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5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

CES 2012 Garmin updates for Vector, FR910XT and more

Edge ANT+ Workout Synchronization: I was curious to see if any progress might have been made towards adding ANT+ workout synchronization to the Edge 500/800, allowing you to wirelessly download your activities (completed workouts) via phone and/or computer, similar to what you can do today with the much of the Forerunner series and the Wahoo Fitness dongle.

First Look: Tacx Announces New Flux 2 Smart Trainer

A spot that is mirrored by Wahoo’s latest entrant today, the KICKR CORE as well as Elite’s Direto trainer – all of which are direct drive trainers.

Fitbit Ionic GPS Smartwatch In-Depth Review

Typically I’d wear a chest strap (usually the HRM-TRI or Wahoo TICKR X), as well as another optical HR sensor watch on the other wrist (many models during this testing period).

Saris Significantly Reduces Smart Trainer Prices, Says They Plan to Rebuild Company

After all, the popular Wahoo KICKR CORE came out in 2018, and it’s the basis of the combined Wahoo/Zwift offering, as well as the Zwift Ride.

Week in Review–May 30th, 2016

Wahoo ELEMNT: This was technically the ELEMNT iOS app, but some bug fixes there to resolve ELEMNT issues.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

They had all three major indoor smart bikes: Wahoo KICKR Bike, Tacx NEO Bike, and Stages SB20 Bike.

Tacx shows off new suite of trainers, new accessories, updates on software apps

Further, I think the lower-priced Vortex Smart is also at a very appealing price point, significantly differentiated from the ~$1,000-$1,100 level that I feel the Bushido gets grouped into with the CycleOps PowerBeam Pro and Wahoo KICKR, both of which are a bit more beefy trainers.

Garmin Enduro GPS Watch In-Depth Review

We plot battery life for devices that support writing it to the files, including Garmin, Wahoo, and Stages.

A detailed walkthrough of my 4:30AM 90-minute trainer workout

For those curious why I’m using a CompuTrainer as opposed to the Wahoo KICKR, it’s not because I enjoy dealing with all the wires.

StageONE $699 ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart crank-based power meter announced

The Stages Cycling team worked with Wahoo Fitness on the Bluetooth Smart components, to ensure that they appear identically to that these components report and display power in the same way as the Wahoo Fitness KICKR trainer, as well as the Kurt Kinetic inRIDE trainer accessory.

A quick update on Polar’s planned software updates

Polar has gone back and started working with each company individually on it (for example, Wahoo on the Wahoo KICKR).

Hands-on with Elite’s new Drivo, Kura, and Rampa trainers

Essentially the Rampa is like the Wahoo KICKR SNAP.

Saris Begins Process To Sell The Company: The Backstory On How It Ended Here

With the exception of Wahoo, many of the indoor trainer companies actually manufacture in the same area or region as their headquarters.

Week in Review: October 25th, 2020

Sound 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.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

Head unit: Wahoo BOLT… HR Sensor: Wahoo TICKR X

Polar announces new Keo Power systems, and V800/V650 power meter update plans, and more!

One such app that the Polar/Look power meter team has worked with is the Wahoo Fitness app.

NURVV Run In-Depth Review

This is because the unit can broadcast as an ANT+ footpod to devices, namely Garmin & Wahoo watches, to connect to it for more stable pace.

Gymrail Momentum X1 Smart Trainer Movement System In-Depth Review

In my case, I went with a Wahoo KICKR CORE, simply because it was the closest trainer to me at the time.

5 Random Things I Did This Weekend

Next, I also unpacked the upcoming Wahoo RPM cadence pod that does dual ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart concurrently.

Week in Review–September 12th, 2021

Sound 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.

Week in Review–Dec 17th, 2017

8) Wahoo fitness signs on Bora to ride ELEMNT BOLT units this year: Cool to see BORA-hansgrohe and Wahoo link up.

COROS APEX 2 and APEX 2 Pro In-Depth Review

This obviously sucks for smaller companies like COROS, Polar, Suunto, Wahoo, and others.

Tech Tidbits: Garmin GPS Offsets Again and PowerTap Units Discontinued

The problem ended up being a bad satellite cache file from Sony, which was then propagated down to GPS watches from Garmin, Suunto, Polar, Wahoo, and others.

SRAM RED eTAP AXS Hands-on: Everything To Know About The Smart Tech

Remember a direct drive trainer is one where you remove your wheel, like a Wahoo KICKR.