet better?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/suunto-race-s-in-depth-review-smaller-cheaper.htmlIn comparing Suunto’s values to that of Garmin, Polar, Whoop, and Oura, all of them have been within +/- 2ms for the entire time, each time.
Timex Ironman GPS Global Trainer In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/08/timex-ironman-gps-global-trainer-in.htmlFor most everyone else out there, you’ll probably be using any ANT+ compliant sensor, and most likely just using the Garmin GSC-10 speed/cadence sensor (sorta the mainstay of cyclists everywhere).
Stages LR (Dual-Sided) Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2018/02/stages-sided-review.htmlBe it Garmin, Wahoo, or even Stage’s own Dash head unit. … A) I started at about 80-90RPM, and then went up in 10RPM increments to 130RPM, holding ~30 seconds each
Weekly Mailbag–June 5th, 2010
www.dcrainmaker.com/2010/06/weekly-mailbagjune-5th-2010.htmlOn the swim, I tend to just use 'other' sport, mostly because it's easiest to find the activity later on in Garmin Connect or GTC.
CycleOps Joule GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2012/11/cycleops-joule-gps-in-depth-review.htmlAnd finally, the two units that compete head to head the most – the Garmin Edge 500 and the Joule GPS.
The Bike Computers & Power Meters of the Tour de France
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/the-bike-computers-power-meters-of-the-tour-de-france.htmlG = Garmin, W = Wahoo, S = SRM, and B = Bryton. … Jumbo–Visma (G): Garmin Edge 830 & Edge 130 Plus
TomTom Bandit Action Camera In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2015/04/tomtom-bandit-review.htmlI’ve placed the TomTom unit next to the Sony AS-100V (and in another photo 4K capable FDR-X1000V), Garmin VIRB/VIRB Elite, and GoPro Hero4.
Polar RCX5 In Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2011/06/polar-rcx5-in-depth-review.htmlTranslated to Garmin speak, this is functionally the same as their ‘Virtual Partner’ feature.
How-To: Using Zwift and TrainerRoad Concurrently
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/02/trainerroad-zwift-same.htmlThough for this particular item, we need it to support broadcasting over Bluetooth Smart (whereas older Garmin watches only support broadcasting over ANT+).
