Strava Adds 3D Terrain Heatmaps To Site: Quick Overview
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/terrain-heatmaps-overview.htmlOr the numerous hikes and trail runs I’ve tested many a watch before major reviews. … The Fenix 5 Plus and Fenix 6 series watches, as well as Suunto 9 reviews were all put together here.
Favero Assioma Pro MX MTB (SPD) Power Meter In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/02/favero-assioma-pro-mx-mtb-spd-power-pedal-review.htmlIn addition to setting this in the Favero app, you can also set it via other bike computers (e.g., Garmin/Wahoo/etc), as well as some watches.
Wahoo ELEMNT ROAM Cycling GPS In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/05/element-cycling-review.htmlLike I said in yesterday’s reviews – its boringly perfect. … For example, for watches I try to not place two units next to each other on my wrists, as that can impact signal.
4iiii Adds Apple Find My Feature to Power Meters: Hands-On
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/08/4iiii-feature-meters.htmlFinally, note that 4iiii also released an Apple Watch app that allows power meter recording, called 4iiii Ride.
Garmin’s Virtual Developer Conference News Tidbits for Connect IQ 4.0 and Garmin Connect Platform
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/developer-conference-platform.htmlThis conference digs into all the nitty-gritty aspects of Connect IQ, but also now developer aspects across Garmin’s entire platform, beyond just Connect IQ running on a watch.
Wattbike Proton Smart Bike In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/09/wattbike-proton-smart-bike-in-depth-review.htmlWe see some watch/bike computer companies offer such things (e.g., Garmin or COROS), but most other indoor trainer training plans require some sort of subscription platform.
Wahoo KICKR BIKE SHIFT In-Depth Review (Long Term)
www.dcrainmaker.com/2024/06/wahoo-kickr-bike-shift-in-depth-review.htmlThis is handy for connecting your watch/bike computer to the KICKR BIKE SHIFT to record the data, without trying to control the resistance components.
Week in Review–January 27th, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/01/week-in-review-january-27th-2019.html2) Google pays Fossil $40 million for smartwatch tech: It’s still a bit fuzzy on what exactly Fossil managed to convince Google to pay $40 million for, but obviously this seems to signal Google’s longer term intentions here to keep WearOS chugging, and these features are apparently going to be offered to the platform at large.
Tour de Suisse Goes Digital: A Look at The Biggest Esports Cycling Race To Date
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/04/digital-biggest-esports.htmlFor example, here in the Netherlands, I can actually watch it on NOS – either on my real-world TV like any other broadcast sporting event, or streaming using the NOS website.
Week in Review–October 12th, 2020
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/week-review-october-12th.htmlWhich, was two full in-depth reviews! Lots more wearables stuff in the pipeline!… 1) Specialized’s New Ad is So Good: As CyclingTips pointed out, this new ad for a bike or something is probably the most engaging cycling business thing you’ll watch all year.
Tacx NEO Bike Plus In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/11/tacx-depth-review.htmlI mix and match which pedals I use on different reviews/bikes, but find that I can generally trust the Garmin Rally pedals, Favero Assioma DUO Pedals, and Wahoo POWRLINK Zero pedals. … Finally, because the NEO Bike Plus supports connectivity over ANT+ & Bluetooth Smart standards, you can also pair it up to any bike computer or watch out there.
Apple Rolls out ‘Find My’ to Bicycles and More: Sports Tech Thoughts
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/04/bicycles-sports-thoughts.htmlThe U1 chip is currently in the iPhone 11 & 12 series phones, as well as the Apple Watch Series 6 and HomePod Mini.
Amazon Prime Day – July 15/16th: Sports Tech Deal Tracker
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/07/amazon-prime-sports-tracker.html⚡ Apple Watches: 30-40% off Apple Watches: This includes the Apple Watch Series 3 down to $169-199, and the Apple Watch Series 3 LTE down to $224.
Garmin Connect IQ Summit–Day 1 Announcements
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/garmin-connect-announcements-day.htmlAt a super basic level, here’s what that looks like on a watch.
Wahoo Rolls Out KICKR Bike ANT+ Power Broadcasting Firmware Update
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/10/broadcasting-firmware-update.htmlExcept, if you had a watch you wanted to connect.
Fisher-Price Smart Cycle Trainer In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/12/fisher-trainer-review.htmlWe have arrived: The pièce de résistance of my five consecutive days of indoor smart trainer reviews. … Zwift only allows a few variants here, and I tried a few variants, but it didn’t seem to have too much of an impact on the end-state watch.
DJI Mavic Pro In-Depth Review
www.dcrainmaker.com/2016/12/dji-mavic-depth-review.htmlIt’s been funny watching reviews over the past few months related to the GoPro Karma and DJI Mavic. … Seriously, that part alone is worth the watch.
Week in Review–April 7th, 2019
www.dcrainmaker.com/2019/04/week-review-april-2019.html- Magene’s Direct Drive trainer, what we do think after both completing reviews?… 1) Solid effort into Netflix app for Garmin Watches: While I generally avoid the interwebs on April 1st, I’ll give Nakan a pass for putting some serious effort into this.
Huge Amazon Prime Day 2023 Sports Tech Deals Tracker!
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/07/amazon-sports-tracker.htmlSee, typically Black Friday deals are for ‘older’ things, rarely the ‘just announced’ stuff that often comes in the late August to October timeframe (especially cycling trainers and watches).
Garmin Previews HRV Status on the Fenix 6 Series Watches
www.dcrainmaker.com/2022/07/garmin-previews-watches.htmlIn an unexpected twist, Garmin has added HRV Status to the Fenix 6 series watches in last night’s Public Alpha firmware update.
The Complete List of All Epix/Fenix Pro Features Going to FR955/965/Fenix 7/Epix
www.dcrainmaker.com/2023/06/complete-fenix-features.htmlAgain, here’s the new Fenix 7 Pro & Epix Pro features (I cover these in-detail in the Epix Pro &…… Yesterday, Garmin announced the new Epix Pro and Fenix 7 Pro watches.
Week in Review–March 28th, 2021
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/week-review-march-28th.htmlThose two In-Depth reviews were beasts! I’ll probably touch on the Polar Ignite 2 this week, more of a detailed hands-on post than a review, since it won’t ship for another month. … 1) Apple Considering a Casio-like Rugged Apple Watch version: This would be the first meaningful design departure in the Apple Watch series, if true.
The Massive 2020 Sportswatch Year in Review with DesFit
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/12/massive-sportswatch-year-in-review.htmlBack by popular demand, DesFit has just published our sprawling 2020 Sportswatch Year in Review video, where we iterate through nearly 20 different watches from the beginning of the year to the end – discussing the highs and the lows.
Quick Tidbit: Garmin Adds Dual ANT+/Bluetooth Smart HR Broadcasting to Fenix 6
www.dcrainmaker.com/2020/06/tidbit-bluetooth-broadcasting.htmlAll taking me away from my actual goals this week of the Peloton & Stages Bike Reviews. … This is where you can broadcast the heart rate from your optical HR sensor, on the back of your watch, to 3rd party apps.
Peloton Acquires Atlas Wearables: A Peloton Wearable Ahead?
www.dcrainmaker.com/2021/03/acquires-wearables-wearable.htmlHowever, I’d be extremely skeptical if Peloton were to get into the watch game themselves.
